Table 1
The Emerging Authors Program for Global Cardiovascular Research (EAP) Structure and Accomplishments, 2019–2023.
| LAUNCH, YEAR | WAVE I | WAVE II | WAVE III |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | |
| Key partners | CDC, CDC Foundation, LCOHG, RTSL, WHL, TEPHINET | ||
| Program participants | FETP trainees or recent graduates; Public health trainees and practitioners working on RTSL-supported cardiovascular health initiatives in LMICs | FETP current trainees or recent graduates | |
| Scientific writing training/tools | In-person workshop in Atlanta, USA | Online self-paced Writing a Scientific Manuscript course |
|
| Applicants (n) | 34 | 48 | 23 |
| Authors selected (n) | 24 | 16 | 11* |
| Discontinued (n) | 10 | 4 | 1 |
| Rejected (n) | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Global mentors (n) | 13 | 8 | 9 |
| Publications (n) | 15 | 11 | 9 |
| Article type (n) | Original Research (13)Editorial (2) | Original Research (9)Editorial (2) | Original Research (8)Research brief (1) |
| Journal, impact factor, 2024 | Journal of Clinical Hypertension (2.5) | Journal of Human Hypertension (3.4)International Journal of STD & AIDs (1.3) | Preventing Chronic Disease (3.9)BMC Primary Care (2.6)Annals of Ibadan Postgraduate Medicine (nr) |
| Authors and countries | Fourteen authors from five countries/regions
| Nine authors from six countries/regions
| Nine authors from eight countries
|
[i] CDC, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; LCOHG, Lancet Commission on Hypertension; RTSL, Resolve to Save Lives; WHL, World Hypertension League; TEPHINET, Training Programs in Epidemiology and Public Health Interventions Network; FETP, Field Epidemiology Training Program; LMICs, low-and middle-income countries; nr = not reported. *Two authors from Wave II joined Wave III.
Table 2
List of The Emerging Authors Program for Global Cardiovascular Research (EAP) -supported publications, 2020–2023.
| EAP AUTHOR | TITLE, LINK TO ARTICLE, CITATION METRICS* | MENTOR(S) |
|---|---|---|
| Wave III | ||
| Azuka S Adeke | Assessment of Task Sharing Pilot Focused on the Control of Hypertension in Primary Health Care Facilities, Ogun and Kano States, Nigeria, 2022; A Cross-Sectional Study. Link to article (0) | Dinesh Neupane1 |
| Thang Nghia Hoang | Assessment of Availability, Readiness, and Challenges for Scaling-Up Hypertension Management Services at Primary Healthcare Facilities, Central Highland Region, Vietnam, 2020. Link to article (10) | Chaisiri Angkurawaranon1 |
| Nadia Noreen | Determinants of Adherence to Antihypertension Medications among Patients at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Islamabad, Pakistan, 2019. Link to article (25) | Dagmara Hering1 |
| Ashish Krishna | Understanding the Role of Staff Nurses in Hypertension Management in Primary Care Facilities in India: A Time-Motion Study. Link to article (14) | Dagmara Hering1 |
| Ikenna Onoh | Prevalence and Predictors of Tobacco Use Among Adolescents in Ibadan, Nigeria. Link to article (8) | Cynthia Cassel2 |
| Daniel Bekele Debela | Effect of an Educational Intervention on Lifestyle Modification of Patients with Hypertension at Bishoftu General Hospital, Ethiopia, 2021. Link to article (16) | Angelo Scuteri1 |
| Jackline Nanono | Service Availability and Readiness of Primary Care Health Facilities Offering Hypertension Diagnosis Services in Wakiso District, Uganda, 2019. Link to article (13) | Dinesh Neupane1 |
| Chanatip Chailek | Availability and Price of Low-Sodium Condiments and Instant Noodles in the Bangkok Metropolitan Region. Link to article (9) | Veronica Lea2 |
| Umaru Sesay | Evaluation of a Hypertension Surveillance System, Kenema Government Hospital, Sierra Leone, 2021. Link to article (8) | Sushama Acharya3 |
| Wave II | ||
| Fortunate Ambangira | Diabetes Mellitus Care Cascade among a Cohort of Persons Living with HIV and Hypertension in Uganda: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Link to article (3) | James Sharman1 |
| Wenrong Zhang | Knowledge and Practices Related to Salt Consumption in China: Findings from a National Representative Cross-sectional Survey. Link to article (3) | Dinesh Neupane,1James Sharman1 |
| Douglas Joseph Musimbaggo | Factors Associated with Blood Pressure Control in Patients with Hypertension and HIV at a Large Urban HIV Clinic in Uganda. Link to article (3) | Manan Pareek,1Dinesh Neupane,1 Michael H. Olsen1 |
| Swagata Kumar Sahoo | Financial Implications of Protocol-based Hypertension Treatment: An Insight into Medication Costs in Public and Private Health Sectors in India. Link to article (21) | Andrew Moran,4 Dagmara Hering1 |
| Editorial | Emerging Authors Program for Building Cardiovascular Disease Prevention and Management Research Capacity in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Collaboration of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Lancet Commission on Hypertension Group, Resolve to Save Lives, and the World Hypertension League. Link to article (0) | EAP Collaborators1,2,3,4,5 |
