• • Suzuki D, Yamaji N, Nishimura E, Suzuki H, Ishikawa K, Rahman MO, Makama M, Vogel JP, Ota E. Effects of antibiotic prophylaxis during labour on maternal and neonatal outcomes in women planning vaginal birth. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2025, Issue 8. Art. No.: CD016211. Accessed 26 October 2025. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD016211. 

  • GBD 2023 Vaccine Coverage Collaborators. Global, regional, and national trends in routine childhood vaccination coverage from 1980 to 2023 with forecasts to 2030: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023. The Lancet. 2025 Jun 24; 406:235-260. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(25)01037-2. 

  • GBD 2019 Acute and Chronic Care Collaborators. Characterising acute and chronic care needs: insights from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. Nature Communication. 2025;16:4235. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-56910-x.

  • Rahman MO, Rauf MA, Ulfa Y, Siddiqi MN, Islam MR, Inaoka K, Miyahara R, Yoneoka D, Ota E. Association of quality antenatal care and completion of eight or more antenatal care visits with skilled delivery care utilization among pregnant women in Bangladesh: A nationwide population–based study. PLOS One. 2025 Apr 29;20(4):e0322725. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0322725. 

  • Nishimura E, Yamaji N, Sasayama K, Rahman MO, da Silva Lopes K, Mamahit CG, Ninohei M, Tun PP, Shoki R, Suzuki D, Nitamizu A. Effectiveness of the Internet of Things for Improving Pregnancy and Postpartum Women’s Health in High-Income Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Healthcare 2025 Aug 23; Vol. 13, No. 17, p. 2103. https://10.3390/healthcare13172103. 

  • Global Nutrition Target Collaborators. Global, regional, and national progress towards the 2030 global nutrition targets and forecasts to 2050: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. The Lancet. 2024 Dec 21;404(10471):2543-83. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(24)01821-X. 

  • Rashid MM, Siddiqi MN, Al-Amin M, Rahman MM, Roy TK, Rahman M, Islam MJ, Rahman MO. Exploring determinants of early marriage among women in Bangladesh: A multilevel analysis. PLOS One. 2024 Oct 30;19(10):e0312755. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0312755.

  • Miyamoto K, Ohmoto A, Yoneoka D, Rahman MO, Ota E. First‐line therapy for high‐risk people with chronic lymphocytic leukemia: a network meta‐analysis. The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2024 Oct 30;2024(10):CD015169. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD015169. 

  • GBD 2021 Upper Respiratory Infections Otitis Media Collaborators. Global, regional, and national burden of upper respiratory infections and otitis media, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 2025 Jan 1;25(1):36-51. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1473-3099(24)00430-4. 

  • GBD 2021 Risk Factors Collaborators. Global burden and strength of evidence for 88 risk factors in 204 countries and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. The Lancet. 2024 May 18;403(10440):2162-203. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(24)00933-4. 

  • GBD 2021 Nervous System Disorders Collaborators. Global, regional, and national burden of disorders affecting the nervous system, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. The Lancet Neurology. 2024 Apr 1;23(4):344-81. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1474-4422(24)00038-3. 

  • Nishimura E, Yoneoka D, Rahman MO, Yonekura Y, Kataoka Y, Ota E. Projections of maternal mortality ratios in Bangladesh. J Glob Health. 2024 Jan 26;14:04015.PMID: 38273778; PMCID: PMC10811434. https://doi.org/10.7189/jogh.14.04015. 

  • Nishimura E, Yoneoka D, Rahman MO, Yonekura Y, Kataoka Y, Ota E. Projections of maternal mortality ratios in Bangladesh. Journal of Global Health. 2024 Jan 26;14:04015. https://jogh.org/2024/jogh-14-04015. 

  • GBD 2019 IMID Collaborators. Global, regional, and national incidence of six major immune-mediated inflammatory diseases: findings from the global burden of disease study 2019. EClinicalMedicine. 2023 Oct 1;64. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2023.102193. 

  • GBD 2019 Meningitis Antimicrobial Resistance Collaborators. Global, regional, and national burden of meningitis and its aetiologies, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. The Lancet Neurology. 2023 Aug 1;22(8):685-711. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1474-4422(23)00195-3. 

  • GBD 2021 Anaemia Collaborators. Prevalence, years lived with disability, and trends in anaemia burden by severity and cause, 1990–2021: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. The Lancet Haematology. 2023 Sep 1;10(9):e713-34. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2352-3026(23)00160-6. 

  • GBD 2019 Allergic Disorders Collaborators, Shin YH, Hwang J, Kwon R, Lee SW, Kim MS. Global, regional, and national burden of allergic disorders and their risk factors in 204 countries and territories, from 1990 to 2019: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. Allergy. 2023 Aug;78(8):2232-54. https://doi.org/10.1111/all.15807. 

  • GBD 2021 Diabetes Collaborators. Global, regional, and national burden of diabetes from 1990 to 2021, with projections of prevalence to 2050: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. The Lancet. 2023 Jul 15;402(10397):203-34. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(23)01301-6. 

  • GBD 2019 Chronic Respiratory Diseases Collaborators. Global burden of chronic respiratory diseases and risk factors, 1990–2019: an update from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. EClinicalMedicine. 2023 May 1;59. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2023.101936. 

  • Nishimura E, Rahman MO, Ota E, Toyama N, Nakamura Y. Role of maternal and child health handbook on improving maternal, newborn, and child health outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Children. 2023 Feb 23;10(3):435. https://doi.org/10.3390/children10030435. 

  • Thandar MM, Rahman MO, Haruyama R, Matsuoka S, Okawa S, Moriyama J, Yokobori Y, Matsubara C, Nagai M, Ota E, Baba T. Effectiveness of infection control teams in reducing healthcare-associated infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis. International journal of environmental research and public health. 2022 Dec 19;19(24):17075. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192417075. 

*One or more authors of these publications are affiliated with EBMCR.