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June 28, 2025

CCDH team and colleagues conducted a scoping review to examine how social norms and cultural factors influence road safety behaviors among young people in LMICs. The review found that norms shape risky driving, helmet and seat belt use, and compliance with traffic laws, often moderated by gender, media, and religion.

June 6, 2025

Co-authored by Nino Paichadze, this study examined injury patterns in emergency departments across urban Mozambique. Analyzing 7,809 cases, findings show that injuries accounted for about one-quarter of all emergency visits, with falls, physical violence, and road traffic accidents as the leading causes. Injuries varied by age, location, and season, highlighting factors to guide improved injury prevention and emergency care planning in Mozambique.

April 10, 2025

In hospitals across Cambodia, Ethiopia, Mexico, and Zambia, most road traffic injury deaths involved young men, often pedestrians or riders of two- or three-wheeled vehicles. CCDH authors identified moderate-severe Glasgow Coma Scale (indicative of traumatic brain injury), low blood pressure, and riding two- or three-wheelers as key risk factors for mortality in hospital. Findings highlight the need for stronger prevention measures, such as lower speed limits and helmet wearing, as well as capacity building of neurosurgery and rapid triage systems.

January 2, 2025

CCDH authors analyzed the evolution of publications on health policy and systems research for the last 20 years in 11 low- and middle-income countries and found a 34% average growth rate. They also find that the role of the Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research as a funder in this field has been significant.

December 1, 2024

A scoping review, co-authored by Dr. Paichadze, found that unhealthy commodity industries use intimidation tactics to target policymakers, advocates, and researchers. In the tobacco, alcohol, and ultra-processed food sectors, these tactics include public discreditation, legal threats, and surveillance to obstruct regulations that threaten their interests. The findings highlight the importance of understanding the scale of intimidation, impacts on wellbeing, and developing strategies for responding.

November 18, 2024

CCDH authors assessed the psychometric properties of WHODAS 2.0 (a scale for measuring disability) in Bangladesh with road traffic injury victims and found that the tool was valid and reliable.

November 9, 2024

Civilian gun violence claims an estimated 600 lives daily worldwide. The Lancet Commission on Global Gun Violence, led by Dr. Adnan Hyder, will analyze the epidemiological, demographic, economic, and social factors that affect the relationship between gun violence and health. This Commission consists of an interdisciplinary group of international experts working to study intervention options and develop policy recommendations.

January 30, 2024

Dr. Hyder and colleagues investigated the association between unfavorable social determinants of health and mortality among adults with diabetes. The research team developed complex indicators to assess the cumulative impact of these social determinants on all-cause mortality. The findings revealed an association between social disadvantage and an increased risk of mortality in individuals with diabetes.

September 8, 2023

Drs. Hyder and Paichadze published a book chapter in the textbook Global Health Essentials.

September 20, 2022

Evaluating industry attempts to influence public health: Applying an ethical framework in understanding commercial determinants of health

June 30, 2021

The COVID-19 Pandemic Exposes Another Commercial Determinant of Health: The Global Firearm Industry

July 31, 2020

The commentary "Commercial determinants of health: a proposed research agenda" by CCDH's Nino Paichadze, Meghan Werbick, Paul Ndebele, Imran Bari and Adnan Hyder was published in the International Journal of Public...