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Dr Santosh Gaihre

Dr Santosh Gaihre
Dr Santosh Gaihre
Dr Santosh Gaihre

Lecturer

Accepting PhDs

51cg
Email Address
s.gaihre@abdn.ac.uk
Office Address
1.055 Polwarth Building
Foresterhill Campus
Foresterhill
AB25 2ZD

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School/Department
School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition





Biography

I am a trained global public health and nutrition academic researcher with around 15 years of experience in environmental, lifestyle and social aspects of health and health promotion research. I have conducted population health research in both high- and low-income settings such as UK, Colombia, Mexico and Nepal. I am experienced in both quantitative and qualitative research methods. My research skills include transdisciplinary research, systematic reviews, meta-analysis, quantitative surveys, interviews, focus groups and ethnographic observation.

I am passionate about improving population health and well-being globally using transdisciplinary research methods and public engagement in research, driving health innovation and service transformation. I am Co-Principal investigator of the , which aims to improve assessment of child growth and nutrition status globally via the development of a novel child growth measurement device. Research Interest: Interdisciplinary/transdisciplinary research; social, lifestyle and environmental determinants of health particularly water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), air quality, malnutrition, food security, climate change, health inequality, child health and nutritional status, respiratory and cardiovascular health. I have published widely on various aspects of global health research including food security, nutrition, sustainable development, health inequality, communicable and non-communicable diseases, environmental health and household environment. 

Qualifications

  • PhD Public Health 
    2017 - 51cg 

Memberships and Affiliations

Internal Memberships

I am a member of the School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition Health, Safety and Wellbeing Committee.

External Memberships
  • Member - Agriculture, Nutrition and Health Academy (AnH Academy), since 2015
  • Principal Advisor- The Need for Nutrition Education/Innovation Programme (NNEdPro) Mexico Regional Network, since 2020
  • Associate Fellow (AFHEA), since 2021.
  • Member,

Latest Publications

  • Global burden of lower respiratory infections and aetiologies, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023

    Sirota, S. B., Bender, R. G., Dominguez, R. M. V., Movo, A., Swetschinski, L. R., Araki, D. T., Han, C., Wool, E. E., He, J., Carter, A., A.J. Jabbar, A., Aalipour, M. A., Aalruz, H., Abbasi Dolatabadi, Z., Abbastabar, H., Abd ElHafeez, S., Abdalla, A. N., Abdalla, M. A., Abdullah, , Abdallah, E. M., Abdel Razeq, N. M., Abdelkader, A., Abd-Elsalam, S., Abdelwahab, S. I., Abdoun, M., Abdous, A., Abdrabou, M. M., Abdul Aziz, J. M., Abdulah, D. M., Abdullahi, A., Abdul-Rahman, T., Abdykerimova, K., Abebe Getahun, H., Abedi, A., Abejew, A. A., Abidi, S. H., Abil, O. Z., Abiodun, O., Aboagye, R. G., Abolhassani, H., Abonie, U. S., Aborode, A. T., Abourashed, N. M., Abtahi, D., Abu, Z., Abu Farha, R. K., Abuadas, F. H. A., Abubakar, A. K., Fagbamigbe, A. F., Gaihre, S., GBD 2023 Lower Respiratory Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance Collaborators
    The Lancet Infectious Diseases, vol. 26, no. 4, pp. 343-361
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
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  • Empowering women in rural Nepal: evaluating the impact of sustainable hygienic sanitary pad provision on menstrual health and quality of life

    Gaihre, S., Dangal, B., Ghimire, U., Matheson, R., Parker, S., KC, A., Paudyal, P.
    Critical Public Health, vol. 36, no. 1, 2612639
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
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  • Characterising acute and chronic care needs: insights from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    Zuniga, Y. M. H., Zumla, A., Zuhlke, L. J., Zoladl, M., Ziaeian, B., Zhong, C., Zhao, X. J. G., Zhang, Z. J., Zhang, J., Zepro, N. B., Zenebe, G. A., Zeitoun, J. D., Zegeye, Z. B., Zastrozhin, M. S., Zareshahrabadi, Z., Zarea, K., Dehnavi, A. Z., Zare, I., Zangiabadian, M., Zangeneh, A., Zamora, N., Zaman, S. B., Zaki, N., Zakaryaei, F., Zahir, M., Tajrishi, F. Z., Zadnik, V., Zadey, S., Yusefi, H., Yousefinezhadi, T., Yousefi, Z., Younis, M. Z., You, Y., Yonemoto, N., Yon, D. K., Yisihak, E., Yip, P., Yiğit, V., Yiğit, A., Yi, S., Ye, P., Yazdanpanah, F., Yaya, S., Yano, Y., Yang, L., Yamagishi, K., Yamada, T., Jabbari, S. H. Y., Gaihre, S., Fagbamigbe, A. F., GBD 2019 Acute and Chronic Care Collaborators
    Nature Communications, vol. 16, no. 1, 4235
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
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  • Automated household-based water disinfection system for rural communities: Field trials and community appropriation

    Hincapié, M., Galdós-Balzategui, A., Freitas, B. L., Reygadas, F., Sabogal-Paz, L. P., Pichel, N., Botero, L., Montoya, L. J., Galeano, L., Carvajal, G., Lubarsky, H., Ng, K. Y., Price, R., Gaihre, S., Byrne, J. A., Fernández-Ibáñez, P.
    Water research, vol. 284, 123888
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
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  • Coproducing COVID-19 Health Information Resources: A Participatory Study With Older Adults From Minoritised Ethnic Communities in the UK

    Paudyal, P., Wasim, A., Majeed-Hajaj, S., Magar, N. K., Sharp, R., Skinner, E., Sharma, A., Hughes, L., Keeling, D. I., Armes, J., Kulasabanathan, K., Canvin, K., Gaihre, S., Cassell, J.
    Health Expectations, vol. 28, no. 4, e70370
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
    • [ONLINE] DOI:
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Research

Research Areas

Accepting PhDs

I am currently accepting PhDs in Nutrition and Health, Applied Health Sciences.

Please get in touch if you would like to discuss your research ideas further.

Nutrition and Health

  • Accepting PhDs
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Applied Health Sciences

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Supervision

Supervisees

  • MISS USHA GHIMIRE
Teaching

Courses

Teaching Responsibilities

I contribute to the teaching, training, supervision and assessment of MSc and PhD students across a range of programmes, including MSc Global Health & Management and MSc Public Health at the 51cg. I am a course coordinator of PU5919: EVALUATING POLICY EFFECTS IN PRACTICE (2022-2023).

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