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  1. Challenges in implementing the WHO-recommended package of care for advanced HIV disease

    Article • PLOS One, January 2026, PLOS

    Temesgen Leka Lerango

  2. Inappropriate treatment of hospital-acquired infections and associated factors among admitted adults in Wolaita Zone hospitals, Southern Ethiopia: A multi-center cross-sectional study

    Article • PLOS One, December 2025, PLOS

    Asst.Professor Hailu Chare Koyra, Temesgen Leka Lerango, Abera Abiye

  3. Undiagnosed hypertension and associated factors among older adults in Gedeo zone, southern Ethiopia: A mixed methods approach

    Article • PLOS One, May 2025, PLOS

    Temesgen Leka Lerango

  4. Predictors and time to poor management outcomes among pediatric patients hospitalized with pneumonia in the Gedeo Zone, southern Ethiopia: a prospective follow-up study

    Article • Frontiers in Pediatrics, January 2025, Frontiers

    Temesgen Leka Lerango

  5. Global, regional, and national burden of HIV/AIDS, 1990–2021, and forecasts to 2050, for 204 countries and territories: the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021

    Article • The Lancet HIV, December 2024, Elsevier

    Assistant Professor Ashok Pandey, Sumaira Mubarik, Dr Senbagam Duraisamy, Professor Vijay Kumar Chattu, Dr arnaud Iradukunda, Hitesh Chopra, Dr Nelsensius Klau Fauk, Dr. Shamee Shastry, Prince Peprah, Kathryn H. Jacobsen, Denny John, Temesgen Leka Lerango, Godfrey Rwegerera, Natália Cruz-Martins, Dr Shrikant Pawar, Dr Fakher Rahim

  6. Forecasting the effects of smoking prevalence scenarios on years of life lost and life expectancy from 2022 to 2050: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021

    Article • The Lancet Public Health, October 2024, Elsevier

    Dr Mohammed Kuddus, Prof. Atanu Biswas, Professor Alexandru Corlateanu, Dr Amr Hassan, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Dr Sonu Bhaskar, Sok King Ong, Professor Yousef Khader, Dr Ibrahim Elsohaby, Dr Akshaya Srikanth Bhagavathula, Dr Nelsensius Klau Fauk, Dr Omotayo Francis Fagbule, Dr. Najim Z. Alshahrani, Dr Sheikh M Alif, Professor Vijay Kumar Chattu, Prince Peprah, Professor Tarek Tawfik Amin, Dr Shankar M Bakkannavar, Dr. Alok Atreya, Asrat Arja Wolde, Temesgen Leka Lerango, Natália Cruz-Martins, Dr Shrikant Pawar, Dr Fakher Rahim

  7. Advanced HIV disease and its predictors among newly diagnosed PLHIV in the Gedeo zone, southern Ethiopia

    Article • PLOS One, September 2024, PLOS

    Temesgen Leka Lerango

  8. Global burden of bacterial antimicrobial resistance 1990–2021: a systematic analysis with forecasts to 2050

    Article • The Lancet, September 2024, Elsevier

    Dr Mohammed Kuddus, Professor Yousef Khader, Dr Sonu Bhaskar, Professor Vijay Kumar Chattu, Prof. Mohsen Safaei, Dr Ibrahim Elsohaby, Dr Akshaya Srikanth Bhagavathula, Prince Peprah, Alexander Mathioudakis, Asrat Arja Wolde, Oluwaseun Ogundijo, Temesgen Leka Lerango, Natália Cruz-Martins, Dr Shrikant Pawar, Dr Fakher Rahim

  9. Global pattern, trend, and cross-country inequality of early musculoskeletal disorders from 1990 to 2019, with projection from 2020 to 2050

