Our staff regularly publish peer-reviewed research that informs policy, strengthens health systems, and advances solutions to some of the world’s most pressing health challenges.
Below is a selection of research articles authored or co-authored by our team in 2025. These publications reflect our global reach and commitment to data-driven, equitable public health.
- Banigbe BF, Moran AE, Gupta R, Cazabon D, Aimiosior O, Osi K, et al. Lessons Learned From Treating 34 Million People With Hypertension: The Global HEARTS Initiative. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2025;86(23):2374-87.
- Gibbons JB, Bandara S, Cook BL, Byrne L, Sugarman OK, Kerins L, et al. Estimating Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Harm Reduction Services: Findings From a Survey of People Who Use Drugs. Health Services Research.2025:e70081.
- Heidari O, Saloner BK, Shah H, Xu J, Yeung EF, Desai IK, et al. Evaluation of a novel coresponse to opioid overdoses with emergency medical services and a community-based organization. Psychol Serv. 2026.
- Khaitan A, Kapoor S, Chahar P, Yadav A, Pandey AK. Tobacco industry’s political contributions in conflict with WHO FCTC Article 5.3 Guidelines: an analysis of publicly available documents from India. Tobacco Control. 2026:tc-2025-059623.
- Lal P, Yadav A, Singh YP. Global plastic treaty collapses due to industry pressure: What can we learn from the tobacco control treaty. Ambio. 2026;55(2):467-72.
- Leiva-Granados R, Grijalva-Eternod CS, Kretchy IA, Amon S, Baatiema L, Haghparast-Bidgoli H, et al. Sex differences in social connectedness, health, and quality of life: evidence from a cross-sectional survey in urban Accra, Ghana. BMC Public Health. 2025;26(1):45.
- Poó FM, Ledesma RD, Zeinalova E, Morozova I, Murukutla N. Understanding motorcyclists’ perceptions of risk, safety behaviors, and attitudes toward public safety measures: A qualitative study in two argentine cities, Buenos Aires and Córdoba. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour. 2026;118:103512.
- Samet J, Shairsingh K, Ye W, Gumy S, Mudu P, Andersen Z, et al. Transforming air pollution and health research into action in low- and middle-income countries. Environmental Epidemiology. 2025;9(6).
- Soares Filho AM, Vasconcelos CH, Vasconcelos NM, Lima CM, Souza MFM, Pinto IV, et al. Mapping of underreporting of interpersonal violence based on the occurrence of homicides in Brazilian municipalities, 2016-2018. Cien Saude Colet. 2025;30(12):e08432024.
- Garima Bhatt, Rana Singh, Ashish Pandey: India’s consensus statement tobacco control priorities: Review of current strategies and the way forward. Indian Journal of Tuberculosis. October 2025.
- Adrienne Hurst, Lindsey Kerins, Eric G Hulsey, Julie Rwan: Naloxone Use, 911 Calls, and Emergency Visits After Nonfatal Overdose. JAMA Network Open. October 2025.
- Puneet Chahar, Rana Singh: Quality Assessment of Guidelines on Tobacco Cessation: A Systematic Review. Tobacco Use Insights. October 2025.
- Onikepe Owolabi, Sharon Kim-Gibbons, Kristy Friesen: Assessment of the Quality of post-abortion care records in 20 Public Health Facilities in Uganda: What are the gaps and how can we improve quality? PLOS ONE. September 2025.
- Rana Singh: Establishing Priorities for the Effective Implementation of Tobacco Control Program at National and Subnational Level in India: A Delphi Study. Indian Journal of Public Health. September 2025.
- Shivam Kapoor, Amit Yadav: Herbal tobacco cessation products on Indian e-commerce platforms: an emerging unregulated market with unsubstantiated health claims. BMJ Tobacco Control. August 2025.
- Garima Bhatt, Rana Singh: Evolution of tobacco pack health warning labels in India- a timely consensus. BMC Public Health. August 2025.
- Gurumurthy M, Gopalan N, Patel L, Davis A, Srinivasalu VA, Rajaram S, et al: Treatment outcomes in people with diabetes and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR TB) enrolled in the STREAM clinical trial. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2025;5(4):e0004259.
- Rehnstrom Loi U, Coates A, Obubah O, Noij F, Footman K, Lavelanet A, et al: Expanding access to sexual and reproductive health and rights through evidence-based policy dialogue: implications for practice from a multicountry initiative. BMJ Glob Health.
- Adjaye-Gbewonyo K, Kretchy IA, Baatiema L, Grijalva-Eternod CS, Sanuade OA, Amon S, et al: Non-communicable diseases, psychosocial wellbeing, and quality of life in Ga Mashie, Accra, Ghana: analysis from a community-based cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health.
- Reid MC, Harris SJ, Grieb SM, Gattine S, Lukco Z, Hool B, et al: Perspectives of syringe services program operators in Michigan on their relationship with substance use treatment: a qualitative study. Harm Reduct J.
- Zhang Y, Xu Y, Wang S, Zheng J, Li Q, Shi X, et al: Evaluation of compliance with smoke-free regulations in a multi-ethnic city in Western China: a mixed-methods study. Tob Control.
- Suen LW, Coffin PO, Boulton KE, Carr DH, Davis CS: Prescribing Psychostimulants for the Treatment of Stimulant Use Disorder: Navigating the Federal Legal Landscape. Journal of Addiction Medicine.
- Gupta R, Bhatt G, Singh R, Chahar P, Goel S, Singh RJ: Enforcement of COTPA in India- current status, challenges and solutions. Indian Journal of Tuberculosis.
- Gupta R, Goel S, Bostic C, Bhatt G, Gurung D, Cyril A, et al: Tobacco-free generation: reflecting on progress globally and its potential feasibility in India. Tobacco Control.
- Pinto IV, Marinho F, Malta DC: Risk of mortality by aggression: A retrospective cohort study in women with notification of interpersonal violence in Brazil. Public Health.
- Kohn ER, Bohlke M, Almeida A, Janelli L, Sardinha LMV, Wehrmeister FC, et al. A post-pandemic snapshot of the magnitude of COVID-19 in Brazil: A countrywide study. The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases.