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  1. Global burden of enteric infectious diseases, diarrhoeal diseases, and corresponding aetiologies, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023

    Article • The Lancet Infectious Diseases, June 2026, Elsevier

    Dr. Tabarak Malik, Mohammad Qodrati, Javad Javidnia, Kamoru Ademola Adedokun, Prof Dr Mohmed Isaqali Karobari, Dr Syed Muhammad Yousaf Farooq, Asrat Agalu Abejew, Prof. PALASH MANDAL, Fitsum Bekele, Dr MEHNAZ KAMAL, Kathryn H. Jacobsen, Dr Kassaye Demeke Altaye, Prof. Kwabena Obeng Duedu, Mohammad Meshbahur Rahman, James-Paul Kretchy, Dr Senbagam Duraisamy, Dr Amr Hassan, Dr Sheikh M Alif, Professor KAMRAN ALI, Dr Fuad Hamdi Abuadas, Dr Ruth W Kimokoti

  2. Are there sex differences in the prevalence, patterns, and predictors of complementary and alternative medicine use in Ghana?

    Article • April 2026, Springer Science + Business Media

    James-Paul Kretchy

  3. Impact of caregivers’ perceptions of malaria on their hesitancy toward childhood malaria vaccination

    Article • Vaccine, April 2026, Elsevier

    James-Paul Kretchy

  4. Complementary and alternative medicine utilization for malaria prevention: A multi-site community-based cross-sectional study in Ghana

    Article • March 2026, openRxiv

    James-Paul Kretchy

  5. Avian influenza preparedness in Ghana: a cross-sectional assessment of knowledge, attitudes, and practices among residents of Nsawam-Adoagyiri Municipality, Eastern Region

    Article • BMC Public Health, March 2026, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Irene Ayi, James-Paul Kretchy

  6. Geographic, Demographic, and Cultural Influences on Mental Health Help-Seeking Attitudes of Ghanaian Junior High School Students

    Article • March 2026, Springer Science + Business Media

    James-Paul Kretchy

  7. Global, regional, and national burden of meningitis, its risk factors, and aetiologies, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023

    Article • The Lancet Neurology, March 2026, Elsevier

    Dr Muhammad Shahzad Aslam, Dr. Tabarak Malik, Asrat Agalu Abejew, Dr Mohmmad Khursheed Alam, Kamoru Ademola Adedokun, Prof Dr Mohmed Isaqali Karobari, Faiz Ullah Khan, Professor KAMRAN ALI, Dr MEHNAZ KAMAL, Prof. Manpreet Singh Bhatti, Dr Fuad Hamdi Abuadas, Dr Ruth W Kimokoti, Javad Javidnia, Dr. Mahmoud Nassar, Dr Shrikant Pawar, Dr Amin Mousavi Khaneghah, Dr Senbagam Duraisamy, Dr. Najim Z. Alshahrani, James-Paul Kretchy, Dr Priyadarshini Bhattacharjee, Dr. Alok Atreya, Dr Amr Hassan, Dr Sheikh M Alif

  8. Prevalence of Intestinal Parasitic Infections and Associated Factors Among Rural Ghanaian School Children: A Cross‐Sectional Study in Tokuroano, Krachi East Municipality

    Article • Public Health Challenges, January 2026, Wiley

    James-Paul Kretchy, Saviour ADJENTI

  9. Impact of caregivers’ perceptions of malaria on their hesitancy toward childhood malaria vaccination

    Article • January 2026, Elsevier

    James-Paul Kretchy

  10. Assessment of Knowledge and Attitudes of Undergraduate Students on Trichomoniasis in Ghana

    Article • Public Health Challenges, December 2025, Wiley

    James-Paul Kretchy

  11. Global burden of lower respiratory infections and aetiologies, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023

