Addressing smokeless tobacco use and building research capacity in South Asia (ASTRA)

ASTRA (Addressing Smokeless Tobacco Use and Building Research Capacity in South Asia) is a new Global Health Research Group funded by the UK’s National Institute for Health Research (NIHR). The aim of ASTRA is to reduce the burden of disease caused by the use of smokeless tobacco in South Asian countries.
\nThe ASTRA consortium comprises five UK Universities and six partner organizations from Bangladesh, India and Pakistan. Coordinated by the University of York, ASTRA’s UK partners include the University of Edinburgh, King’s College London, Brunel University London and the University of Warwick. Our South Asian partners include ARK Foundation (Bangladesh), Aga Khan University (Pakistan), Khyber Medical University (Pakistan), Maulana Azad Medical College (India), the National Institute of Cancer Prevention and Research…