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Wenhui Mao

Assistant Research Professor of Global Health
Duke Global Health Institute
310 Trent Drive, Box 90519, Durham, NC 27710
310 Trent Drive, Box 90519, Durham, NC 27710

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Assistant Research Professor of Global Health · 2025 - Present Duke Global Health Institute, University Institutes and Centers

Recent Publications


Global Disparities in Premature Mortality.

Journal Article JAMA health forum · October 2025 ImportancePersistent disparities in mortality across countries suggest uneven improvements in living standards and access to life-extending health technologies, as well as context-specific obstacles. Studies have analyzed cross-country inequality ... Full text Cite

Toward global reproductive justice: a universal framework for evaluating equity and autonomy in in-vitro fertilization policies.

Journal Article Reproductive health · October 2025 BackgroundEquitable and ethical access to in-vitro fertilization (IVF) remains challenging globally. Existing evaluation frameworks often overlook critical dimensions of reproductive justice. This study develops and validates a Universal IVF Justi ... Full text Cite

Epidemiological and demographic trends and projections in global health from 1970 to 2050: a descriptive analysis from the third Lancet Commission on Investing in Health, Global Health 2050.

Journal Article Lancet (London, England) · August 2025 BackgroundSystematic analyses of global health trends can provide an accurate narrative of progress and challenges. We analysed the impact of changing age-specific mortality (epidemiology) and age structure (demography) on crude death rates (CDRs) ... Full text Cite
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Recent Grants


Accelerating multi-product introduction through advocacy and learning

ResearchInvestigator · Awarded by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation · 2024 - 2028

Global Health 2050: Translating Analysis Into Policy

ResearchInvestigator · Awarded by New Venture Fund · 2024 - 2025

Lancet Commission on Investing in Health - CIH 3.0

ResearchProgram Leader · Awarded by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation · 2023 - 2025

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Education, Training & Certifications


Fudan University (China) · 2015 Ph.D.