Imperial College London
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ProfessorSalmanRawaf

Faculty of Medicine, School of Public Health

Director of WHO Collaborating Centre
 
 
 
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Contact

 

+44 (0)20 7594 8814s.rawaf

 
 
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Assistant

 

Ms Ela Augustyniak +44 (0)20 7594 8603

 
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Location

 

311Reynolds BuildingCharing Cross Campus

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Summary

 

Publications

Citation

BibTex format

@article{GBD:2018:10.1007/s00038-017-0998-x,
author = {GBD, 2015 Eastern Miditerranean Region Neonatal and Infant and and, under-5 Mortality Collaborators and Mokdad, A and Rawaf, S},
doi = {10.1007/s00038-017-0998-x},
journal = {International Journal of Public Health},
pages = {63--77},
title = {Neonatal, infant, and under-5 mortality and morbidity burden in the Eastern Mediterranean region: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00038-017-0998-x},
volume = {63},
year = {2018}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - ObjectivesAlthough substantial reductions in under-5 mortality have been observed during the past 35 years, progress in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) has been uneven. This paper provides an overview of child mortality and morbidity in the EMR based on the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study.MethodsWe used GBD 2015 study results to explore under-5 mortality and morbidity in EMR countries.ResultsIn 2015, 755,844 (95% uncertainty interval (UI) 712,064–801,565) children under 5 died in the EMR. In the early neonatal category, deaths in the EMR decreased by 22.4%, compared to 42.4% globally. The rate of years of life lost per 100,000 population under 5 decreased 54.38% from 177,537 (173,812–181,463) in 1990 to 80,985 (76,308–85,876) in 2015; the rate of years lived with disability decreased by 0.57% in the EMR compared to 9.97% globally.ConclusionsOur findings call for accelerated action to decrease child morbidity and mortality in the EMR. Governments and organizations should coordinate efforts to address this burden. Political commitment is needed to ensure that child health receives the resources needed to end preventable deaths.
AU  - GBD,2015 Eastern Miditerranean Region Neonatal
AU  - Infant
AU  - and,under-5 Mortality Collaborators
AU  - Mokdad,A
AU  - Rawaf,S
DO  - 10.1007/s00038-017-0998-x
EP  - 77
PY  - 2018///
SN  - 0303-8408
SP  - 63
TI  - Neonatal, infant, and under-5 mortality and morbidity burden in the Eastern Mediterranean region: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study
T2  - International Journal of Public Health
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00038-017-0998-x
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/49595
VL  - 63
ER  -
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