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  1. Trend of stillbirth and associated factors among women who gave birth at a specialized hospital in northern Ethiopia: A 10-year record review

    Article • Ethiopian Journal of Reproductive Health, October 2025, Ethiopian Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

    Gebrekiros Gebremichael

  2. Neural tube defect among newborns in public hospitals of Tigray region, northern Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study

    Article • PLOS One, September 2025, PLOS

    Gebrekiros Gebremichael

  3. Post-war status of water supply, sanitation, hygiene and related reported diseases in Tigray, Ethiopia: A community-based cross-sectional study

    Article • International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health, January 2025, Elsevier

    Gebrekiros Gebremichael

  4. Postwar nutritional status of lactating mothers: evidence from war-torn Tigray, Ethiopia

    Article • Journal of Health Population and Nutrition, November 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Gebrekiros Gebremichael

  5. The Status of Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response in the War-Ridden Tigrai, Ethiopia: A descriptive study benchmarking the Competency Framework

    Article • November 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Gebrekiros Gebremichael

  6. Global, regional, and national stillbirths at 20 weeks' gestation or longer in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2021: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021

    Article • The Lancet, November 2024, Elsevier

    Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Dr Mohammed Kuddus, Dr SeyedAhmad SeyedAlinaghi, Mr Nauman Khalid, Professor Vijay Kumar Chattu, ED Doris V. Ortega-Altamirano, Birhan Tsegaw Taye, Gebrekiros Gebremichael, Turki Alanzi, Dr Ibrahim Elsohaby, Dr Sheikh M Alif, Prince Peprah, Dr. Bolajoko O. Olusanya, Mesfin Abebe, Professor Tarek Tawfik Amin

  7. Global estimates on the number of people blind or visually impaired by Uncorrected Refractive Error: a meta-analysis from 2000 to 2020

    Article • Eye, July 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Yousef Khader, Birhan Tsegaw Taye, Gebrekiros Gebremichael, Dr Akshaya Srikanth Bhagavathula, Dr Ahmed Samir Alfaar, Ayele Abebe, Dr Mohammad Hassan Emamian, Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  8. Global burden of 288 causes of death and life expectancy decomposition in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021

    Article • The Lancet, May 2024, Elsevier

    Shumaila Nargus, Dr Senbagam Duraisamy, Dr arnaud Iradukunda, Prof Tommi Vasankari, Dr Mohammed Kuddus, Dr Yuan-Pang Wang, Prof. Muayyad M Ahmad, Prof. Atanu Biswas, Deborah Aluh, Dr Sonu Bhaskar, Ts. Dr Adel Al-Gheethi, Dr Madhan Balasubramanian, ED Doris V. Ortega-Altamirano, Sumaira Mubarik, Dr Javad Sharifi Rad, Dr Amin Mousavi Khaneghah, Dr Ali Fatehizadeh, Mr. Ahmednur Adem Aliyi, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Mr Nauman Khalid, Sok King Ong, Gebrekiros Gebremichael, Dr. Prince Michael Amegbor, Ejemai Eboreime, Dr Manpreet Singh Bhatti, Dr. Farrokh Habibzadeh, PhD. Carla Sofia FARINHA, Turki Alanzi, Mr Auwal Abdullahi, Dr Ibrahim Elsohaby, Dr Akshaya Srikanth Bhagavathula, Dr Mohammad Hosein Amirzade-Iranaq, Dr Nelsensius Klau Fauk, Dr Jessica A Kerr, Dr Sheikh M Alif, Dr Shariful Islam, Professor Vijay Kumar Chattu, Sandra Barteit, Prince Peprah, Dr. Bolajoko O. Olusanya, Pritik A Shah, Kathryn H. Jacobsen, Mesfin Abebe, Professor Muayyad M Ahmad, Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu, Alexander Mathioudakis, Professor Tarek Tawfik Amin

  9. Time to Recovery and Its Predictors in Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury Who Underwent Urgent Neurosurgical Intervention at ALERT Trauma Center, Ethiopia

    Article • Open Access Surgery, February 2024, Taylor & Francis

    Gebrekiros Gebremichael

  10. Global, regional, and national incidence of six major immune-mediated inflammatory diseases: findings from the global burden of disease study 2019

    Article • EClinicalMedicine, October 2023, Elsevier

    Dr Mohammed Kuddus, José João Baltazar Mendes, Dr. Le Huu Nhat Minh, Dr Ali Fatehizadeh, Professor Yousef Khader, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Professor Mihajlo (Michael) Jakovljevic MD, PhD, MAE, Dr Sonu Bhaskar, Ts. Dr Adel Al-Gheethi, Dr Amr Hassan, Dr Dawit Zemedikun, Professor Vijay Kumar Chattu, Gebrekiros Gebremichael, Dr Ashish D Badiye, Kamaluddin Latief, Dr Akshaya Srikanth Bhagavathula, Dr Sheikh M Alif, Alexander Mathioudakis

