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

Affiliated Authors: Gray AP, Chung E, Hsu RL, Araki DT, Bhutta ZA, et al.

Date: December 2025

Digital transformation and the Immunization Agenda 2030.

Affiliated Authors: Chopra M, Wolff C, Bhutta ZA, Checchi F, Johri M, et al.

Date: December 2025

Asynchronous teledentistry for caries detection: a diagnostic accuracy study.

Affiliated Authors: Nooruddin A, Khalid A, Suresh S, Naved N, Das JK, et al.

Date: December 2025

Impact of the intensive infant and young child feeding counseling intervention program on the prevention of wasting and nutritional edema in infants and children up to 5 years old: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Affiliated Authors: Rahim KA, Padhani ZA, Ali A, Das JK, Bhutta ZA, et al.

Date: December 2025

Rewarding behavior change in rural communities: pathways for a sustained inclusive change for child health.

Affiliated Authors: Ali SS, Tabassum F, Delawalla Z, Asim M, Bhutta ZA, et al.

Date: December 2025

Advancing women, maternal, newborn, and child health equity.

Affiliated Authors: Abdool Karim Q, Mohan J, Bhutta ZA

Date: November 2025

Global Burden of Disease 2023: challenges and opportunities for a growing collaboration.

Affiliated Authors: Bhutta ZA

Date: November 2025

Determinants of exclusive breastfeeding in Tanzania: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Affiliated Authors: Noorani M, Osman R, Abeid M, Das JK, Bhutta ZA

Date: November 2025

Who protects the children and women of Sudan?

Affiliated Authors: Dominguez GB, Sharma N, Mahmoud L, Dahab M, Bhutta ZA, et al.

Date: October 2025

The impact of the Central Asia Stunting Initiative on stunting among children under five years old in Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral, Pakistan.

Affiliated Authors: Hussain I, Chauhadry IA, Umer M, Nisa N, Bhutta ZA, et al.

Date: October 2025

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.

Affiliated Authors: GBD 2023 Causes of Death Collaborators, Bhutta ZA

Date: October 2025

Community-based mental health screening and referral for flood-affected women in rural Pakistan: an intervention feasibility study protocol.

Affiliated Authors: Das JK, Rasul F, Rabbani F, Tabassum F, Bhutta ZA, et al.

Date: October 2025

Documenting atrocity: child malnutrition in Gaza.

Affiliated Authors: Bhutta ZA, Fanzo J, Wise PH

Date: October 2025

Causes and risk factors for deaths in young infants in South Asia: the ANISA prospective population-based observational cohort study.

Affiliated Authors: Darmstadt GL, Abdalla S, Islam MS, El Arifeen S, Bhutta ZA, et al.

Date: November 2025

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.

Affiliated Authors: GBD 2023 Demographics Collaborators, Das JK

Date: October 2025

Improving the reporting on health equity in observational research (STROBE-Equity): extension checklist and elaboration.

Affiliated Authors: Dewidar O, Shamseer L, Melendez-Torres GJ, Akl EA, Ramke J, Bhutta ZA, et al.

Date: September 2025

Comparative growth of children who are HIV-exposed and uninfected with those who are HIV-unexposed and uninfected at age 1 and 2 years in South Africa: a prospective cohort study.

Affiliated Authors: Carlqvist A, INTERBIO-21st Consortium, Norris S, Quigley MA, Hemelaar J, et al.

Date: September 2025

Corrigendum to “Comparative study of humoral and cellular immunity against SARS-CoV-2 induced by different COVID-19 vaccine types: insights into protection against wildtype, Delta and JN.1 omicron strains” [Vaccine 59 (2025) 127270].

Affiliated Authors: Hasan Z, Masood KI, Qaiser S, Kanji A, Mwendwa F, Bhutta ZA, et al.

Date: September 2025

Food Acquisition, Preparation, and Consumption Practices in South Asia: A Scoping Review of Assessment Tools

Affiliated Authors: Patwardhan S, Boncyk M, Avula R, Blake CE, Akter F, Das JK, et al.

Date: September 2025

Effectiveness of financial relief interventions for the prevention of wasting in children up to 5 years at risk of wasting and nutritional oedema: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Affiliated Authors: Salam RA, Rahim KA, Padhani ZA, Ali A, Das JK, Bhutta ZA, et al.

Date: August 2025

Diet and Care Mediate the Effects of Parenting and Nutrition Interventions on Childhood Infections.

