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Biography
Dr Satish Melwani is a mixed-method public health researcher with expertise in health literacy development, implementation and evaluation sciences, noncommunicable disease prevention, women’s health, digital health, and health system strengthening. He is passionate about shaping health policies and programs through a health literacy approach to ensure equitable access for all and has worked around the same with the World Health Organization headquarters in Geneva. He completed his PhD from the University of Tasmania in April 2024, focusing on codesigning health literacy solutions with pregnant women and mothers in Tasmania to reduce the intergenerational impact of noncommunicable diseases. Additionally, he holds a Masters in Public Health from Deakin University (2019), Melbourne and a Bachelors in Dental Surgery from India (2016).
Education/Academic qualification
Public Health (Medical studies), PhD, Codesigning health literacy solutions with pregnant women and mothers in Tasmania to reduce the intergenerational impact of noncommunicable diseases , University of Tasmania
3 Jan 2020 → 4 Apr 2024
Award Date: 27 Aug 2024
Public Health, MPH, Deakin University
3 Mar 2017 → 13 Feb 2019
Award Date: 18 Jun 2019
Dental, Bachelors in Dental Surgery
10 Oct 2010 → 31 Mar 2016
Award Date: 4 Apr 2016
Research area keywords
- Health Literacy
- Public Health
- Women's Health
- Maternal and child health
- Chronic Disease Prevention and Management
- Lifestyle behaviours
- Health Systems Research
- Pregnancy Care
- Social determinants of health
- sexual and reproductive health
- Digital Health
- implementation science
- Evaluation methodology
- health equity and access
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 1 No Poverty -
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 5 Gender Equality -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Projects
- 2 Finished
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Adaptation of the COMPASS-EZTM tool for integrated care of mental health and addiction in an Australian context
Arunogiri, S. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Cheetham, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Oliver, K. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Melwani, S. (Chief Investigator (CI))
1/01/25 → 30/06/26
Project: Research
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Integrated Care Pathway for Co-occurring Trauma/PTSD and Substance Use
Arunogiri, S. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Cheetham, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Oliver, K. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Melwani, S. (Chief Investigator (CI))
1/01/25 → 30/06/26
Project: Research
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Long-acting reversible contraception and medication abortion: a national descriptive survey of Australian community pharmacist knowledge, attitudes and practices
Assifi, A. R., James, S., Melwani, S., Black, K. I., Taft, A., Bateson, D., Norman, W. V. & Mazza, D., 2026, In: International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy. 48, p. 935–948 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Practice Nurse Provision of Long-Acting Reversible Contraception: A Cross-Sectional Survey of Knowledge and Practices
James, S., Melwani, S., Gwini, S. M., Black, K. I., Taft, A., Bateson, D., Norman, W. V. & Mazza, D., Feb 2026, In: Journal of Advanced Nursing. 82, 2, p. 1395-1405 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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The Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Practice Nurses in the Provision of Medication Abortion: A Cross-Sectional Survey
James, S., Melwani, S., Gwini, S. M., Black, K. I., Taft, A., Bateson, D., Norman, W. V. & Mazza, D., Mar 2026, In: Journal of Advanced Nursing. 82, 3, p. 2152-2164 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › 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
GBD 2023 Disease and Injury and Risk Factor Collaborators, 18 Oct 2025, In: The Lancet. 406, 10513, p. 1873-1922 50 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Health literacy and non-communicable disease knowledge of pregnant women and mothers in Tasmania: Qualitative exploration
Melwani, S. (Leading Author), Cleland, V., Patterson, K. & Nash, R., Jan 2025, In: Health Promotion Journal of Australia. 36, 1, 16 p., e902.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access2 Link opens in a new tab Citations (Scopus)