NCD Research & Innovation Institute
38+ publications.
One question.
Why does where you are born still determine whether you live or die from a disease we know how to prevent?
Research focus
Three areas of inquiry
The NCD Research & Innovation Institute conducts primary and secondary research on noncommunicable diseases, with particular depth in multi-country epidemiology and the implementation science of primary health care in low-resource settings.
Cardiovascular disease epidemiology
Prevalence, incidence, and time-trend analyses of hypertension, heart disease, stroke, and cardiometabolic risk factors — including the most comprehensive multi-country dataset to date, covering 37 countries and 156 million adults across multiple WHO regions.
Noncommunicable disease policy & monitoring
Evaluation of national noncommunicable disease programmes, Sustainable Development Goal monitoring, medicine affordability analyses, and integrated service delivery assessments across WHO Member States worldwide.
Implementation science
How evidence-based interventions can be translated into effective, scalable programmes in low-resource health systems. Specific focus on the HEARTS Technical Package implementation, primary health care strengthening, and health workforce capacity.
Selected publications
Landmark publications
A selection of peer-reviewed research from the institute's scientific director. Full publication list available via ORCID.
Hypertension prevalence and time trends across 37 WHO African Region countries
Determinants and time trends of cardiovascular health across the WHO African Region
NCD monitoring and the Sustainable Development Goals
Medicine affordability for cardiometabolic risk factors: a call to action
Integrated NCD service delivery in WHO African Member States
Research collaboration
We welcome enquiries from academic institutions, research groups, and international organisations interested in collaborative research on noncommunicable diseases. We are particularly interested in partners with access to population-level health data and a commitment to evidence-based health system strengthening.
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