Affiliated Authors: Ali NB, Rizvi A, Siyal S, Fawzi WW, Yousafzai AK, et al.

Date: September 2025

Response to letter from Dr. Arti Maria: “Priority neonatal interventions are powerful – when rooted in nurturing care.”

Affiliated Authors: Bhutta ZA, Vaivada T, Das JK

Date: September 2025

Enhancing health workforce capacity through life skills-based interventions: evidence from Pakistan on reducing gender-based violence.

Affiliated Authors: Ali TS, Merchant A, Qamar W, Memon ZA, Barolia R, Bhutta ZA

Date: August 2025

The famines in Gaza and other conflict areas are a moral failure.

Affiliated Authors: Osendarp S, Haddad L, Fabrizio C, Andridge C, Black RE, Bhutta ZA, et al.

Date: August 2025

Severe cardiopulmonary complications of ketamine: acute pulmonary edema in a cardiac patient.

Affiliated Authors: Shahzad T, Bhutta ZA, Rehman MAU

Date: August 2025

Enablers and barriers to online and e-learning for health professionals in Pakistan: a formative research.

Affiliated Authors: Ladhani ZS, Khan AM, Bhutta ZA, et al.

Date: July 2025

Women in science: bridging gaps in basic sciences.

Affiliated Authors: Kumari B, Hussain NF, Kennedy SH, Papageorghiou AT, Das JK, Bhutta ZA

Date: August 2025

Comparative performance of ChatGPT, Gemini, and final-year emergency medicine clerkship students in answering multiple-choice questions: implications for the use of AI in medical education.

Affiliated Authors: Al-Thani SN, Anjum S, Bhutta ZA, Bashir S, Majeed MA, et al.

Date: August 2025

Micronutrients Associated With Anemia in School-age Children and Adolescents 2005–2018: BRINDA Project.

Affiliated Authors: Werner R, Luo H, Liu L, Wang Y, Geng J, Bhutta ZA, et al.

Date: August 2025

Adverse impacts of copper oxide nanoparticles on Rattus norvegicus: provocation of oxidative stress and depletion of antioxidant enzymes in multiple visceral organs.

Affiliated Authors: Mustafa G, Hussain R, Afzal G, Jabeen G, Ghaffar A, Bhutta ZA, et al.

Date: July 2025

Evaluation of community-based heat adaptation interventions: a systematic review

Affiliated Authors: Das JK, Kumari B, Rahman AR, Azhar M, Bhutta ZA, et al.

Date: July 2025

Contribution of maternal adherence to the effect of multiple micronutrient supplementation during pregnancy: a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis

Affiliated Authors: Smith ER, Gomes F, Adu-Afarwuah S, Aguayo VM, Bhutta ZA, et al.

Date: July 2025

Maternal multiple micronutrient supplementation in rural Pakistan increased some milk micronutrient concentrations, but not infant growth, at three months postpartum: a randomized controlled trial substudy

Affiliated Authors: Baxter JB, Wasan Y, Daniel AI, Begum K, Bhutta ZA, et al.

Date: July 2025

A prospective cluster randomized trial of an interventions bundle to reduce inappropriate antibiotic use for upper respiratory tract infections in the outpatient setting

Affiliated Authors: Butt AA, Shams S, Jabeen A, Al-Nuaimi AA, Bhutta ZA, et al.

Date: July 2025

Impact of integrating family planning with maternal and child health on uptake of contraception: a quasi-experimental study in rural Sindh, Pakistan

Affiliated Authors: Memon Z, Ahmed W, Muhammad S, Haider F, Bhutta ZA, et al.

Date: July 2025

Human milk banking: challenges and opportunities for Pakistan

Affiliated Authors: Bhutta ZA

Date: July 2025

Creating cohesive communities: using Conditional-Collective-Community-Based Incentives to change social norms on polio immunization in Pakistan

Affiliated Authors: Tabassum F, Delawalla Z, Mirani M, Khan ZA, Das JK, et al.

Date: June 2025

A cross-sectional analysis of the impact of lady health worker visits in the prenatal and postnatal period on the uptake of continuum of care interventions and childhood mortality in Pakistan

Affiliated Authors: Muhammad S, Memon ZA, Mian A, Wasan Y, Bhutta ZA, et al.

Date: June 2025

Sexual and reproductive health in Pakistan: a qualitative exploratory study of gender roles, family planning and adolescent health in Chitral, Gilgit-Baltistan and Sindh

Affiliated Authors: Ali TS, Asif N, Adnan F, Farooq M, Shahid S, Bhutta ZA, et al.

