Personal profile
Research Interests
Oral health, Physical activity, Health Promotion, NCDS, Cancer prevention and control, Quality of Life, Infectious disease management
Biography
Vikram is a dentist by training and public health expert/epidemiologist by profession. He has a passion for teaching and has more than 14 years of experience in teaching public health, epidemiology, and health promotion to international students across the globe.
Vikram’s research areas are diverse, and he has high impact publications covering public health research topics – such as non-communicable diseases, Cancer, CVD, oral health; tobacco control, smoking cessation, physical activity, health promotion, surveillance system, public and patient involvement, medical education, infectious diseases, quality of life. Having collaborated with Irish and international researchers, he is keen to promote knowledge translation to improve the health system and service delivery and looks forward to fostering UL’s international networking and to enhancing the existing high standards of MPH programme delivery.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 4 Quality Education -
SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Global burden of amphetamine, cannabis, cocaine and opioid use in 204 countries, 1990–2023: a Global Burden of Disease Study
GBD 2023 Substance Use Collaborators, 16 Jan 2026, In: Nature Medicine.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A complex outbreak of chickenpox at a centre for International Protection Applicants in Ireland: the role of serological testing.
Niranjan, V., 20 Mar 2025, RCPI.FPHM.WSM.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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A Qualitative Study to Understand the Barriers and Facilitators in Smoking Cessation Practices Among Oncology Health Care Practitioners in One Health System
Frazer, K., Bhardwaj, N., Fox, P., Lyons, A., Syed, S., Niranjan, V., McCann, A., Kelly, C., Brennan, S., Brennan, D., Geraghty, J., Keane, M. P. & Fitzpatrick, P., 1 Feb 2025, In: Nicotine and Tobacco Research. 27, 2, p. 199-207 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Burden of 375 diseases and injuries, risk-attributable burden of 88 risk factors, and healthy life expectancy in 204 countries and territories, including 660 subnational locations, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023
Hay, S. I., Ong, K. L., Santomauro, D. F., Bhoomadevi, A., Aalipour, M. A., Aalruz, H., Ababneh, H. S., Abaraogu, U. O., Abate, B. B., Abbafati, C., Abbas, N., Abbasifard, M., Abbasi-Kangevari, M., ElHafeez, S. A., Abdalla, A. N., Abdalla, M. A., Abdallah, E. M., Abdeeq, B. A., Razeq, N. M. I. A. & Abdelgalil, A. A. & 32 others, , 18 Oct 2025, In: Lancet. 406, 10513, p. 1873-1922 50 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific burden of diarrhoeal diseases, their risk factors, and aetiologies, 1990–2021, for 204 countries and territories: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
GBD 2021 Diarrhoeal Diseases Collaborators, May 2025, In: The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 25, 5, p. 519-536 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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