  11. War-related sexual and gender-based violence in Tigray, Northern Ethiopia: a community-based study

    Article • BMJ Global Health, July 2023, BMJ

    Gebrekiros Gebremichael, Abraha Woldemichael

  12. Causes and trends of adult mortality in southern Ethiopia: an eight-year follow up database study

    Article • BMC Infectious Diseases, January 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Behailu Merdekios GELLO, Gebrekiros Gebremichael, Mr Mulugeta Shegaze Shimbre, Dr Teklemariam Gultie

  13. Mapping Anemia in Women: Global Trends and Inequality

    Article • Nature Medicine, October 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Yuan-Pang Wang, Turki Alanzi, Dr Amr Hassan, Mahdi Shamali, Dr. Asres Bedaso Tilahune, Dr Sheikh M Alif, Getinet Ayano, Professor HESHAM M. AL-MEKHLAFI, Professor Andrew Toyin Olagunju, Dr Bereket Duko , Dr Md Nuruzzaman Khan, Dr Fakher Rahim, Dr Ashish D Badiye, Dr Nelsensius Klau Fauk, Dr. Bolajoko O. Olusanya, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Mr. Alex Yeshaneh, Professor Ashraf Fawzy Nabhan, Dr. Ahmed I. Hasaballah, Professor Vijay Kumar Chattu, Mr Zelalem Alamrew Anteneh, Professor Mihajlo (Michael) Jakovljevic MD, PhD, MAE, Mr Ferry Efendi, Prof Maha El Tantawi, Gebrekiros Gebremichael, Mostafa Dianati, Dr. Mulusew Andualem Asemahagn , Prof.Dr. Adnan Kisa, Baye Dagnew, Dr Shariful Islam

  14. Causes of blindness and vision impairment in 2020 and trends over 30 years, and prevalence of avoidable blindness in relation to VISION 2020: the Right to Sight: an analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study

    Article • The Lancet Global Health, February 2021, Elsevier

    Prof.Dr. Adnan Kisa, Professor Andrew Toyin Olagunju, Dr Shariful Islam, Dr Ahmed Samir Alfaar, Gebrekiros Gebremichael, Dr Akshaya Srikanth Bhagavathula, berhe Gebremichael, Dr Mohammad Hassan Emamian

  15. Field Performance Evaluation of Different Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum L.) genotypes in Northern Ethiopia of Southern Tigray

    Article • Egyptian Academic Journal of Biological Sciences H Botany, December 2020, Egypts Presidential Specialized Council for Education and Scientific Research

    Gebrekiros Gebremichael

  16. Mapping geographical inequalities in access to drinking water and sanitation facilities in low-income and middle-income countries, 2000–17

    Article • The Lancet Global Health, September 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Senthilkumar Balakrishnan, Daniel Asmelash , Dr Yuan-Pang Wang, Mr. Tara Ballav Adhikari, ED Doris V. Ortega-Altamirano, Prof.Dr. Adnan Kisa, Turki Alanzi, Professor Mihajlo (Michael) Jakovljevic MD, PhD, MAE, Getinet Ayano, Professor HESHAM M. AL-MEKHLAFI, Professor Yousef Khader, Professor Andrew Toyin Olagunju, Dr Shariful Islam, Dr Md Nuruzzaman Khan, Dr Fakher Rahim, Dr. Bolajoko O. Olusanya, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Mr. Alex Yeshaneh, Gebrekiros Gebremichael, Dr. Ahmed I. Hasaballah, Professor Vijay Kumar Chattu, Mr Nauman Khalid, Prof Maha El Tantawi, Dr Manfred Mario Kokou Accrombessi, Muthupandian Saravanan, Dr Farshad Pourmalek

  17. The global distribution of lymphatic filariasis, 2000–18: a geospatial analysis

    Article • The Lancet Global Health, September 2020, Elsevier

    Turki Alanzi, Professor Andrew Toyin Olagunju, Dr. Bolajoko O. Olusanya, Gebrekiros Gebremichael, Dr. Ahmed I. Hasaballah, Professor Vijay Kumar Chattu, Melese Reta, Prof Maha El Tantawi, Mostafa Dianati, Muthupandian Saravanan, Dr Shariful Islam, Zewudu Andualem