Date: June 2025

Comparative study of humoral and cellular immunity against SARS-CoV-2 induced by different COVID-19 vaccine types: Insights into protection against wildtype, Delta and JN.1 omicron strains

Affiliated Authors: Hasan Z, Masood KI, Qaiser S, Kanji A, Mwendwa F, Bhutta ZA, et al.

Date: June 2025

Born Too Soon: learning from the past to accelerate action in the next decade

Affiliated Authors: Gruending A, Lawn JE, Reid A, Langlois EV, Bhutta ZA, et al.

Date: June 2025

Born Too Soon: Care for small and sick newborns, evidence for investment and implementation

Affiliated Authors: Murless-Collins S, Ezeaka VC, Masoud NS, Walker K, Bhutta ZA, et al.

Date: June 2025

Evaluation of Bovine Lactoferrin for Prevention of Late-Onset Sepsis in Low-Birth-Weight Infants: A Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial

Affiliated Authors: Ariff S, Soofi SB, Jiwani U, Aamir A, Rizvi A, et al.

Date: May 2025

Automated oxygen control in preterm babies on respiratory support: protocol for a randomised crossover trial

Affiliated Authors: Yousuf HMA, Hussain AS, Schmolzer GM, Hoodbhoy Z, Rizvi A, et al.

Date: May 2025

Identifying and addressing the factors that impact maternal and perinatal deaths using facility-based death audit review system and integrating community engagement: a mixed-methods study

Affiliated Authors: Memon Z, Ahmed W, Muhammad S, Soofi S, Bhutta ZA, et al.

Date: May 2025

"Putting America First" - Undermining Health for Populations at Home and Abroad

Affiliated Authors: Duggan CP, Bhutta ZA

Date: May 2025

Improving primary health-care services in LMIC cities

Affiliated Authors: Lilford RJ, Daniels B, McPake B, Bhutta ZA, Mash R, et al.

Date: May 2025

Physiologically based serum ferritin thresholds for iron deficiency among women and children from Africa, Asia, Europe, and central America: a multinational comparative study

Affiliated Authors: Addo OY, Mei Z, Jefferds MED, Jenkins M, Flores-Ayala R, Bhutta ZA, et al.

Date: May 2025

Supply-side and demand-side factors affecting allopathic primary care service delivery in low-income and middle-income country cities

Affiliated Authors: Lilford RJ, Daniels B, McPake B, Bhutta ZA, Mash R, et al.

Date: May 2025

Small for gestational age comprises heterogeneous subgroups with distinct patterns of neonatal morbidity, postnatal growth, and neurodevelopmental outcomes up to age 2

Affiliated Authors: Papageorghiou AT, Restrepo-Méndez MC, McGready R, Bhutta ZA, Kennedy SH, et al.

Date: May 2025

Stepping back from the brink: time for reason and rapprochement between India and Pakistan

Affiliated Authors: Bhutta ZA, Nagral S, Reddy S, Nundy S, et al.

Date: May 2025

Community-Based Child Food Interventions/Supplements for the Prevention of Wasting in Children Up to 5 Years at Risk of Wasting and Nutritional Oedema: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Affiliated Authors: Lassi ZS, Padhani ZA, Ali A, Rahim KA, Azhar M, Das JK, Bhutta ZA, et al.

Date: August 2025

A qualitative study on behavioral and social drivers of COVID-19 vaccine amongst refugees and migrants in Pakistan

Affiliated Authors: Padhani ZA, Khan MH, Yasin R, Rahman AR, Das JK, Bhutta ZA, et al.

Date: April 2025

Social sector drivers and stunting reduction in Pakistan: A subnational analysis

Affiliated Authors: Ataullahjan A, Keats EC, Habib MA, Islam M, Confreda E, Rizvi A, Bhutta ZA, et al.

Date: April 2025

Implications of the USAID U-turn on women's health globally

Affiliated Authors: Bhutta ZA, Rulisa S

Date: April 2025

A mixed-methods study of the drivers of stunting reduction among children under-5 in Sierra Leone, 2005-2017

Affiliated Authors: Jalloh UH, Koroma AS, Gaffey MF, Confreda E, Bhutta ZA, et al.

Date: April 2025

What works for reducing stunting in low-income and middle-income countries? Cumulative learnings from the Global Stunting Exemplars Project

Affiliated Authors: Bhutta ZA, Islam M, Gaffey MF, Victora CG, Menon P, et al.

Date: April 2025

What works for anemia reduction among women of reproductive age? Synthesized findings from the exemplars in anemia project

Affiliated Authors: Bhutta ZA, Keats EC, Owais A, González-Fernández D, Udomkesmalee E, et al.

Date: April 2025

A mixed-methods study of the drivers of stunting reduction among children under five in Nigeria, 2008-2018

Affiliated Authors: Orimadegun AE, Jegede AS, Gaffey MF, Olufadewa I, Bhutta ZA, et al.

Date: April 2025

A mixed-methods study of the drivers of stunting reduction among children under five in Ghana, 2003-2017

Affiliated Authors: Otoo GE, Gaffey MF, Confreda E, Somaskandan A, Bhutta ZA, et al.

Date: April 2025

Evidence on Strategies for Integrating Nutrition Interventions with Health and Immunization Systems in Conflict-affected Areas of Low- and Lower-middle-income Settings-A Systematic Review

Affiliated Authors: Khan AM, Carducci B, Muralidharan O, Bhutta ZA

Date: August 2025

Strengthening the paediatric clinical trial ecosystem to better inform policy and programmes

Affiliated Authors: Berkley JA, Walson JL, Gray G, Russell F, Bhutta ZA, et al.

Date: April 2025

Optimizing pre-conception care in South Asia

Affiliated Authors: Bhutta ZA, Diamond-Smith N, Lamichhane P

Date: April 2025

The 2025 report of the Lancet Countdown to 2030 for women's, children's, and adolescents' health: tracking progress on health and nutrition

Affiliated Authors: Amouzou A, Barros AJD, Requejo J, Faye C, Bhutta ZA, et al.

Date: April 2025

Patterns of care-seeking for postpartum symptoms in urban Karachi, Pakistan: implications for intervention design

Affiliated Authors: Hirani F, Ariff S, Nathwani AA, Peerwani G, Bhutta ZA, et al.

Date: April 2025

Estimation of unconfirmed COVID-19 cases from a cross-sectional survey of >10 000 households and a symptom-based machine learning model in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan

Affiliated Authors: Farrar DS, Pell LG, Muhammad Y, Khan SH, Bhutta ZA, et al.

Date: April 2025

Minimally invasive surgery for non-traumatic spontaneous intracerebral Hemorrhage: A network Meta-Analysis of multiple treatment modalities

Affiliated Authors: Tariq R, Ahmed S, Qamar MA, Bajwa MH, Das JK, et al.

Date: May 2025

Antenatal care strategies to improve perinatal and newborn outcomes

Affiliated Authors: Das JK, Yasin R, Azhar M, Allahuddin Z, Bhutta ZA

Date: November 2024

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

Affiliated Authors: Arndt MB, Das JK, Abate YH, Abbasi-Kangevari M, et al.

Date: December 2024

Efficacy of probiotics for treatment of acute or persistent diarrhoea in children from birth till 10 years: Systematic review and meta-analysis

Affiliated Authors: Das JK, Minaz A, Alam R, Jiwani U, et al.

Date: December 2024

Effectiveness of enhanced care for treatment of acute or persistent diarrhea in malnourished children aged 0 months to 10 years: a systematic review

Affiliated Authors: Das JK, Alam R, Vadsaria K, Khan A, Jiwani U, et al.

Date: December 2024

Rationale and approach to evaluating interventions for newborn care in low-and middle-income countries

Affiliated Authors: Harrison L, Das JK, Vaivada T, Yasin R, Bhutta ZA

Date: December 2024

Zinc supplementation for acute and persistent watery diarrhoea in children: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Affiliated Authors: Das JK, Ali AA, Naqvi SK, Hasnain Z, Zubairi MBA, et al.

Date: December 2024

Antibiotics for acute and persistent watery diarrhoea and dysentery in children: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Affiliated Authors: Naqvi SK, Das JK, Zubairi MBA, Ali AA, Sharif A, et al.

Date: December 2024

Low-osmolarity oral rehydration solution for childhood diarrhoea: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Affiliated Authors: Zubairi MBA, Das JK, Naqvi SK, Ali AA, Sharif A, et al.

Date:December 2024

Addressing inequities in research for early to mid-career women scientists in low-and middle-income countries: “Supporting Women in Science” programme

Affiliated Authors: Das JK, Raza M, Padhani ZA, Hussain NF, Villar J, et al.