| Isaac Derickk Kimera | Integrated Multi-Month Dispensing of Antihypertensive and Antiretroviral Therapy to Sustain Hypertension and HIV Control. Link to article (17) | Christian Delles1 |
| Rim Ghammem | Effectiveness of a 3-year Community-based Intervention for Blood Pressure Reduction among Adults: A Repeated Cross-sectional Study with a Comparison Area. Link to article (8) | Dinesh Neupane1 |
| Azuka S Adeke | Socio-demographic and Lifestyle Factors Associated with Hypertension in Nigeria: Results from a Country-wide Survey.Link to article (48) | Dinesh Neupane1 |
| Sarra Soua | The Prevalence of High Blood Pressure and its Determinants among Tunisian Adolescents. Link to article (19) | Fernando Martinez Garcia1 |
| Ruqayya Nasir Sani | Rural-urban Difference in the Prevalence of Hypertension in West Africa: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Link to article (51) | Christian Delles1 |
| Editorial | Emerging Authors Program for Global Cardiovascular Disease Research- A collaboration of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Lancet Commission on Hypertension Group, Resolve to Save Lives, and the World Hypertension League. Link to article (3) | EAP Collaborators1,2,3,4,5 |
| Wave I | ||
| Sagri Negi | Prices of Combination Medicines and Single-molecule Antihypertensive Medicines in India’s Private Health Care Sector. Link to article (16) | Dinesh Neupane,1 Andrew E. Moran4 |
| Mandar Kannure | Phone Calls for Improving Blood Pressure Control among Hypertensive Patients Attending Private Medical Practitioners in India: Findings from Mumbai Hypertension Project. Link to article (12) | Angelo Scuteri,1 Dinesh Neupane1 |
| Bidisha Das | Factors Affecting Non-adherence to Medical Appointments among Patients with Hypertension at Public Health Facilities in Punjab, India. Link to article (48) | Dinesh Neupane1 |
| Jhilam Mitra and Abishek Kunwar | India Hypertension Control Initiative-Hypertension Treatment and Blood Pressure Control in a Cohort in 24 Sentinel Site Clinics. Link to article (67) | Michael H. Olsen1 |
| Chaisiri Angkurawaranon | Clinical Audit of Adherence to Hypertension Treatment Guideline and Control Rates in Hospitals of Different Sizes in Thailand. Link to article (10) | James Sharman,1 Michael H. Olsen1 |
| Worawon Chailimpamontree | Estimated Dietary Sodium Intake in Thailand: A Nationwide Population Survey with 24-hour Urine Collections. Link to article (52) | Andrew E. Moran4 |
| Gloria P. Giraldo | Mapping Stages, Barriers and Facilitators to the Implementation of HEARTS in the Americas Initiative in 12 Countries: A Qualitative Study. Link to article (48) | Patricio Lopez-Jaramillo,1Michael H. Olsen1 |
| Editorial | Building Research Capacity within Cardiovascular Disease Prevention and Management in Low- and Middle-income Countries: A collaboration of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Lancet Commission on Hypertension Group, Resolve to Save Lives, and the World Hypertension League. Link to article (5) | EAP Collaborators1,2,3,4,5 |
| Juntima Photi | Evolution of Trans-fatty Acid Consumption in Thailand and Strategies for its Reduction. Link to article (12) | Fernando Martinez Garcia1 |
| Omer M. Tarar | Understanding the Complexities of Prevalence of Trans Fat and its Control in Food Supply in Pakistan. Link to article (21) | Christian Delles1 |
| Bianca Loge | Trans Fatty Acid Elimination Policy in Member States of the Eurasian Economic Union: Implementation Challenges and Capacity for Enforcement. Link to article (19) | Christian Delles1 |
| Ashish Krishna | A Perspective of Private Health Care Providers in the State of Madhya Pradesh on Adopting Key Strategies of the India Hypertension Control Initiative.Link to article (10) | Dagmara Hering1 |
| Khanuengnij Yueayai | Hospital-based Intervention to Enhance Hypertension Diagnosis in Kalasin Hospital, Thailand, 2017–2019: A pre-post Pilot Intervention Study. Link to article (3) | Andrew E. Moran4 |
| Ramon Martinez | The Slowdown in the Reduction Rate of Premature Mortality from Cardiovascular Diseases Puts the Americas at Risk of Achieving SDG 3.4: A Population Trend Analysis of 37 Countries from 1990 to 2017. Link to article (71) | Patricio Lopez-Jaramillo1 |
| Editorial | Global Cardiovascular Disease Prevention and Management: A Collaboration of Key Organizations, Groups, and Investigators in Low- and Middle-income Countries. Link to article (6) | EAP Collaborators1,2,3,4,5 |
[i] *Reflects the number of citations on Google Scholar (Accessed Nov 22, 2025). 1Lancet Commission on Hypertension Group; 2US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; 3CDC Foundation; 4Resolve to Save Lives; 5World Hypertension League.