    Article • The Lancet Infectious Diseases, December 2025, Elsevier

    Professor KAMRAN ALI, Professor Alexandru Corlateanu, Dr. Mahmoud Nassar, Dr. Tabarak Malik, Dr Muhammad Shahzad Aslam, Dr Mohmmad Khursheed Alam, Dr. Georgios D Panos, Prof Dr Mohmed Isaqali Karobari, Dr Fuad Hamdi Abuadas, Professor Richard James Maude, Dr Syed Muhammad Yousaf Farooq, Dr Shrikant Pawar, Dr Amr Hassan, Assistant Professor Ashok Pandey, Dr Ruth W Kimokoti, Yihun Miskir, Sumaira Mubarik, Kamoru Ademola Adedokun, Faiz Ullah Khan, Dr Arman Abdous, James-Paul Kretchy, Dr. Najim Z. Alshahrani, Prof. Manpreet Singh Bhatti, Asrat Agalu Abejew, Professor Yousef Khader, Dr Amin Mousavi Khaneghah, Dr Vijay Kumar Chattu, Dr Senbagam Duraisamy, Professor Muayyad M Ahmad, Dr Priyadarshini Bhattacharjee, Dr Sheikh M Alif

  12. Burden of 375 diseases and injuries, risk-attributable burden of 88 risk factors, and healthy life expectancy in 204 countries and territories, including 660 subnational locations, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study...

    Article • The Lancet, October 2025, Elsevier

    Professor Alexandru Corlateanu, Dr Muhammad Shahzad Aslam, Prof. Tomasz M. Karpiński, Xiaodong Sun, Adilson Marques, Dr Priyadarshini Bhattacharjee, Dr Emeka W. Dumbili, Dr Syed Muhammad Yousaf Farooq, Dr. Tabarak Malik, Mohammad Meshbahur Rahman, Prof. Dr Martin Siegel, Kamoru Ademola Adedokun, Dr Khurshid Ahmad, Dr Miyuru Chandradasa, Mr Ukachukwu Okoroafor Abaraogu, Dr MEHNAZ KAMAL, Asrat Agalu Abejew, Dr Mohmmad Khursheed Alam, Prof. Manpreet Singh Bhatti, Kathryn H. Jacobsen, Hosam Alzahrani, Prof Dr Mohmed Isaqali Karobari, Dr. Wenping Gong, Felix Nyande, Dr. Olumuyiwa James Peter, Dr Shankar M Bakkannavar, James-Paul Kretchy, Dr Fuad Hamdi Abuadas, Sayan Mitra, Dr Mohammed Kuddus, Dr Amin Mousavi Khaneghah, Dr. Alok Atreya, Professor Richard James Maude, Dr. Mahmoud Nassar, Dr Nazarii Kobyliak, Professor Yousef Khader, Dr. Georgios D Panos, Ejemai Eboreime, Dr Sheikh M Alif, Dr Isaac Koomson, Godfrey Rwegerera, Dr Shrikant Pawar, Dr Amr Hassan, Dr Fakher Rahim, Mr Anup Bhat, Dr Ruth W Kimokoti, Yihun Miskir, Faiz Ullah Khan, Dr Arman Abdous, Prof.Dr. Emad M. Abdallah, Dr Akshaya Srikanth Bhagavathula, Sandra Barteit, Dr Vijay Kumar Chattu, Dr Senbagam Duraisamy, Dr Apurba Patra, Dr. Najim Z. Alshahrani, Prince Peprah, Professor Muayyad M Ahmad, Professor Obinna Emmanuel Onwujekwe

  13. Global burden of 292 causes of death in 204 countries and territories and 660 subnational locations, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023