Date: November 2024

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

Affiliated Authors: Comfort H, Das JK, McHugh TA, Schumacher AE, Harris A, et al.

Date: November 2024

Developing an AI-based application for caries index detection on intraoral photographs

Affiliated Authors: Adnan N, Das JK, Faizan Ahmed SM, Aijaz S, Sukhia RH, et al.

Date: November 2024

Gene polymorphisms and risk of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Affiliated Authors: Hassan M, Das JK, Ali AS, Zubairi AB, Padhani ZA, et al.

Date: October 2024

Nutritional Management of Low Birth Weight and Preterm Infants in Low- and Low Middle-Income Countries

Affiliated Authors: Das JK, Azhar M, Yasin R, Hanif S, Bughio SA, et al.

Date: November 2024

The Effectiveness of Regionalization of Perinatal Care and Specific Facility-Based Interventions: A Systematic Review

Affiliated Authors: Ali AA, Das JK, Naseem HA, Allahuddin Z, Yasin R, et al.

Date: November 2024

Optimal Strategies for Screening Common Birth Defects in Children of Low-and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review

Affiliated Authors: Zaki U, Das JK, Qazi SH, Shamim U, Fatima S, et al.

Date: October 2024

Use of artificial intelligence for the detection of Helicobacter pylori infection from upper gastrointestinal endoscopy images: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis

Affiliated Authors: Das JK, Parkash O, Lal A, Subash T, et al.

Date: November 2024

Beyond the Thermometer: Navigating the Heat-Driven Links between Climate Change and Women’s Health in Pakistan

Affiliated Authors: Farhana T, Das JK, Zayaan D, Shafaq N, et al.

Date: August 2024

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

Affiliated Authors: Sirota SB, Das JK, Doxey MC, Dominguez RM, et al.

Date: September 2024

Common pediatric surgical conditions and associated health-seeking behaviors in Pakistan: An urban and rural comparative assessment

Affiliated Authors: Das JK, Qazi SH, Meerza SSA, Lakhani S, et al.

Date: September 2024

Efficacy of Zinc Fortified and Fermented Wheat Flour (EZAFFAW): A randomized controlled trial protocol

Affiliated Authors: Das JK, Padhani ZA, Khan M, Mirani M, et al.

Date: June 2024

Clinical presentation, diagnosis and management of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C): a systematic review

Affiliated Authors: Abbas Q, Das JK, Ali H, Amjad F, et al.

Date: June 2024

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

Affiliated Authors: Brauer M, Das JK, Roth GA, Aravkin AY, et al.

Date: May 2024

Burden of disease scenarios for 204 countries and territories, 2022–2050: a forecasting analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021

Affiliated Authors: Das JK, Vollset SE, Ababneh HS, Abate YH, et al.

Date: May 2024

Global age-sex-specific mortality, life expectancy, and population estimates in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1950–2021, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic: a comprehensive demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021

Affiliated Authors: GBD 2021 Demographics Collaborators

Date: March 2024

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

Affiliated Authors: Baker JL, Das JK, GBD 2021 Causes of Death Collaborators

Date: April 2024

Global incidence, prevalence, years lived with disability (YLDs), disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs), and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 371 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021

Affiliated Authors: Ferrari AJ, Das JK, Santomauro DF, et al.

Date: April 2024

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

Affiliated Authors: Das JK, Bhattacharjee NV, Schumacher AE, et al.

Date: May 2024

Malaria in pregnancy: Meta-analyses of prevalence and associated complications

Affiliated Authors: Das JK, Lakhani S, Rahman AR, Siddiqui F, et al.

Date: February 2024

Behavior Change Interventions to Address Unhealthy Food Consumption: A Scoping Review

Affiliated Authors: Kachwaha S, Das JK, Kim SS, et al.

Date: February 2024

Heated and humidified high flow therapy (HHHFT) in extreme and very preterm neonates with respiratory distress syndrome (RDS): a retrospective cohort from a tertiary care setting in Pakistan

Affiliated Authors: Kessani VK, Das JK, Hemani F, et al.

Date: January 2024

An evidence gap map of interventions for noncommunicable diseases and risk factors among children and adolescents

Affiliated Authors: Salam RA, Das JK, Khan MH, et al.

Date: January 2024

Effective strategies for increasing the uptake of modern methods of family planning in South Asia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Affiliated Authors: Memon ZA, Tahmeena, Fazal SA, Reale S, Spencer R, et al.

