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Biography
Dr Uday Narayan Yadav is a Chronic Disease Implementation Scientist at the Department of Applied Epidemiology. He has implemented various public health programs and conducted research in Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan, India, and Australia, focusing on Indigenous and other disadvantaged populations. He has worked with various development partners (e.g., USAID, UNAIDs, IOM, etc.), government bodies, and non-governmental organisations.
Dr Yadav's research interests include:
- Prevention and management of chronic disease via community and primary care approaches
- Co-design and Implementation Science
- Addressing health inequality, including interventions to improve the health and wellbeing of Indigenous and other disadvantaged populations, and
- Evidence-based policy, advocacy and practice.
Dr Yadav's contribution to global health is well recognised and is the recipient of two esteemed awards, the 2021 David L. Sackett Fellowship from the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, UK, and the 2021 National Health Research Award from the Government of Nepal. Dr Yadav was awarded an NHMRC Emerging Leader Fellowship (2025 - 2029).
Qualifications
PhD (Population Health), MPH (Epidemiology)
Education/Academic qualification
Medicine , PhD, Co-Designing an Integrated Model of Care for Delivering a Comprehensive Self-Management Intervention for People with Multimorbid COPD in Rural Nepal, University of New South Wales
30 Apr 2018 → 30 Sept 2021
Award Date: 22 Sept 2021
External Scholarly Memberships and Affiliations
Faculty , Global Alliance for Chronic Disease
10 Jun 2024 → …
Conjoint Senior Lecturer, University of New South Wales
31 Oct 2021 → …
Research student supervision
- Registered to supervise
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Implementing healthcare decolonisation for Indigenous people: a systematic review
Santos, C. A. K., Hunter, K., Bennett-Brook, K., Rojas, I., Herzog, S., Barnier, B., Porykali, B., Yadav, U. N., Crichton, B., Falleni, P., Ryder, C., Ella, S. & Coombes, J., Dec 2026, In: International Journal for Equity in Health. 25, 1, 17 p., 7.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Addressing Social and Cultural Determinants of Health for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People in Chronic Disease Programs: A Scoping Review
Mossop, P., Yadav, U. N., Wyber, R., Coombes, J. & Douglas, K., Oct 2025, In: Health Promotion Journal of Australia. 36, 4, 19 p., e70100.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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A scoping review to identify opportunities and challenges for communities of South Asian origin in accessing mental health services and support in high-income countries
Menon, G., Sarma, H., Bestman, A., O’Callaghan, C. & Yadav, U. N., Dec 2025, In: BMC Public Health. 25, 1, 15 p., 3755.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Clinical presentation, genotypic diversity, and intracellular bacteria in Acanthamoeba keratitis patients treated at a referral eye hospital in Sydney, Australia
Rayamajhee, B., Willcox, M., Henriquez, F. L., Shrestha, G. S., Yadav, U. N., Fazal, A., Hong, S. C., Chorny, A., Asrat, Y., Petsoglou, C. & Carnt, N., Sept 2025, In: IJID Regions. 16, 8 p., 100690.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Depressive symptoms among resettled Bhutanese older adults in Ohio: a cross-sectional study
Karmacharya, I., Chapadia, B., Shrestha, A., Subedi, J., Yadav, U. N., Mistry, S. K. & Ghimire, S., Dec 2025, In: BMC psychology. 13, 1, 12 p., 239.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access3 Citations (Scopus)
Projects
- 3 Active
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MRFF: Healthy Heart Actions Right Time
Pearson, O. (PI), Wyber, R. (PI), Agostino, J. (CoI), Follent, D. (CoI), Lovett, R. (CoI), Maddox, R. (CoI), Morey, K. (CoI), Wade, V. (CoI), Wanganeen, K. (CoI), Whop, L. (CoI) & Yadav, U. (CoI)
24/02/26 → 31/05/27
Project: Research
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Implementation and evaluation of a novel Codesigned Integrated Multimorbidity Management by Community Health Workers (CIMM-CHW) in eastern Nepal- Type II hybrid implementation trial
Yadav, U. (PI), Bhatta, N. (CoI), Ghimire, S. (CoI), Joshi, R. (CoI), Mistry, S. K. (CoI), Nghiem, S. (CoI), Nghiem, S. (CoI), Peiris, D. (CoI) & Sarma, H. (CoI)
1/09/25 → 31/08/30
Project: Research