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James Blanchard

ResearcherCommunity Health SciencesUniversity of Manitoba

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James Blanchard

Researcher

Community Health Sciences

Health Sciences

University of Manitoba

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
26 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 5 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 10 research grants (10 CIHR), most recently in 2024.
Supervisor on 4 trainee awards (4 CIHR), most recently in 2017.

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Research

Program Science Crc Hiv Global Health Epidemiology Global Public Health Health Equity Hiv & Stbbi

Latest papers

Quantifying Delay in First Contact With HIV Programs Among Young Women Engaged in Sex Work in Mombasa, Kenya: A Time-To-Event Analysis.
Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) · 2026
Preventing vaccine drop-outs: Geographic and system-level barriers to full immunization coverage among children in Uttar Pradesh, India.
Vaccine: X · 2025
An analytical approach towards attaining leave no one behind using patterns and distributions of inequalities in antenatal and facility delivery coverage in Uttar Pradesh, India.
International journal for equity in health · 2025

All 79 publications

Latest funding

Advancing global Program Science partnerships to support embedded research to optimize HIV and STBBI programming and achieve equitable population-level outcomes in sub-Saharan Africa
CIHR · 2024 · Principal investigator
$19,925
Canada Research Chair - Tier 1
CIHR · 2022 · Nominated PI
$1,400,000
Confronting Homophobia in Anal Health: Community-based Program Science and HPV among MSM in Nairobi, Kenya
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
$512,550

All 32 grants and awards

79 publications.

Quantifying Delay in First Contact With HIV Programs Among Young Women Engaged in Sex Work in Mombasa, Kenya: A Time-To-Event Analysis.

Ma H, Yiu KCY, Wang L, Manguro G, Gichangi P, Musyoki H, Bhattacharjee P, Kaosa S, Kioko J, Isac S, Idemili C, Blanchard J, Becker M, Mishra S

Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999)2026

DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000003806 PMID: 41954103

Preventing vaccine drop-outs: Geographic and system-level barriers to full immunization coverage among children in Uttar Pradesh, India.

Prakash R, Kumar P, Dehury B, Thacker D, Shoemaker E, Manjappa RB, Isac S, Anthony J, Namasivayam V, Blanchard J, Becker M, Boerma T

Vaccine: X2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.jvacx.2025.100613 PMID: 39980605

An analytical approach towards attaining leave no one behind using patterns and distributions of inequalities in antenatal and facility delivery coverage in Uttar Pradesh, India.

Namasivayam V, Prakash R, Dehury B, Isac S, Wehrmeister FC, Becker M, Blanchard J, Boerma T

International journal for equity in health2025

DOI: 10.1186/s12939-025-02411-8 PMID: 40001218

Essential newborn care practices in selected public health facilities using observation of 2603 normal deliveries in Uttar Pradesh, India.

Isac S, Dehury B, Prakash R, Hasan N, Anthony J, Ramesh BM, Javalkar PP, Namasivayam V, Becker ML, Blanchard J, Boerma T

BMJ global health2025

DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2024-017117 PMID: 39890208

HIV epidemic among key populations in Nigeria: results of the integrated biological and behavioural surveillance survey (IBBSS), 2020-2021.

Emmanuel F, Ejeckam CC, Green K, Adesina AA, Aliyu G, Ashefor G, Aguolu R, Isac S, Blanchard J

Sexually transmitted infections2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2023-056067 PMID: 39379313

Lessons learned from redesigning public health medicines supply chain model in Uttar Pradesh, India.

Namasivayam V, Purwar M, Jain S, Halli S, Kumar J, Gothalwal V, Becker M, Blanchard J, Boerma T, Prakash R

Frontiers in public health2025

DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1588227 PMID: 40786162

Learnings From the Implementation of an Electronic Human Resource Management System for the Health Workforce in Uttar Pradesh, India.

Jain S, Namasivayam V, Halli S, Isac S, Becker M, Khan MA, Gothalwal V, Blanchard J, Pandey P, Rawat AK, Prakash R

Global health, science and practice2024

DOI: 10.9745/ghsp-d-23-00312 PMID: 38821871

Assessing Outcomes in HIV Prevention and Treatment Programs With Female Sex Workers and Men Who Have Sex With Men: Expanded Polling Booth Survey Protocol.

Bhattacharjee P, McClarty LM, Kimani J, Isac S, Wanjiru Kabuti R, Kinyua A, Karakaja Okoyana J, Njeri Ndukuyu V, Musyoki H, Kiplagat A, Arimi P, Shaw S, Emmanuel F, Gandhi M, Becker M, Blanchard J

JMIR public health and surveillance2024Senior author

DOI: 10.2196/54313 PMID: 38896842

Differential Burden of HIV Among Adolescent Girls and Young Women by Places Associated With Sex Work: An Observational Study in Mombasa, Kenya.

Becker M, Mishra S, Bhattacharjee P, Musyoki H, Tennakoon A, Leung S, Cheuk E, Lorway R, Isac S, Ma H, Cholette F, Sandstrom P, Gichangi P, Mwatelah R, Mckinnon L, Blanchard J, Pickles M, Transitions Study Team

Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999)2024

DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000003412 PMID: 38771751

Geographic and socioeconomic inequalities in the coverage of contraception in Uttar Pradesh, India.

Halli SS, Alam MT, Namasivayam V, Prakash R, Anand P, Blanchard J, Wehrmeister F

Reproductive health2024

DOI: 10.1186/s12978-024-01784-3 PMID: 38600560

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Program Science Dear Professor Blanchard, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Quantifying Delay in First Contact With HIV Programs Among Young Women Engaged in Sex Work in Mombasa, Kenya: A Time-To-Event Analysis." (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "Advancing global Program Science partnerships to support embedded research to optimize HIV and STBBI programming and achieve equitable population-level outcomes in sub-Saharan Africa" (2024), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]

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James Blanchard

Research

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Latest funding

Quantifying Delay in First Contact With HIV Programs Among Young Women Engaged in Sex Work in Mombasa, Kenya: A Time-To-Event Analysis.

Preventing vaccine drop-outs: Geographic and system-level barriers to full immunization coverage among children in Uttar Pradesh, India.

An analytical approach towards attaining leave no one behind using patterns and distributions of inequalities in antenatal and facility delivery coverage in Uttar Pradesh, India.

Essential newborn care practices in selected public health facilities using observation of 2603 normal deliveries in Uttar Pradesh, India.

HIV epidemic among key populations in Nigeria: results of the integrated biological and behavioural surveillance survey (IBBSS), 2020-2021.

Lessons learned from redesigning public health medicines supply chain model in Uttar Pradesh, India.

Learnings From the Implementation of an Electronic Human Resource Management System for the Health Workforce in Uttar Pradesh, India.

Assessing Outcomes in HIV Prevention and Treatment Programs With Female Sex Workers and Men Who Have Sex With Men: Expanded Polling Booth Survey Protocol.

Differential Burden of HIV Among Adolescent Girls and Young Women by Places Associated With Sex Work: An Observational Study in Mombasa, Kenya.

Geographic and socioeconomic inequalities in the coverage of contraception in Uttar Pradesh, India.

Frequent collaborators

Marissa Becker

Parinita Bhattacharjee

Stephen Moses

Robert Lorway

Sharmistha Mishra

Lisa Lazarus

Paul Sandstrom

Lisa Avery

Joshua Kimani

Michael Pickles

Christina Wolfson

Helen Tremlett

Christina Wolfson

Francois Cholette

Michel Alary

Leigh McClarty

John Kim

John Fisk

John Fisk

Helen Tremlett