    Article • Med, June 2024, Elsevier

    Dr Yuan-Pang Wang, Dr Mohammed Kuddus, Dr Ali Fatehizadeh, Professor Yousef Khader, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Dr Manpreet Singh Bhatti, Mr Auwal Abdullahi, Dr Akshaya Srikanth Bhagavathula, Professor Vijay Kumar Chattu, Dr Vahid Rashedi, Prince Peprah, Dr. Farrokh Habibzadeh, Dr Mohamed Mesregah MD, Temesgen Leka Lerango, Natália Cruz-Martins, Mr. Amadou Barrow, Dr Shrikant Pawar, Dr Fakher Rahim

  10. 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, Dr. Alok Atreya, Professor Richard James Maude, Professor Bruno Ramos Nascimento, Dr. Georgios D Panos, Temesgen Leka Lerango, Godfrey Rwegerera, Dr. Shu Wang, Natália Cruz-Martins, Mr. Amadou Barrow, Dr Fakher Rahim, Dr Ruth W Kimokoti

  11. 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

    Article • The Lancet, May 2024, Elsevier

    Dr Yuan-Pang Wang, Deborah Aluh, Dr Sonu Bhaskar, Dr Senbagam Duraisamy, Ts. Dr Adel Al-Gheethi, Dr Mohammad Sami Alwardat, Assistant Professor Ashok Pandey, Dr Madhan Balasubramanian, Professor Yousef Khader, Professor Alexandru Corlateanu, Dr Amr Hassan, Sumaira Mubarik, Dr Javad Sharifi Rad, Prof. Atanu Biswas, Dr Mohammed Kuddus, Dr Ali Fatehizadeh, Dr Akram Mahmoud Asbeutah, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Dr Vahid Rashedi, Sok King Ong, Dr Manpreet Singh Bhatti, Dr. Farrokh Habibzadeh, Mr Kanwar Hamza Shuja, 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 Omotayo Francis Fagbule, Dr. Najim Z. Alshahrani, Gizachew Taddesse AKALU, Dr Jessica A Kerr, Dr Sheikh M Alif, Sandra Barteit, Prince Peprah, Dr. Bolajoko O. Olusanya, Kathryn H. Jacobsen, Mesfin Abebe, Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu, Alexander Mathioudakis, Dr Shankar M Bakkannavar, Dr. Alok Atreya, Professor Bruno Ramos Nascimento, Temesgen Leka Lerango, Dr. Shu Wang, Natália Cruz-Martins, Mr. Amadou Barrow, Dr Shrikant Pawar, Dr Fakher Rahim, Dr Ruth W Kimokoti

  12. Tripled likelihood: polypharmacy increases the occurrence of drug therapy problems in hospitalized pediatric patients

    Article • Frontiers in Pharmacology, April 2024, Frontiers

    Asst.Professor Hailu Chare Koyra, Temesgen Leka Lerango

  13. Health professionals’ intention to leave their job from public health facilities and associated factors in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Article • Ethiopian Medical Journal, April 2024, African Journals Online (AJOL)

    Temesgen Leka Lerango

  14. Global, regional, and national incidence and mortality burden of non-COVID-19 lower respiratory infections and aetiologies, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021

    Article • The Lancet Infectious Diseases, April 2024, Elsevier

    Dr Priyadarshini Bhattacharjee, Ts. Dr Adel Al-Gheethi, Dr. Tungki Pratama Umar, Professor Vijay Kumar Chattu, Shumaila Nargus, Dr. Prince Michael Amegbor, Prince Peprah, Dr. Farrokh Habibzadeh, Alexander Mathioudakis, Temesgen Leka Lerango, Dr Fakher Rahim

