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A new systematic review identifies key barriers preventing Indian adolescents from seeking mental health care

News 11 Jun 2026

Nutrition implementation research

Program overview High blood pressure is the biggest cause of premature death and disability worldwide, and excess sodium intake in the form of salt, is a major contributor. Despite global commitments to reduce population sodium intake, most countries remain off track to meet these targets, highlighting the need for new approaches that can improve cardiovascular health at scale. Our major focus of the Nutrition Implementation Research team is switching the world’s salt supply to potassium-enriched salt. Replacing regular salt with potassium-enriched salt has the potential to prevent an estimated 3 million deaths and 10 million strokes and heart attacks globally each year. Through research, stakeholder engagement and implementation strategies, the team is leading efforts to support the global transition to potassium-enriched salt and accelerate progress towards population sodium reduction. Expected outcomes Our research aims to support policies and programs that reduce sodium intake,

WHO SEARO and The George Institute for Global Health, India collaborate on digital health and AI for primary care and non-communicable diseases

News 10 Jun 2026

Obesity inequalities in England have widened since COVID-19 – with steepest increases in new cases in young adults

News / Media release 25 Jun 2026

Ubuntu reflections: Episode 3 - Reimagining clinical trials in Africa: From design to ownership

Podcast 23 Jun 2026

The "healthier" drink that isn't: popular alcoholic beverages found to be ultra-processed despite health claims

News / Media release 07 Jul 2026

Australian cancer trials are getting worse at reporting sex differences - putting patients at risk

News / Media release 08 Jul 2026

Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses of Randomized Clinical Trials (SRMA) training course

Event 20 Nov 2026 9:00 AM IST

Session 5: Opportunities for investment

Event 16 Jul 2026 12:00 PM BST

Varadharajan Srinivasan

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Varadharajan Srinivasan is Programme Manager at The George Institute for Global Health, India, and leads The Resilience Collaborative, a global initiative focused on strengthening resilience among frontline health workers. He also contributes to managing an NIH Epidemiological study and developing digital application to strengthen Remote patient management. He also anchors the collaboration with WHO SEARO on Digital Health and AI.

He has played a key role in the nationwide rollout of the Comprehensive Primary Healthcare -- NCD application for the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Developed Referral hospital infrastructure for a State Government and was involved in design, development and deployment of Health development projects for Pan India NGO.

His current work focuses on co-producing interventions and implementation research in the intersections of mental health, digital health focused on contributing to Health Systems Sciences.

Cute cartoons, colours and claims: baby food marketing tactics have exploded in a decade

News / Media release 15 Jul 2026

Webinar series: Digital health and AI readiness in primary care systems

Event 23 Sep 2026 2:00 PM IST

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