Imran Bari

Dr. Imran Bari is a Senior Research Associate and Manager of the Center on Commercial Determinants of Health (CCDH).

He has over nine years of experience in community-based research, dental trauma research, studying the impact of violent injuries—especially on women—and project management. His research spans a wide range of areas, including road safety, non-communicable diseases, the economic costs of communicable and non-communicable diseases, and violence prevention among women in low- and middle-income countries. In Pakistan, Dr. Bari contributed to the development of the country’s first publicly funded health insurance scheme.  This program was part of a broader social assistance strategy designed to protect the most vulnerable segments of society from the economic consequences of potential health shocks.

As a Senior Research Associate, Dr. Bari has gained extensive experience coordinating and managing multi-country research initiatives, including NIH-funded training and capacity development programs in countries such as Pakistan, Zambia, Mali, Zimbabwe, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. His work has explored the influence of violent injuries on women in low- and middle-income countries, the impact of road safety laws and enforcement on injury burdens, and the role of socio-cultural norms in road safety. He has also supported the evaluation of the first Decade of Action for Road Safety, a collaborative effort involving the Milken Institute School of Public Health, the George Institute for Global Health, and the World Health Organization.

Dr. Bari holds an MPH from George Washington University. He is a trained dentist and also holds a master’s degree in Demography.