  15. Global Health Trends 1950–2021: Impact of COVID-19 on Mortality and Population Growth

    Article • The Lancet, March 2024, Elsevier

    Shumaila Nargus, Gerald Chi, Dr Edmond Sanganyado, ED Doris V. Ortega-Altamirano, Dr Manpreet Singh Bhatti, Dr Mohammed Kuddus, Mr Ferry Efendi, Dr Senbagam Duraisamy, Sumaira Mubarik, Dr arnaud Iradukunda, Prof Tommi Vasankari, Dr Yuan-Pang Wang, Prof. Muayyad M Ahmad, Prof. Atanu Biswas, Javier Abednego Magaña Gomez, Dr Sonu Bhaskar, Ts. Dr Adel Al-Gheethi, Assistant Professor Ashok Pandey, Dr. Tungki Pratama Umar, Dr Amr Hassan, Dr Javad Sharifi Rad, Dr Ali Fatehizadeh, Mr. Ahmednur Adem Aliyi, Dr SeyedAhmad SeyedAlinaghi, Mr Nauman Khalid, Dr Vahid Rashedi, Dr Amin Mousavi Khaneghah, Prof Maha El Tantawi, Sok King Ong, Dr Deneshkumar V, Ejemai Eboreime, Dr. Farrokh Habibzadeh, Dr. Georgios D Panos, Mr Kanwar Hamza Shuja, Turki Alanzi, Hitesh Chopra, Mr Auwal Abdullahi, Dr Ibrahim Elsohaby, Dr Akshaya Srikanth Bhagavathula, Dr Nelsensius Klau Fauk, Dr Pallav Sengupta, Gizachew Taddesse AKALU, Dr Jessica A Kerr, Dr Sheikh M Alif, Dr Shariful Islam, Professor Vijay Kumar Chattu, 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, Dr Shankar M Bakkannavar, Dr. Alok Atreya, Professor Richard James Maude, Professor Bruno Ramos Nascimento, Temesgen Leka Lerango, Godfrey Rwegerera, Natália Cruz-Martins, Mr. Amadou Barrow, Dr Shrikant Pawar, Dr Fakher Rahim, Dr Ruth W Kimokoti

  16. Global, regional, and national burden of disorders affecting the nervous system, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021

    Article • The Lancet Neurology, March 2024, Elsevier

    Shumaila Nargus, Gerald Chi, ED Doris V. Ortega-Altamirano, Dr Senbagam Duraisamy, Sumaira Mubarik, Professor Yousef Khader, Prof Tommi Vasankari, Dr Yuan-Pang Wang, Prof. Atanu Biswas, Dr Sonu Bhaskar, Ts. Dr Adel Al-Gheethi, Assistant Professor Ashok Pandey, Dr Amr Hassan, Dr Ali Fatehizadeh, Mr. Ahmednur Adem Aliyi, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Dr Vahid Rashedi, Sok King Ong, Musa Ali, Dr. Farrokh Habibzadeh, Hitesh Chopra, Mr Auwal Abdullahi, Professor Richard John Gray, Dr Ibrahim Elsohaby, Dr Mohammad Hosein Amirzade-Iranaq, Fariborz Ghaffarpasand, Dr Pallav Sengupta, Dr Sheikh M Alif, Dr Shariful Islam, Professor Vijay Kumar Chattu, Dr. Bolajoko O. Olusanya, Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu, Dr. Alok Atreya, Professor Richard James Maude, Jawad Fares, Professor Bruno Ramos Nascimento, Temesgen Leka Lerango, Dr. Shu Wang, Natália Cruz-Martins, Mr. Amadou Barrow, Professor SHAJI K S, Dr Shrikant Pawar, Dr Fakher Rahim, Dr Ruth W Kimokoti

  17. TB Trends and WHO Goals: Global Age-Specific Analysis 1990-2021

    Article • The Lancet Infectious Diseases, March 2024, Elsevier

    Mr Ferry Efendi, Ts. Dr Adel Al-Gheethi, Dr. Tungki Pratama Umar, Dr Akshaya Srikanth Bhagavathula, Professor Vijay Kumar Chattu, Prince Peprah, Pritik A Shah, Professor Richard James Maude, Temesgen Leka Lerango, Natália Cruz-Martins, Dr Shrikant Pawar, Dr Fakher Rahim

  18. Global fertility in 204 countries and territories, 1950–2021, with forecasts to 2100: a comprehensive demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021

