Professor Vivekanand Jha

The George Institute for Global Health India welcomes WHO's recommendation on potassium-enriched salt to combat hypertension

28/01/2025

Researchers establish India’s first national benchmark for survival among haemodialysis patients

14/03/2024

Study reveals disturbing dietary trends in North India

11/03/2024

SONG-LP: An easy-to-use tool for enhanced lives after kidney transplantation

19/02/2024

Regional Variations Uncovered in the Impact of Dexamethasone Treatment for Severe COVID-19: George Institute study reports

27/11/2023

Rising Heat Stress Poses Grave Occupational Health Risks for Workers, Study Finds

11/08/2023

The George Institute for Global Health India to Revolutionize Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare in Indian Rural Communities

17/08/2023

Stakeholder meeting: WHO guidance for best practices for clinical trials

05/09/2023

Australian High Commissioner announces DAP Grant to The George Institute for Global Health, India to implement Mental Health initiatives in Telangana

11/05/2023

Evidence2Policy 2023: From global to local and back again: Perspectives on community engagement in universal health coverage

14/03/2023

Study reveals recommended anti-clotting therapy for COVID patients

11/12/2022

New Global Research Centre to combat NCDs and environmental change

16/11/2022

Launch of NIHR Global Health Research Centre for Non-Communicable Diseases and Environmental Change

17/11/2022

The George Institute for Global Health, India appointed Secretariat of the Taskforce on Women and NCDs

14/09/2022

‘HOPE’ for the future - Showing the way forward for clinical trials in challenging circumstances

29/06/2022

Big study answers treatment question for little known kidney condition

18/05/2022

New research building a clearer picture of kidney disease in Asia

09/03/2022

COVID-19 clinical trials disproportionately run out of high-income countries, research shows

28/02/2022

One in two patients across ICUs in India suffers from sepsis, reveals the new Sepsis in India Prevalence Study

11/02/2022

COP26 commitments are welcome, but fall short- including on health and equity

19/11/2021

Patients with severe COVID-19 could benefit from higher doses of corticosteroids

22/10/2021

Statement on the IPCC ‘Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis' report

13/08/2021

AustralaSian COVID-19 Trial opens in India

25/02/2021

George Institute researchers having global impact

21/12/2020

The mystery behind falling COVID death rates

25/11/2020

Critical care preparedness in India needs a booster shot to tackle the increasing number of COVID-19 cases

01/09/2020

Health 10x: India Innovation Immersive Experience 2020

25/08/2020

TGI initiates a randomised Control trial (RCT) of Hydroxychloroquine for Health Care Workers exposed to COVID-19 (HOPE)

14/08/2020

New Report on Science to tackle non-communicable diseases in South Asia and beyond in the SDG era published

11/08/2020

Virtual Round Table 1: User Centered Virtual Care – Voice of Users

02/07/2020

George Institute trial to test role of common treatment in easing COVID-related lung failure

03/06/2020

COVID-19 digital apps should be integrated with health systems response for maximum impact, says TGI study

26/05/2020

The role of effective communication while sustaining public health systems

26/05/2020

Haemodialysis Unit Preparedness Checklist developed to deliver safe dialysis during and after COVID-19 pandemic

20/04/2020

The George Institute India welcomes Ministry of Health Guidance on essential health services during COVID-19 pandemic

15/04/2020

Masking the unmasked - Protecting Front-line health workers during the COVID 2019 pandemic

25/03/2020

Persons with kidney disease and on haemodialysis advised to follow guidelines to mitigate risk of COVID-19 infections

19/03/2020

System-level factors influence access to Kidney Disease care in rural India

12/03/2020

National Symposium on Evidence Synthesis for Medicine & Public Health

Diabetes and infection network launched to promote research

27/02/2020

Leadership in public health course launched at MAHE

25/02/2020

Study examines quality of life in patients with kidney disease in India

30/01/2020

Health researchers and policy-makers urged to bridge the know-do gap

23/12/2019

TGI and MAHE to launch a course on leadership in public health

22/11/2019

Enabling Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs) to provide Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) services at the community level

30/10/2019

TGI and MAHE join hands to promote excellence in public health research

07/11/2019

Indian nephrology community welcomes Health Ministry move to come up with guidelines for establishing peritoneal dialysis services

17/10/2019

Dr Vivekanand Jha takes over as the President of the International Society of Nephrology