Date: January 2024

Young Adults' Hopes Regarding Noncommunicable Disease (NCD) Prevention and Management After the SARS-CoV-2 Virus Pandemic: Reflections From the NCD Child #YouthCOVIDCHAT Campaign

Affiliated Authors: Gray NJ, Hauerslev M, Msengi G, Lewis-Watts L, Bhutta ZA

Date: January 2024

Young Adults' Hopes Regarding Noncommunicable Disease (NCD) Prevention and Management After the SARS-CoV-2 Virus Pandemic: Reflections From the NCD Child #YouthCOVIDCHAT Campaign

Affiliated Authors: Gray NJ, Hauerslev M, Msengi G, Lewis-Watts L, Bhutta ZA

Date: Janaury 2024

National burden of rheumatoid arthritis in Canada, 1990–2019: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 – a GBD collaborator-led study

Affiliated Authors: Anton B, Lacaille D, Xu A, Bhutta ZA, et al.

Date: January 2024

A Holistic Strategy of Mother and Child Health Care to Improve the Coverage of Routine and Polio Immunization in Pakistan: Results from a Demonstration Project

Affiliated Authors: Habib MA, Soofi SB, Hussain Z, Ahmed I, Bhutta ZA, et al.

Date: 2024

Association between the use of Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) services and uptake of institutional deliveries in India

Affiliated Authors: Mishra S, Horton S, Bhutta ZA, Essue BM

Date: January 2024

Pivoting school health and nutrition programmes during COVID-19 in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review

Affiliated Authors: Carducci B, Dominguez G, Kidd E, Janes K, Owais A, Bhutta ZA

Date: January 2024

Preventing and Controlling Zinc Deficiency Across the Life Course: A Call to Action

Affiliated Authors: Lowe NM, Hall AG, Broadley MR, Foley J, Boy E, Bhutta ZA

Date: March 2024

Effect of Maternal and Newborn Care Service Package on Perinatal and Newborn Mortality: A Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial

Affiliated Authors: Ariff S, Jiwani U, Rizvi A, Muhammad S, Bhutta ZA, et al.

Date: February 2024

Health trends in Canada 1990-2019: An analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study

Affiliated Authors: Kopec JA, Pourmalek F, Adeyinka DA, Bhutta ZA, et al.

Date: April 2024

Motivations for investigating health inequities in observational epidemiology: a content analysis of 320 studies

Affiliated Authors: Dewidar O, McHale G, Al Zubaidi A, Bhutta ZA, et al.

Date: April 2024

Maternal vaccination against COVID-19 and neonatal outcomes during Omicron: INTERCOVID-2022 study

Affiliated Authors: Barros FC, Gunier RB, Rego A, Bhutta ZA, et al.

Date: February 2024

A Low-Cost, Integrated Immunization, Health, and Nutrition Intervention in Conflict Settings in Pakistan-The Impact on Zero-Dose Children and Polio Coverage

Affiliated Authors: Khan AM, Ahmed I, Jawwad M, Islam M, Bhutta ZA, et al.

Date: February 2024

Association of maternal, obstetric, fetal, and neonatal mortality outcomes with Lady Health Worker coverage from a cross-sectional survey of >10,000 households in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan

Affiliated Authors: Farrar DS, Pell LG, Muhammad Y, Khan SH, Bhutta ZA, et al.

Date: February 2024

Worldwide Trends in Underweight and Obesity from 1990 to 2022

Affiliated Authors: NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC)

Date: February 2024

Reporting of Equity in Observational Epidemiology: A Methodological Review

Affiliated Authors: Dewidar O, Al-Zubaidi A, Bondok M, Bhutta ZA, et al.

Date: March 2024

Efficacy of nonmedicated middle meatal packing after endoscopic sinus surgery: A systematic review

Affiliated Authors: Iftikhar H, Das JK, Abbasi AMA, Mustafa K, et al.

Date: December 2024

Quality improvement in public-private partnerships in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review

Affiliated Authors: Iroz CB, Ramaswamy R, Bhutta ZA, et al.

Date: March 2024

The Impact of Excluding Adverse Neonatal Outcomes on the Creation of Gestational Weight Gain Charts Among Women from Low- and Middle-income Countries with Normal and Overweight BMI

Affiliated Authors: Bousquet Carrilho TR, Wang D, Hutcheon JA, Bhutta ZA, et al.