    Article • The Lancet, March 2024, Elsevier

    Dr Mohammed Kuddus, Dr Senbagam Duraisamy, Deborah Aluh, Sumaira Mubarik, Prof Tommi Vasankari, Dr Yuan-Pang Wang, Prof. Muayyad M Ahmad, Prof. Atanu Biswas, Dr Sonu Bhaskar, Ts. Dr Adel Al-Gheethi, Dr Madhan Balasubramanian, ED Doris V. Ortega-Altamirano, Dr Amr Hassan, Dr Javad Sharifi Rad, Dr Ali Fatehizadeh, Dr Amin Mousavi Khaneghah, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Dr SeyedAhmad SeyedAlinaghi, Mr Nauman Khalid, Prof Maha El Tantawi, Dr Deneshkumar V, Dr Manpreet Singh Bhatti, Dr. Farrokh Habibzadeh, Dr. Georgios D Panos, Mr Kanwar Hamza Shuja, Turki Alanzi, Hitesh Chopra, Mr Auwal Abdullahi, Dr Ibrahim Elsohaby, Dr Akshaya Srikanth Bhagavathula, Dr Nelsensius Klau Fauk, Dr Pallav Sengupta, Gizachew Taddesse AKALU, Dr Sheikh M Alif, Professor Vijay Kumar Chattu, Dr Vahid Rashedi, Sandra Barteit, Prince Peprah, Dr. Bolajoko O. Olusanya, Pritik A Shah, Mesfin Abebe, Professor Muayyad M Ahmad, Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu, Professor Tarek Tawfik Amin, Dr. Alok Atreya, Professor Richard James Maude, Professor Bruno Ramos Nascimento, Temesgen Leka Lerango, Dr. Shu Wang, Natália Cruz-Martins, Dr Fakher Rahim, Dr Ruth W Kimokoti

  19. Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risks, 1990-2022

    Article • Journal of the American College of Cardiology, December 2023, Elsevier

    Gerald Chi, Shumaila Nargus, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Laszlo Lorenzovici, Dr. Saurab Sharma, Ph.D., Dr. Tungki Pratama Umar, ED Doris V. Ortega-Altamirano, Dr Mohammed Kuddus, Prof Tommi Vasankari, Dr Yuan-Pang Wang, Prof. Muayyad M Ahmad, Javier Abednego Magaña Gomez, Dr Amr Hassan, Dr Ali Fatehizadeh, Dr Dawit Zemedikun, Prof Maha El Tantawi, Dr. Prince Michael Amegbor, Mr Auwal Abdullahi, Dr Akshaya Srikanth Bhagavathula, Ayele Abebe, Dr Jessica A Kerr, Sandra Barteit, Dr. Farrokh Habibzadeh, Pritik A Shah, Professor Muayyad M Ahmad, Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu, Professor Tarek Tawfik Amin, Dr Shankar M Bakkannavar, Professor Richard James Maude, Professor Bruno Ramos Nascimento, Temesgen Leka Lerango, Dr Shrikant Pawar, Dr Fakher Rahim, Dr Ruth W Kimokoti

  20. Night blindness and associated factors among pregnant women in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis

    Article • Ethiopian Medical Journal, October 2023, African Journals Online (AJOL)

    Mesfin Abebe, Temesgen Leka Lerango

  21. Incidence and predictors of treatment failure among children with HIV on first-line antiretroviral therapy in Wolaita zone, Southern Ethiopia: A multicenter retrospective cohort study

    Article • Heliyon, October 2023, Elsevier

    Temesgen Leka Lerango

  22. Variability and awareness of obstetric fistula among women of reproductive age in sub-Saharan African countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis

    Article • Heliyon, August 2023, Elsevier

    Mesfin Abebe, Temesgen Leka Lerango

  23. Self-medication practice among pregnant women in Wolaita Zone, Southern Ethiopia: An institutionally based cross-sectional study

    Article • Heliyon, March 2023, Elsevier

    Dr. Asres Bedaso Tilahune, Mr. Eshetu Andarge Zeleke, Dr Bereket Duko , Temesgen Leka Lerango