  18. Mapping geographical inequalities in oral rehydration therapy coverage in low-income and middle-income countries, 2000–17

    Article • The Lancet Global Health, August 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Senthilkumar Balakrishnan, Turki Alanzi, Dr Carlos Culquichicon, Dr Yuan-Pang Wang, ED Doris V. Ortega-Altamirano, Prof.Dr. Adnan Kisa, Professor Mihajlo (Michael) Jakovljevic MD, PhD, MAE, Getinet Ayano, Professor HESHAM M. AL-MEKHLAFI, Professor Yousef Khader, Professor Andrew Toyin Olagunju, Dr Bereket Duko , Dr Shariful Islam, Dr Md Nuruzzaman Khan, Dr Fakher Rahim, Dr. Bolajoko O. Olusanya, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Mr. Alex Yeshaneh, Gebrekiros Gebremichael, Professor Ashraf Fawzy Nabhan, Mr Nejimu Biza Zepro, Dr. Ahmed I. Hasaballah, Professor Vijay Kumar Chattu, Melese Reta, Mr Nauman Khalid, Prof Maha El Tantawi, Dr Manfred Mario Kokou Accrombessi, Muthupandian Saravanan, Dr Farshad Pourmalek

  19. Author Correction: Mapping local patterns of childhood overweight and wasting in low- and middle-income countries between 2000 and 2017

    Article • Nature Medicine, July 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Garumma TOLU FEYISSA, Turki Alanzi, Dr Yuan-Pang Wang, Prof.Dr. Adnan Kisa, Professor Stefan Lorkowski, Professor Mihajlo (Michael) Jakovljevic MD, PhD, MAE, Professor HESHAM M. AL-MEKHLAFI, Professor Yousef Khader, Professor Andrew Toyin Olagunju, Dr Bereket Duko , Prof Joel Msafiri Francis, Dr Md Nuruzzaman Khan, Dr Fakher Rahim, Mr. Anemaw A. Asrat, Dr Ashish D Badiye, Dr Nelsensius Klau Fauk, Dr. Bolajoko O. Olusanya, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Mr. Alex Yeshaneh, Rajaa Al-Raddadi, Gebrekiros Gebremichael, Dr Vahid Rashedi, Professor ORISH EBERE ORSAKWE, Dr. Ahmed I. Hasaballah, Professor Vijay Kumar Chattu, Mr Zelalem Alamrew Anteneh, Mr Nauman Khalid, Prof Maha El Tantawi, Mostafa Dianati, Muthupandian Saravanan, Dr Mohammad Hassan Emamian, Dr Farshad Pourmalek, Baye Dagnew, Dr Shariful Islam

  20. Determinants of long acting contraceptive utilization among HIV positive reproductive age women attending care at ART clinics of public health facilities in Arba Minch town, Southern Ethiopia, 2019: a case control study

    Article • AIDS Research and Therapy, June 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Gebrekiros Gebremichael

  21. Mapping geographical inequalities in childhood diarrhoeal morbidity and mortality in low-income and middle-income countries, 2000–17: analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    Article • The Lancet, June 2020, Elsevier

    Turki Alanzi, Dr Senthilkumar Balakrishnan, Prof. Maciej Banach, Dr Yuan-Pang Wang, Dr Senbagam Duraisamy, Dr Shariful Islam, ED Doris V. Ortega-Altamirano, Dr Srinivas Goli, Prof.Dr. Adnan Kisa, Melkamu Merid Mengesha , Professor Mihajlo (Michael) Jakovljevic MD, PhD, MAE, Getinet Ayano, Professor HESHAM M. AL-MEKHLAFI, Professor Yousef Khader, Professor Andrew Toyin Olagunju, Dr Bereket Duko , Prof Joel Msafiri Francis, Dr Md Nuruzzaman Khan, Dr Fakher Rahim, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Gebrekiros Gebremichael, Mr Nejimu Biza Zepro, Dr. Ahmed I. Hasaballah, Professor Vijay Kumar Chattu, Melese Reta, kebadnew Mulatu Mihretie, Mr Nauman Khalid, Mr. Alex Yeshaneh, Prof Maha El Tantawi, Dr Garumma TOLU FEYISSA, Dr Manfred Mario Kokou Accrombessi, Muthupandian Saravanan, Dr Farshad Pourmalek

  22. Prevalence and attributable health burden of chronic respiratory diseases, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    Article • The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, June 2020, Elsevier

