Centre for Global Health Research

Publications

Our mission is to lead high-quality public health research that advances global health for all, with particular attention to the world’s poorest populations.

Assessment of SARS-CoV-2 Seropositivity During the First and Second Viral Waves in 2020 and 2021 Among Canadian Adults.

Tang X, Sharma A, Pasic M, Brown P, Colwill K, Gelband H, Birnboim HC, Nagelkerke N, Bogoch II, Bansal A, Newcombe L, et al. Jha P (senior author). Assessment of SARS-CoV-2 Seropositivity During the First and Second Viral Waves in 2020 and 2021 Among Canadian Adults. JAMA Network Open. 2022 Feb 1;5(2):e2146798.

COVID mortality in India: National survey data and health facility deaths. Science.

Jha P, Deshmukh Y, Tumbe C, Suraweera W, Bhowmick A, Sharma S, Novosad P, Fu SH, Newcombe L, Gelband H, Brown P. COVID mortality in India: National survey data and health facility deaths. Science. 2022 Feb 11; 375(6581):667-671.

Association of Hypertension and Diabetes with Ischemic Heart Disease and Stroke Mortality in India: The Million Death Study.

Ke C, Gupta R, Shah BR, Stukel TA, Xavier D, Jha P. Association of Hypertension and Diabetes with Ischemic Heart Disease and Stroke Mortality in India: The Million Death Study. Glob Heart. 2021 Oct 14;16(1):69.

COVID-19 vaccination intention during early vaccine rollout in Canada: a nationwide online survey.

Tang X, Gelband H, Nagelkerke N, Bogoch II, Brown P, Morawski E, Lam T, Jha P; Action to beat coronavirus/Action pour battre le coronavirus (Ab-C) Study Investigators. COVID-19 vaccination intention during early vaccine rollout in Canada: a nationwide online survey. Lancet Reg Health Am. 2021 Oct; 2:100055.

A global compact to counter vaccine nationalism.

Jha P, Jamison DT, Watkins DA, Bell J. A global compact to counter vaccine nationalism. Lancet. 2021 May 29; 397(10289):2046-2047.

Trends in hospital mortality for COVID-19: Lessons learned from nationwide samples.

Madahar P, Wunsch H, Jha P, Slutsky AS, Brodie D. Trends in hospital mortality for COVID-19: Lessons learned from nationwide samples. Lancet Respir Med 2021 Apr;9(4):322-324.

Does the COVID-19 pandemic provide an opportunity to eliminate the tobacco industry?

Ioannidis JPA, Jha P. Does the COVID-19 pandemic provide an opportunity to eliminate the tobacco industry? Lancet Glob Health. 2020 Oct 23:S2214-109X(20)30466.

Predictors of self-reported symptoms and testing for COVID-19 in Canada using a nationally representative survey.

Wu DC, Jha P, Lam T, Brown P, Gelband H, Nagelkerke N, Birnboim HC, Reid A. Action to Beat Coronavirus in Canada/Action pour Battre le Coronavirus (Ab-C) Study Group. Predictors of self-reported symptoms and testing for COVID-19 in Canada using a nationally representative survey. PLoS One. 2020 Oct 21:15(10):e0240778.

Counting the dead in a time of pandemics.

Jha P. Counting the dead in a time of pandemics. CCAPC/2020/04. Edited by Santosh Harish, September 1, 2020.

Smoking and the risk of COVID-19 infection in the UK Biobank Prospective Study.

Cho ER, Slutsky A, Jha P. Smoking and the risk of COVID-19 infection in the UK Biobank Prospective Study. Europe PMC: https://europepmc.org/article/PPR/PPR 160830. May 11, 2020.

Mortality from COVID in Colombia and Peru: Analyses of Mortality Data and Statistical Forecasts.

Brown PE, Grenwald ZR, Salinas LE et al, Jha P. Mortality from COVID in Colombia and Peru: Analyses of Mortality Data and Statistical Forecasts. MedRxiv Aug 2020.

Trends in snakebite deaths in India from 2000 to 2019 in a nationally representative mortality study.

Suraweera W, Warrell D, Whitaker R, Jha P (senior author). Trends in snakebite deaths in India from 2000 to 2019 in a nationally representative mortality study. eLife Sciences July 7 2020;9:e54076.