Date: 2024

Predictors of Uptake of Modern Contraceptive Methods in Rural Sindh, Pakistan

Affiliated Authors: Memon Z, Mian A, Ahmed W, Bhutta ZA, et al.

Date: 2024

Opportunities and challenges for financing women’s, children’s and adolescents’ health in the context of climate change

Affiliated Authors: Anton B, Cuevas S, Hanson M, Bhutta ZA, et al.

Date:April 2024

Promoting Healthy School Food Environments and Nutrition: A Systematic Review

Affiliated Authors: Carducci B, Dominguez G, Kidd E, Bhutta ZA, et al.

Date: May 2024

Understanding the determinants of anemia reduction among women of reproductive age: Exemplar country case studies' methodology

Affiliated Authors: Owais A, Islam M, Ataullahjan A, Bhutta ZA

Date: May 2024

Calcium Channel Blockers for Preventing Cardiomyopathy Due to Iron Overload in People with Transfusion-Dependent Beta Thalassaemia

Affiliated Authors: Padhani ZA, Gangwani MK, Sadaf A, Hasan B, Das JK, et al.

Date: November 2023

The Last Mile—Community Engagement and Conditional Incentives to Accelerate Polio Eradication in Pakistan: Study Protocol for a Quasi-Experimental Trial

Affiliated Authors: Das JK, Khan A, Tabassum F, Padhani ZA, Rahman AR, et al.

Date: October 2023

Systematic Review of Management of Moderate Wasting in Children Over 6 Months of Age

Affiliated Authors: Padhani ZA, Cichon B, Das JK, Salam RA, Bhutta ZA, et al.

Date: August 2023

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

Affiliated Authors: GBD 2021 Anaemia Collaborators

Date: September 2023

Dietary Strategies for Complementary Feeding Between 6 and 24 Months of Age: The Evidence

Affiliated Authors: Harrison L, Padhani Z, Das J, Bhutta ZA, et al.

Date: July 2023

Health Behaviors and Care Seeking Practices for Childhood Diarrhea and Pneumonia in a Rural District of Pakistan: A Qualitative Study

Affiliated Authors: Das JK, Siddiqui F, Bhutta ZA, Padhani ZA, Khan MH, et al.

Date: May 2023

Routine Antibiotics for Infants Less Than 6 Months of Age with Growth Failure/Faltering: A Systematic Review

Affiliated Authors: Tanner-Smith E, Smith A, Das JK, Bhutta ZA, et al.

Date: May 2023

Assessing the Hidden Burden and Costs of COVID-19 Pandemic in South Asia: Implications for Health and Well-Being of Women, Children and Adolescents

Affiliated Authors: Horton S, Das JK, Merritt C, Moreno R, Bhutta ZA, et al.

Date: April 2023

Optimal Timing of Introduction of Complementary Feeding: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Affiliated Authors: Padhani ZA, Das JK, Siddiqui FA, Bhutta ZA, et al.

Date: April 2023

Community Mobilization and Community Incentivization (COMIC) Strategy for Child Health in a Rural Setting of Pakistan: Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial

Affiliated Authors: Das JK, Salam RA, Rizvi A, Soofi SB, Bhutta ZA

Date: March 2023

Government Purchasing Initiatives Involving Private Providers in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: A Systematic Review of Impact on Health Service Utilisation

Affiliated Authors: Zaidi S, Das JK, Jamal W, Bhutta ZA, et al.

Date: June 2023

The State of Health in Pakistan and Its Provinces and Territories, 1990–2019: A Systematic Analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

Affiliated Authors: GBD Pakistan Collaborators, Bhutta ZA

Date: February 2023

Health Data Ecosystem in Pakistan: A Multisectoral Qualitative Assessment of Needs and Opportunities

Affiliated Authors: Mahmood S, Noorali AA, Manji A, Bhutta ZA, Samad Z, et al.

Date: September 2023

Suboptimal Gestational Weight Gain and Neonatal Outcomes in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Individual Participant Data Meta-Analysis

Affiliated Authors: Perumal N, Wang D, Liu E, Bhutta ZA, et al.

Date: September 2023

The Burden of Antimicrobial Resistance in the Americas in 2019: A Cross-National Study

Affiliated Authors: Antimicrobial Resistance Collaborators

Date: August 2023

The Role of the Private Sector in Noncommunicable Disease Prevention and Management in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: An Overview of Systematic Reviews

Affiliated Authors: Marshall K, Beaden P, Mogilevskii R, Bhutta ZA, et al.