    Mr. Tara Ballav Adhikari, Prof Tommi Vasankari, Dr Shariful Islam, Prof.Dr. Adnan Kisa, Professor Mihajlo (Michael) Jakovljevic MD, PhD, MAE, Professor Yousef Khader, Professor Andrew Toyin Olagunju, Dr marek majdan, Dr Fakher Rahim, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Gebrekiros Gebremichael

  23. Department of Error

    Article • The Lancet, June 2020, Elsevier

    Turki Alanzi, Prof.Dr. Adnan Kisa, Getinet Ayano, Professor HESHAM M. AL-MEKHLAFI, Professor Yousef Khader, Professor Andrew Toyin Olagunju, Dr Bereket Duko , Prof Joel Msafiri Francis, Dr Fakher Rahim, Mr. Alex Yeshaneh, Gebrekiros Gebremichael, Dr. Ahmed I. Hasaballah, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Dr Senbagam Duraisamy, Mr Nauman Khalid, Prof Maha El Tantawi, Professor Vijay Kumar Chattu, Muthupandian Saravanan, Dr Shariful Islam

  24. Global injury morbidity and mortality from 1990 to 2017: results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    Article • Injury Prevention, April 2020, BMJ

    Dr. Asres Bedaso Tilahune, Mr Raimundas Lunevicius, Dr Garumma TOLU FEYISSA, Prof. Maciej Banach, Prof Tommi Vasankari, Professor Yousef Khader, Kathryn H. Jacobsen, Prof.Dr. Adnan Kisa, Amrit Banstola, Melkamu Merid Mengesha , Professor Mihajlo (Michael) Jakovljevic MD, PhD, MAE, Getinet Ayano, Professor Andrew Toyin Olagunju, Dr Shariful Islam, Dr marek majdan, Dr Aidin Abedi, Prof Joel Msafiri Francis, Dr Fakher Rahim, Dr Ashish D Badiye, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Professor Ashraf Fawzy Nabhan, Dr Vahid Rashedi, Professor Vijay Kumar Chattu, Mr Nauman Khalid, Gebrekiros Gebremichael, Mostafa Dianati, berhe Gebremichael, Dr Mohammad Hassan Emamian, Dr Bereket Duko

  25. Mapping local patterns of childhood overweight and wasting in low- and middle-income countries between 2000 and 2017

    Article • Nature Medicine, April 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mr Zelalem Alamrew Anteneh, Baye Dagnew, Turki Alanzi, Dr Garumma TOLU FEYISSA, Dr Senthilkumar Balakrishnan, Prof. Maciej Banach, Prof Tommi Vasankari, Mr. Habtamu Kebebe Kasaye, Dr Yuan-Pang Wang, Professor Yousef Khader, Dr Shariful Islam, Prof.Dr. Adnan Kisa, Dr Amin Mousavi Khaneghah, Professor Stefan Lorkowski, Professor Mihajlo (Michael) Jakovljevic MD, PhD, MAE, Professor HESHAM M. AL-MEKHLAFI, Professor Andrew Toyin Olagunju, Dr Bereket Duko , Professor Alina Rodriguez, Prof Joel Msafiri Francis, Dr Md Nuruzzaman Khan, Dr Fakher Rahim, Mr. Anemaw A. Asrat, Dr Ashish D Badiye, Dr Nelsensius Klau Fauk, Dr. Bolajoko O. Olusanya, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Rajaa Al-Raddadi, Gebrekiros Gebremichael, Dr Vahid Rashedi, Mr Nejimu Biza Zepro, Professor ORISH EBERE ORSAKWE, Dr. Ahmed I. Hasaballah, Professor Vijay Kumar Chattu, PhD. Carla Sofia FARINHA, Mr Nauman Khalid, Prof Maha El Tantawi, Dr Manfred Mario Kokou Accrombessi, Mostafa Dianati, Muthupandian Saravanan, Dr Mohammad Hassan Emamian, Dr Farshad Pourmalek

  26. The Prevalence and Associated Factors of Hypertension among Adults in Southern Ethiopia

    Article • International Journal of Chronic Diseases, April 2020, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Gebrekiros Gebremichael

  27. Trend of declining bed net utilization among pregnant women in Ethiopia: new data from the Arba Minch Health and Demographic Surveillance System, 2010–2016

    Article • Malaria Journal, April 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mr Mulugeta Shegaze Shimbre, Dr Teklemariam Gultie, Gebrekiros Gebremichael

  28. Socio-demographic correlates of availability of adequate iodine in household salt: a community-based cross-sectional study

    Article • BMC Research Notes, March 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Melkamu Merid Mengesha , Gebrekiros Gebremichael