15/04/2019

Getting ready to tackle high risk pregnancies

02/04/2019

World Health Day 2019: Prof Vivekanand Jha on Universal Health Coverage

06/04/2019

National workshop on high-risk pregnancies and NCDs

29/03/2019

‘Modicare’ presents a great opportunity to create a robust health infrastructure in India

18/03/2019

A road map for achieving universal care for kidney diseases

14/03/2019

The George Institute to provide technical assistance to Kidney Research Innovation Patient Assistance Centre set up by Andhra Pradesh Government at Palasa

01/03/2019

Thumbs up for India’s frontline health care workers at International Digital Health Symposium 2019

28/02/2019

Roundtable on the role of frontline healthcare workforce in India

21/11/2018

Renal Services in South Asia woefully inadequate

22/01/2019

India urged to bridge the gap between evidence and policy in tackling women’s cancers

10/12/2018

Showcasing SMARThealth technology for better management of chronic conditions in the community

04/10/2018

Publicly funded dialysis programs represent a good beginning but need to address poor survival and high drop-out rates, reveals a new study

03/09/2018

Innovative triple pill significantly lowers blood pressure, study finds

15/08/2018

Why Organ Donation Awareness activities alone will not improve organ donation?

14/08/2018

New report to grow Australia and India partnerships a welcome step

16/07/2018

World's first affordable dialysis machine a finalist in the Eureka Awards

30/09/2017

High risk of infection with steroid treatment for people with kidney disease

02/08/2017

International Society of Nephrology elects India Executive Director as next president

27/04/2017

New report by The George Institute urges the mHealth community “to go beyond the quick fixes”

08/12/2016

Technology to the service of a healthy heart

29/09/2016

Hidden salt killing hundreds of thousands every year in India

27/07/2016

Providing Water, Rest and Shade (WRS) to workers can mitigate the ill effects of heat and improve health, says new research

31/05/2016

Climate change may be causing chronic kidney disease by triggering dehydration and heat stress

11/05/2016

Framing Women’s Health in the 21st Century

15/03/2016

World’s first low cost dialysis unveiled

10/03/2016

Focus on NCDs to save millions of women from premature death

10/02/2016

India vulnerable to the spread of zika virus but there is no need to panic

04/02/2016

New pilot study evaluates outcomes in patients on dialysis

21/12/2015

FoodSwitch launched in India

03/12/2015

Prof Vivekanand Jha: Transforming healthcare in India

27/11/2015

Ailments including diabetes and chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases pose an increasing threat to health in India

09/06/2015

India’s The Hindu highlights high costs push surgical care out of reach

06/05/2015

Utilization of major surgery in South India

01/05/2015

Avert a "second disaster" in Nepal by managing crush injury and preventing kidney failure

30/04/2015

Utilization of major surgery in South India

27/04/2015

Lancet Medical Journal profiles The George Institute

21/04/2015

World first research reveals shocking preventable death rates from gaps in kidney failure treatment

17/03/2015

India, China, Indonesia, Pakistan and Nigeria reveal shocking preventable death rates from gaps in kidney failure treatment – says latest global research

15/03/2015

Mortality from pneumonia falls in India, more lives are lost to hypertensive heart disease

18/12/2014

George Institute - India signs MoU with Post-Graduate Institute for Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh

14/09/2014

Establishing donor registries will help protect living donors and track their outcomes

06/08/2014

India makes significant progress against HIV/AIDS, lags behind in fighting tuberculosis (TB) and malaria

23/07/2014

India's Union Budget 2014-15 provides an opportunity to give a push for tackling pre-mature deaths and disability in the country

22/07/2014

More studies required to evaluate the effect of gender on Non-Communicable diseases

09/07/2014

The Tragedy of a Preventable Death

05/06/2014

Enforce seat belt regulations to prevent avoidable road traffic deaths

05/06/2014

Infection-related acute kidney injury on the rise in India

07/04/2014

First Oxford-India research meeting

19/03/2014

Almost 3 out of 4 Indian packaged foods fail to display salt levels

12/03/2014

Detecting and Managing Chronic Kidney Diseases (CKDs) early the key, say nephrologists

13/03/2014

Indian representatives to influence future of global healthcare at Big Change 2013 in Oxford

20/11/2013

Diabetes, a disease no longer associated with affluence

14/11/2013

Rising cost of kidney transplant pushing families into financial crisis

23/10/2013

Indian heart disease patients benefit from polypill in major international trial

04/09/2013

Big Change: Sustainable healthcare for the 21st century

22/11/2013

Diabetes is major cause of chronic kidney disease, review states

11/06/2013