    Article • The Lancet, October 2025, Elsevier

    Professor Alexandru Corlateanu, Dr Syed Muhammad Yousaf Farooq, Prof. Tomasz M. Karpiński, Xiaodong Sun, Adilson Marques, Dr Priyadarshini Bhattacharjee, Dr Emeka W. Dumbili, Mohammad Meshbahur Rahman, Kamoru Ademola Adedokun, Dr Khurshid Ahmad, Dr Miyuru Chandradasa, Mr Ukachukwu Okoroafor Abaraogu, Dr MEHNAZ KAMAL, Asrat Agalu Abejew, Dr Mohmmad Khursheed Alam, Towhid Hasan, Kathryn H. Jacobsen, Hosam Alzahrani, Dr Mohammed Kuddus, Dr. Olumuyiwa James Peter, Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu, Prof Dr Mohmed Isaqali Karobari, Dr. Wenping Gong, Mr Anup Bhat, Felix Nyande, James-Paul Kretchy, Dr Fuad Hamdi Abuadas, Sayan Mitra, Dr Amin Mousavi Khaneghah, Dr. Alok Atreya, Professor Richard James Maude, Dr. Mahmoud Nassar, Dr. Georgios D Panos, Dr Adekunle Sanyaolu, Ejemai Eboreime, Dr Sheikh M Alif, Dr Isaac Koomson, Godfrey Rwegerera, Dr Shrikant Pawar, Dr Amr Hassan, Dr Fakher Rahim, Dr Ruth W Kimokoti, Yihun Miskir, Liliana Faria, Dr Nazarii Kobyliak, Dr Arman Abdous, Prof.Dr. Emad M. Abdallah, Dr Akshaya Srikanth Bhagavathula, Professor Yousef Khader, Sandra Barteit, Dr Vijay Kumar Chattu, Mohamed Baklola, Professor mubashir zafar, Dr Apurba Patra, Prince Peprah, Professor Obinna Emmanuel Onwujekwe, Dr Jessica A Kerr

  14. Global age-sex-specific all-cause mortality and life expectancy estimates for 204 countries and territories and 660 subnational locations, 1950–2023: a demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023

    Article • The Lancet, October 2025, Elsevier

    Dr Muhammad Shahzad Aslam, Prof. Tomasz M. Karpiński, Adilson Marques, Dr Priyadarshini Bhattacharjee, Dr Emeka W. Dumbili, Dr Syed Muhammad Yousaf Farooq, Professor KAMRAN ALI, Kamoru Ademola Adedokun, Dr Khurshid Ahmad, Dr Miyuru Chandradasa, Mr Ukachukwu Okoroafor Abaraogu, Dr MEHNAZ KAMAL, Asrat Agalu Abejew, Dr Mohmmad Khursheed Alam, Towhid Hasan, Prof. Manpreet Singh Bhatti, Kathryn H. Jacobsen, Dr Mohammed Kuddus, Dr. Olumuyiwa James Peter, Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu, Prof Dr Mohmed Isaqali Karobari, Dr. Wenping Gong, Felix Nyande, Dr Dawit Zemedikun, James-Paul Kretchy, Ahmed BaHammam, Dr Fuad Hamdi Abuadas, Sayan Mitra, Professor Richard James Maude, Dr. Mahmoud Nassar, Dr. Georgios D Panos, Ejemai Eboreime, Dr Sheikh M Alif, Dr Isaac Koomson, Godfrey Rwegerera, Dr Shrikant Pawar, Dr Ruth W Kimokoti, Yihun Miskir, Dr Nazarii Kobyliak, Dr Arman Abdous, Prof.Dr. Emad M. Abdallah, Dr Akshaya Srikanth Bhagavathula, Dr Amin Mousavi Khaneghah, Dr Vijay Kumar Chattu, Dr Mohammad Hosein Amirzade-Iranaq, Dr Senbagam Duraisamy, Dr Apurba Patra, Dr. Najim Z. Alshahrani, Professor Muayyad M Ahmad, Professor Obinna Emmanuel Onwujekwe, Dr. Alok Atreya, Dr Jessica A Kerr

  15. Global, regional, and national sepsis incidence and mortality, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis

    Article • The Lancet Global Health, October 2025, Elsevier

    Dr Syed Muhammad Yousaf Farooq, Asrat Agalu Abejew, Mesfin Abebe, Felix Nyande, Kamoru Ademola Adedokun, Dr. Mahmoud Nassar, Dr Mohammed Kuddus, Dr. Najim Z. Alshahrani, Dr. Mohamed Omar Saad, Javad Javidnia, James-Paul Kretchy, Dr. Alok Atreya