  29. Determinants of uterine rupture among mothers who gave birth in Jinka and Arba Minch General Hospitals, institution-based case–control study, Southern Ethiopia, Ethiopia, 2019

    Article • Women s Health, January 2020, SAGE Publications

    Dr Teklemariam Gultie, Gebrekiros Gebremichael

  30. Assessment of cervical cancer services and cervical cancer related knowledge of health service providers in public health facilities in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

    Article • BMC Research Notes, October 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Gebrekiros Gebremichael

  31. Mapping 123 million neonatal, infant and child deaths between 2000 and 2017

    Article • Nature, October 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Amir Shamshirian, Dr Yuan-Pang Wang, Dr Vahid Rashedi, Professor Yousef Khader, ED Doris V. Ortega-Altamirano, Prof.Dr. Adnan Kisa, Professor Stefan Lorkowski, Professor HESHAM M. AL-MEKHLAFI, Professor Andrew Toyin Olagunju, Dr Shariful Islam, Prof Joel Msafiri Francis, Dr Fakher Rahim, Dr. Bolajoko O. Olusanya, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Gebrekiros Gebremichael, Dr Olayinka Stephen Ilesanmi, Dr solomon Olum, Prof Maha El Tantawi, Dr Garumma TOLU FEYISSA, Dr Mohammad Hassan Emamian

  32. Global, Regional, and National Cancer Incidence, Mortality, Years of Life Lost, Years Lived With Disability, and Disability-Adjusted Life-Years for 29 Cancer Groups, 1990 to 2017

    Article • JAMA Oncology, September 2019, American Medical Association (AMA)

    Amir Shamshirian, Dr Andre Luiz Sena Guimaraes, Dr Garumma TOLU FEYISSA, Mr Raimundas Lunevicius, Dr Senthilkumar Balakrishnan, Professor Yousef Khader, ED Doris V. Ortega-Altamirano, Prof.Dr. Adnan Kisa, Professor Mihajlo (Michael) Jakovljevic MD, PhD, MAE, Professor Andrew Toyin Olagunju, Dr Shariful Islam, Dr Fakher Rahim, Mr. Alex Yeshaneh, Gebrekiros Gebremichael, Professor Ashraf Fawzy Nabhan, Professor Vijay Kumar Chattu, Dr. Mohammad Hossein Khosravi, kebadnew Mulatu Mihretie, Dr Mohammad Hassan Emamian, Dr Farshad Pourmalek

  33. Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and mortality of HIV, 1980–2017, and forecasts to 2030, for 195 countries and territories: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study 2017

    Article • The Lancet HIV, August 2019, Elsevier

    Daniel Asmelash , Kathryn H. Jacobsen, Professor Yousef Khader, Prof.Dr. Adnan Kisa, Professor Andrew Toyin Olagunju, Dr Bereket Duko , Dr Fakher Rahim, Mr. Anemaw A. Asrat, Gebrekiros Gebremichael, Professor Vijay Kumar Chattu, Dr Olayinka Stephen Ilesanmi, Dr solomon Olum, Melese Reta, Mr Nauman Khalid, Dr Garumma TOLU FEYISSA, Muthupandian Saravanan

  34. Perinatal Depression and Associated Factors among Mothers in Southern Ethiopia: Evidence from Arba Minch Zuria Health and Demographic Surveillance Site

    Article • Psychiatry Journal, January 2018, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Desta Haftu, Gebrekiros Gebremichael

  35. Magnitude of occupational injury and associated factors among factory workers in Ethiopia: The case of Mugher Cement Factory

    Article • Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology, December 2017, Academic Journals

    Gebrekiros Gebremichael

  36. Water handling and low cost treatment practice of peoples living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in Arba Minch Town, Southern Ethiopia, 2016

    Article • Journal of AIDS and HIV Research, August 2017, Academic Journals

    Gebrekiros Gebremichael

  37. Magnitude of double burden of malnutrition and its associated factors among selected in-school adolescents: Evidence from South Ethiopia

    Article • International Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism, May 2017, Academic Journals

    Desta Haftu, Gebrekiros Gebremichael

  38. Water, sanitation and hygiene practice and associated factors among HIV infected people in Arba Minch town, Southern Ethiopia

    Article • Journal of Water and Health, May 2017, IWA Publishing

    Desta Haftu, Gebrekiros Gebremichael

  39. The Prevalence and Associated Factors of Occupational Injury among Workers in Arba Minch Textile Factory, Southern Ethiopia: A Cross Sectional Study

    Article • Occupational Medicine & Health Affairs, January 2015, OMICS Publishing Group

    Gebrekiros Gebremichael