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Advancing Global Health Research
Our research plays an important role in our efforts to further equitable global health practices.
This work aligns with our values of social responsibility and global health ethics, aiming to contribute scholarship that focuses on bidirectionality and developing novel solutions to longstanding issues in the field of global health.
We support global health research that advances innovation and sustainability, working with local experts across the globe on a variety of topics.
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2026
Advancing Primary Care Through Equitable Research | Garcia-Huidobro, D., Prasad, R., Sofia Cuba, M., Prasad, S., Von Pressentin, K., Adams, J., Astier Pena, M., Johnston, E. | The Lancet Primary Care | January 2026
2025
Impact of Watercress Consumption on Antioxidant Defense and Oxidative Stress Among Adults with Different Levels of Exposure to Cigarette Smoke in Chiang Mai, Thailand | Fakfum, P., Kijkuokool, P., Parklak, W ... Stepanov, I., et al. | Antioxidants | December 2025
Community-based participatory research on Alzheimer's disease and related dementias among Tibetan Buddhist monks in South India: The Lifestyle Assessment and Monastic Aging Study (LAMAS) | Namdul, T., MacLehose, R., Pasang, T., et al. | Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association | November 2025
"Only on Paper:" Rights vs. Reality for Gender-Based Violence Survivors in Rural Bolivia | Voller, V., Smith, M., Senzano Castro, C. ... Hoffman, S., et al. | Health and Human Rights | June 2025
Revisiting the Essence of Global Health Partnerships in Family Medicine | Von Pressentin, K., Ras, T., Prasad, R., Martinez-Bianchi, V., Prasad, S. | Family Medicine | May 2025
Differential Association of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Related to Hepatitis B Between Urban and Rural Areas in Africa Using Satellite Spatial Scaling Data | Mann, E., Akambase, J., Searle, K., Hunt, S. and Debes., J. | JCO Global Oncology | April 2025
The impact of armed conflict on maternal morbidity and mortality at a teaching hospital in the Tigray region of Ethiopia: a pre-war and wartime comparative analysis | Teka, H., Ebrahim, M., Nardos, R., et al. | BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth | April 2025
Standardizing Clinical Nursing Practice and Delivery Method for the Management of United States-Bound Refugees in Uganda | Shanna, M., Hoffman, S., Thongkhamkitcharoen, M ... Prasad, S., et al. | Journal for Nurses in Professional Development | March/April 2025
Household storm damage limits use of and access to insecticide treated bednets in Mozambique | Searle, K., Earland, D., Morris, K., et al. | Annals of Human Biology | March 2025
The prevalence of episiotomy and associated factors at Shahrara Teaching Hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan | Golzareh, P., Sultani S., Mann E., Mohammadi K.M. | BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth | January 2025
2024
Prevalence and risk factors of pelvic organ prolapse among women in Sidama region, Ethiopia: A community-based survey | Siyoum M., Nardos R., Teklesilasie W., Astatkie A. | Women's Health | July 2024
Mid–Upper Arm Circumference Is a Strong Predictor of Mortality Among Ugandan Adults With HIV-Associated Cryptococcal Meningitis: A Prospective Cohort Study | Hale G., Adzemovic T., Huppler Hullsiek K. … Rhein J., et al. | Open Forum Infectious Diseases | June 2024
Poor Long-Term Outcomes Despite Improved Hospital Survival For Patients With Cryptococcal Meningitis In Rural, Northern Uganda | Okwir M., Link A., Opio B. … Rhein J., et al. | PLOS One | May 2024
Safety and Virologic Impact of Haploidentical NK Cells Plus Interleukin 2 or N-803 in HIV Infection | Miller J., Rhein J., Davis Z., et al. | The Journal of Infectious Diseases | May 2024
Primary Health Care Has Not Been Prioritised Enough | Prasad, S., Johnston E., Birkland B., et al. | The Lancet | April 2024
Storylines Of Family Medicine X: Standing Up For Diversity, Equity And Inclusion | Ventres W., Stone L., Bryant W. … Prasad, S., et al. | Family Medicine and Community Health | April 2024
Intimate Partner Violence During Pregnancy And Its Association With Birth Asphyxia In Hospitals Of Tigray Region, Ethiopia | Zenebe Gebreslasie, K., Gebre, G., Zenebe, D. … Nardos, R., et al. | BMC Pediatrics | February 2024
The Minnesota Medical Operations Coordination Center: A COVID-19 Statewide Response to Ensure Access to Critical Care and Medical-Surgical Beds | Baum, K., Vlaanderen, L., James, W. … Kesler, S., et al. | CHEST Journal | January 2024
2023
Innovative Approaches to Improve COVID-19 Case Investigation and Contact Tracing Among Refugees, Immigrants, and Migrants: Lessons Learned from a Newly Established National Resource Center | Mann E., Weinberg. M., Dawson-Hahn E. … Pendleton A., Prasad S., et al. | Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health | June 2023
The Impact of Chronic Pulmonary Aspergillosis Co-infection on the Health-Related Quality of Life of Patients with Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Uganda | Namusobya M., Bongomin F., Mukisa J. … Rhein J., Prasad S., et al. | Mycopathologia | May 2023
Evaluation of Preferred Language and Timing of COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake and Disease Outcomes | Quadri N., Knowlton G, Vazquez Benitez G. … Smith K., Mann E., et al. | JAMA Network Open | April 2023
Sterile Cerebrospinal Fluid Culture at Cryptococcal Meningitis Diagnosis Is Associated with High Mortality | Skipper C., Huppler Hullsiek K., Stadelman A. … Williams D., Rhein J., et al. | Journal of Fungi | January 2023