  16. GBD 2023 Cardiovascular Disease Collaborators

    Article • Journal of the American College of Cardiology, September 2025, Elsevier

    Kamoru Ademola Adedokun, Dr Priyadarshini Bhattacharjee, Dr Emeka W. Dumbili, Prof. Tomasz M. Karpiński, Dr Muhammad Shahzad Aslam, Adilson Marques, Professor KAMRAN ALI, Dr. Tabarak Malik, Mohammad Meshbahur Rahman, Yihun Miskir, Dr Miyuru Chandradasa, Prof Dr Mohmed Isaqali Karobari, Assistant Professor Ashok Pandey, Dr. Olumuyiwa James Peter, James-Paul Kretchy, Dr Mohammed Kuddus, Prof. Dr Martin Siegel, Professor Richard James Maude, Dr Mohmmad Khursheed Alam, Dr. Georgios D Panos, Dr Sheikh M Alif, Dr Gowri Sivaramakrishnan, Godfrey Rwegerera, Dr Fakher Rahim, Dr Ruth W Kimokoti, Dr Syed Muhammad Yousaf Farooq, Dr Nazarii Kobyliak, Dr Amr Hassan, Prince Peprah, Faiz Ullah Khan, Dr. Mahmoud Nassar, Dr Akshaya Srikanth Bhagavathula, Professor Yousef Khader, Dr. Farrokh Habibzadeh, Dr Amin Mousavi Khaneghah, Sandra Barteit, Mesfin Abebe, Dr Vijay Kumar Chattu, Sok King Ong, Mr Ukachukwu Okoroafor Abaraogu, Professor Muayyad M Ahmad, Mr Anthony Kwame Morgan, Dr. Alok Atreya

  17. Global, regional, and national trends in routine childhood vaccination coverage from 1980 to 2023

    Article • The Lancet, June 2025, Elsevier

    Professor Alexandru Corlateanu, Dr Salah Thabit Al Awaidy, Prof. Tomasz M. Karpiński, Asrat Agalu Abejew, Dr. Tabarak Malik, Dr Muhammad Shahzad Aslam, Sumaira Mubarik, Dr Senbagam Duraisamy, Dr Adekunle Sanyaolu, Turki Alanzi, James-Paul Kretchy, Dr Mohammed Kuddus, Dr. Olumuyiwa James Peter, Kamoru Ademola Adedokun, Prof Dr Mohmed Isaqali Karobari, Dr Akshaya Srikanth Bhagavathula, Dr Syed Muhammad Yousaf Farooq, Dr Malik A. Althobiani, Dr Sheikh M Alif, Dr Khurshid Ahmad, Dr MEHNAZ KAMAL, Dr Shariful Islam, Dr Vijay Kumar Chattu, Dr Mohmmad Khursheed Alam, Felix Nyande, Dr. Alok Atreya, Professor Richard James Maude, Dr. Mahmoud Nassar, Dr. Georgios D Panos, Godfrey Rwegerera, Dr Shrikant Pawar, Dr Fakher Rahim, Dr Ruth W Kimokoti, Faiz Ullah Khan, Dr Arman Abdous, Prof.Dr. Emad M. Abdallah, Emmanuel Kumah, Prince Peprah, Mr Anthony Kwame Morgan, Professor Obinna Emmanuel Onwujekwe, Dr Priyadarshini Bhattacharjee

  18. Human Giardiasis in Ghana – A Scoping Review of Studies From 2004 to 2024

    Article • Health Science Reports, May 2025, Wiley

    James-Paul Kretchy, Prof. Irene Ayi

  19. Schistosomiasis Interventions in Africa: Assessment and Systematic Review

    Article • Journal of Parasitology Research, January 2025, Wiley

    James-Paul Kretchy, Prof. Irene Ayi

  20. Global, Regional, and National Sepsis Incidence and Mortality, 1990–2021: Analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021

