Abhishek Royal

About

A Public Health Doctor and Researcher working in the field of HIV/AIDS, Sexually Transmitted Infections, Viral Hepatitis, Tuberculosis and Neglected Tropical Diseases since 2014. Trained in Community-based Research, Evidence Synthesis, Economic Evaluation & Implementation Research.

Employment

• WHO Bangladesh Consultant - Hepatitis and PMTCT
  2025 - Present
• World Health Organization - India Technical Expert - Sexually Transmitted Infections (SSA)
  2022 - 2025
• National AIDS Control Organisation Technical Expert
  2022 - 2025
• Humsafar Trust Project Manager - Research
  2021 - 2022
• Doctors For You Medical Officer - COVID-19 Vaccination
  2021 - 2021
• YR Gaitonde Centre for AIDS Research and Education Medical Officer - PrEP/STI Consultant
  2020 - 2022
• LRS Institute of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases Medical Officer
  2018 - 2019
• Dr Safe Hands Sexual Health Consultant
  2018 - 2019
• India HIV/AIDS Alliance Consulting Physician
  2016 - 2018

Education

• Universitas Gadjah Mada Master in Public Health (MPH)
  2019 - 2021
• Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)
  2010 - 2016

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (18)

• Oral Health and Hygiene Status of Global Transgender Population: A Living Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
  International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2025 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph22030433
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• Sexually transmitted infections among key populations in India: systematic review with spatiotemporal distribution
  2024 DOI: 10.1101/2024.05.06.24306926
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• Reply to Kapur, V. Is Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis a Cost-Effective Intervention to Avert Rabies Deaths among School-Aged Children in India? Comment on “Royal et al. A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis to Avert Rabies Deaths in School-A…
  Vaccines 2023 DOI: 10.3390/vaccines11040807
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• Sexually transmitted infections among key populations in India: A protocol for systematic review
  PLOS ONE 2023 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0279048
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• Cost analysis of implementation of a population level rabies control programme for children in India
  Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health 2023 DOI: 10.1016/j.cegh.2023.101244
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• A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis to Avert Rabies Deaths in School-Aged Children in India
  Vaccines 2022 DOI: 10.3390/vaccines11010088
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• Sankalak - Status of National AIDS Response
  National AIDS & STD Control Programme 2022
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• Practices for accessing hormone therapy in male to female transgenders in Maharashtra, India
  Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health 2022 DOI: 10.1016/j.cegh.2022.101071
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• An altmetric analysis of online news on India's first indigenous COVID-19 vaccine.
  Journal of education and health promotion 2021 DOI: 10.4103/jehp.jehp_1603_20
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• Harnessing the potential of the primary healthcare facilities in India to respond COVID-19 pandemic: A scoping evidence-based research synthesis
  Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care 2021 DOI: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1609_20
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