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Biography
Dr Dinesh Bhandari is an early career public health researcher with a specific interest and experience in global environmental health and infectious disease epidemiology. His research is focused on health risk assessment of climate change and identification/designing of sustainable adaptational strategies to protect human health from the impacts of climate change. He is also interested in diagnosis, distribution and transmission of microbial pathogens of clinical importance and understanding the role of environmental factors in disease transmission. He use statistical, qualitative and molecular research techniques to understand environmental, biological and social determinants of human health and propose suitable interventional strategies.
Research interests
- Climate change and human health
- Environmental epidemiology
- Child health
- Infectious diseases epidemiology
- Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WaSH)
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):
Education/Academic qualification
Public Health, PhD, Climate change and childhood diarrhoea in Kathmandu, Nepal: a health risk assessment and exploration of surveillance capacity, University of Adelaide
19 Feb 2018 → 30 May 2022
Award Date: 30 May 2022
External positions
Adjunct Research Fellow, University of Adelaide
1 Sept 2022 → …
Research area keywords
- Climate Change and Health
- Environmental Epidemiology
- Child health
- Infectious Disease
- Water Sanitation and Hygiene
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Projects
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Maternal and Child Health Climate Resilience in Indo-Pacific Region
Tomkins, Z. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Mortreux, C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Bhandari, D. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Hossain, M. K. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Su, T. T. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Susanti, S. S. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Prasad, P. (Chief Investigator (CI))
3/02/25 → 31/12/25
Project: Research
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Addressing healthcare professionals’ fatigue for effective climate action engagement
Robinson, E. (Leading Author), Bhandari, D., Donohue, R. & Lokmic-Tomkins, Z., 1 Jan 2025, In: The Journal of Climate Change and Health. 21, 6 p., 100366.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › 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 › Research › peer-review
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Impact of temperatures on Malaria Incidence in vulnerable regions of Pakistan: Empirical Evidence and Future Projections
Fatima, S. H., Zaidi, F., Rafiq, J., Bhandari, D., Ali, A. & Bi, P., 2025, In: Epidemiology and Infection. 153, p. 1-10 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Mapping multilevel adaptation response to protect maternal and child health from climate change impacts: A scoping review
Bhandari, D., Robinson, E., Pollock, W. E., Watterson, J. L., Su, T. & Lokmic-Tomkins, Z., 21 Mar 2025, In: iScience. 28, 3, 17 p., 111914.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
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Bayesian analysis on smoking prevalence and age of smoking initiation in Nepalese population: Findings from the STEPS national surveys
Aryal, U. R., Bhandari, D., Bista, B., Shrestha, Y. M., Dhimal, M. & Gyanwali, P., 2024, In: Population Medicine. 6, 8, p. 1-6 6 p., 23.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access
Prizes
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3rd International Young Researcher Travel Award
Bhandari, D. (Recipient), 2015
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Adelaide Scholarship International (ASI)
Bhandari, D. (Recipient), 2017
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International Society for Environmental Epidemiology (ISEE) Travel Award
Bhandari, D. (Recipient), 2019
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International Society of Environmental Epidemiology (ISEE) Travel Award
Bhandari, D. (Recipient), 2020
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The Lancet Planetary Health (Journal)
Bhandari, D. (Peer reviewer)
Jul 2024Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review responsibility
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Nature Communications (Journal)
Bhandari, D. (Peer reviewer)
2023Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review responsibility
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THE FALCON AWARDS FOR DISEASE ELIMINATION: THE CLIMATE EDIT
Bhandari, D. (Reviewer)
May 2023Activity: External Academic Engagement › Grant review responsibilities
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PLOS Global Public Health (Journal)
Bhandari, D. (Editorial board member)
2023Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility
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British Medical Journal (Journal)
Bhandari, D. (Peer reviewer)
24 Sept 2020Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review responsibility