Date: December 2023

Routine Immunization Coverage and Immunization Card Retention in Pakistan

Affiliated Authors: Oelrichs R, Soofi SB, Bhutta ZA, et al.

Date: January 2023

Polio Eradication: Addressing the Hurdles on the Last Mile

Affiliated Authors: Bhutta ZA, Routh J, Benn CS, et al.

Date: January 2023

Pregnancy Outcomes and Vaccine Effectiveness During the Period of Omicron as the Variant of Concern (INTERCOVID-2022): A Multinational, Observational Study

Affiliated Authors: Villar J, Ariff S, Gunier RB, Thiruvengadam R, Rauch S, et al.

Date: January 2023

Exploring Caregivers’ Perspectives on a Mobile-Based Telemonitoring Program for High-Risk Pregnancies in Karachi, Pakistan

Affiliated Authors: Saleem S, Bhutta ZA, Arshad H, Seto E, et al.

Date: January 2023

Associations Between Dimensions of Empowerment and Nutritional Status Among Married Adolescent Girls in East Africa

Affiliated Authors: Riddle AY, Li W, Bhutta ZA, et al.

Date: February 2023

Infections and Nutrient Deficiencies During Infancy Predict Impaired Growth at 5 Years of Age: A Longitudinal Study

Affiliated Authors: González-Fernández D, Soofi SB, Bhutta ZA, et al.

Date: February 2023

Changes in Preterm Birth and Stillbirth During COVID-19 Lockdowns in 26 Countries

Affiliated Authors: Calvert C, Bhutta ZA, Brook JR, et al.

Date: February 2023

Longitudinal Analysis of the Intestinal Microbiota Among Children in Pakistan

Affiliated Authors: Balaji V, Ward HD, Bhutta ZA, et al.

Date: February 2023

Evaluation of Frameworks Demonstrating the Role of Private Sector in NCD Management in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Affiliated Authors: Somani NA, Marshall K, Durrani H, Bhutta ZA, et al.

Date: March 2023

Machine Learning for Accurate Estimation of Fetal Gestational Age Based on Ultrasound Images

Affiliated Authors: Lee LH, Bradburn E, Bhutta ZA, Papageorghiou AT, et al.

Date: March 2023

Community and Health Care Provider Perspectives on Barriers to and Enablers of Family Planning Use in Rural Sindh, Pakistan: Qualitative Exploratory Study

Affiliated Authors: Memon ZA, Mian A, Reale S, Spencer R, Bhutta ZA, et al.

Date: March 2023

Spatiotemporal Variation in Risk of Shigella Infection in Childhood: A Multicountry Analysis

Affiliated Authors: Badr HS, Colston JM, Nguyen NH, Bhutta ZA, et al.

Date: March 2023

Diminishing Benefits of Urban Living for Children and Adolescents' Growth and Development

Affiliated Authors: NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC)

Date: March 2023

Lessons from the Development Process of the Afghanistan Integrated Package of Essential Health Services

Affiliated Authors: Saeedzai SA, Bhutta ZA, Haghparast-Bidgoli H, et al.

Date: September 2023

Does IPV Boost Intestinal Immunity Among Children Under Five Years of Age? An Experience from Pakistan

Affiliated Authors: Habib MA, Soofi SB, Hussain I, Ahmed I, Bhutta ZA, et al.

Date: September 2023

Lessons from the Development Process of the Afghanistan Integrated Package of Essential Health Services

Affiliated Authors: Saeedzai SA, Bhutta ZA, Haghparast-Bidgoli H, et al.

Date: September 2023

Diminishing Benefits of Urban Living for Children and Adolescents' Growth and Development

Affiliated Authors: NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC)

Date: March 2023

Book: Global Maternal Health Challenges

Affiliated Authors: Rehana A Salam, Zahra Hoodbhoy

Date: May 2023


Book Chapter:Community-Based Health Systems for Equity in South Asia

Affiliated Authors: Ayesha Arshad, Zulfiqar A Bhutta

Date: January 2023

Book Chapter: Innovations in Community Mental Health for Youth in Post-Crisis Contexts

Affiliated Authors: Misbah Noreen, Jai K Das

Date: June 2023

Book Chapter: Policy Briefs on School-based Nutrition Interventions

Affiliated Authors: Arjumand Rizvi, Jai K Das, Zulfiqar A Bhutta

Date: January 2024