    Article • January 2025, Elsevier

    James-Paul Kretchy, Dr. Mahmoud Nassar, Dr. Najim Z. Alshahrani

  21. Trends in publication and collaboration of health-themed systematic reviews before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: A bibliometric study

    Article • Narra X, May 2024, Narra T

    Professor Yousef Khader, Professor Sandro Vento, Dr. Robert Jeffrey Edwards, James-Paul Kretchy, Assocoiate Professor Marius Rademaker

  22. Contamination of herbal medicinal products in low-and-middle-income countries: A systematic review

    Article • Heliyon, September 2023, Elsevier

    James-Paul Kretchy

  23. Nonpharmaceutical interventions reduce the incidence and mortality of COVID‐19: A study based on the survey from the International COVID‐19 Research Network (ICRN)

    Article • Journal of Medical Virology, January 2023, Wiley

    Professor Yousef Khader, Dr. Robert Jeffrey Edwards, Dr Katarzyna L Kotfis, James-Paul Kretchy

  24. Hesitancy towards COVID-19 vaccination: The role of personality traits, anti-vaccine attitudes and illness perception

    Article • PLOS Global Public Health, December 2022, PLOS

    James-Paul Kretchy

  25. Soil-Transmissible Helminths Infections; Diagnosis, Transmission Dynamics, and Disease Management Strategies in Low-and Middle-Income Countries

    Article • October 2022, IntechOpen

    James-Paul Kretchy

  26. Acute severe hepatitis of unknown etiology in children: A mini-review

    Article • Narra J, June 2022, Narra T

    Professor Yousef Khader, Professor Sandro Vento, James-Paul Kretchy

  27. Acute Severe Hepatitis of Unknown Etiology in Children: A Mini-Review

    Article • May 2022, MDPI AG

    Professor Yousef Khader, Dr Katarzyna L Kotfis, James-Paul Kretchy, Assocoiate Professor Marius Rademaker

  28. Utilization of complementary and alternative medicine for the prevention of COVID-19 infection in Ghana: A national cross-sectional online survey

    Article • Preventive Medicine Reports, December 2021, Elsevier

    James-Paul Kretchy

  29. Evaluating antimicrobial prescribing in a Tertiary Healthcare Institution in Nigeria

    Article • Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice, November 2021, Taylor & Francis

    James-Paul Kretchy

  30. The prevalence and risks of antibiotic self-medication in residents of a rural community in Accra, Ghana

    Article • Scientific African, November 2021, Elsevier

    James-Paul Kretchy

  31. Unravelling the Perspectives of Day and Night Traders in Selected Markets within a Sub-Saharan African City with a Malaria Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Survey

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, March 2021, MDPI AG

    Kevin Adutwum-Ofosu, James-Paul Kretchy

  32. The Incidence, Intensity, and Risk Factors for Soil Transmissible Helminthes Infections among Waste Handlers in a Large Coastal Periurban Settlement in Southern Ghana

    Article • Journal of Environmental and Public Health, March 2021, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Prof. Irene Ayi, James-Paul Kretchy

  33. Risk of faecal pollution among waste handlers in a resource-deprived coastal peri-urban settlement in Southern Ghana

    Article • PLOS One, October 2020, PLOS

    Prof. Irene Ayi, James-Paul Kretchy

  34. Evaluation of One-Year Antibiotics Utilization in the Adult Outpatient Pharmacy of a Nigerian Tertiary Health Institution

    Article • July 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    James-Paul Kretchy

  35. Medication management and adherence during the COVID-19 pandemic: Perspectives and experiences from low-and middle-income countries

    Article • Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, April 2020, Elsevier

    James-Paul Kretchy

  36. Neck, Wrist and Back Pain Among Solid Waste Collectors: Case Study of a Ghanaian Waste Management Company

    Article • The Open Public Health Journal, November 2013, Bentham Science Publishers

    James-Paul Kretchy