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Information sources not included in this database are the country profiles for early childhood development, equity and RMNCAH and the “what’s new” blog posts published on the Countdown website.

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A call to action: the second Lancet Commission on adolescent health and wellbeing

Sarah Baird, Shakira Choonara, Peter S Azzopardi, Prerna Banati, Judith Bessant, Olivia Biermann, Anthony Capon, Mariam Claeson, Pamela Y Collins, Nicole De Wet-Billings, Surabhi Dogra, Yanhui Dong, Kate L Francis, Luwam T Gebrekristos, Allison K Groves, Simon I Hay, David Imbago-Jácome, Aaron P Jenkins, Caroline W Kabiru, Elissa C Kennedy, Luo Li, Chunling Lu, Jun Ma, Terry McGovern, Augustina Mensa-Kwao, Sanyu A Mojola, Jason M Nagata, Adesola O Olumide, Olayinka Omigbodun, Molly O’Sullivan, Audrey Prost, Jennifer H Requejo, Yusra R Shawar, Jeremy Shiffman, Avi Silverman, Yi Song, Sharlene Swartz, Rita Tamambang, Henrik Urdal, Joseph L Ward, George C Patton, Susan M Sawyer, Alex Ezeh, Russell M Viner. The Lancet Commissions, 2025, 10.1016/S0140-6736(25)00503-3 External Link

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When Health Data Go Dark: The Importance of the DHS Program and Imagining Its Future

Jessie Jane Khaki, Jil Molenaar, Sulata Karki, Emmanuel Olal, Manuela Straneo, Marie Alice Mosuse, Jovanny Tsuala Fouogue, Bernadette Hensen, Adama Baguiya, Angèle Musau Nkola, Kerry L. M. Wong, Oumar Aly Ba, Amani Kikula, Fassou Mathias Grovogui, Aline Semaan, Anteneh Asefa, Peter M. Macharia, Chido Dziva Chikwari, Mariame Oumar Ouédraogo, Aliki Christou, Emelda A. Okiro, Martin Kavao Mutua, Abioye Amodu, Mwelwa Phiri, Rukundo Athanase, David Lagoro Kitara, Onikepe Owolabi, Andrea B. Pembe, Bosede B. Afolabi & Lenka Beňová . BMC Medicine, 2025,

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Impact of COVID-19 on the utilisation of maternal health services in Bangladesh: A division-level analysis.

Aniqa Tasnim Hossain , Ema Akter, Ridwana Maher Manna, Tasnu Ara, Md. Alamgir Hossain, KM Tanvir, Md Hafizur Rahman, Abu Sayeed, Abu Bakkar Siddique, Bibek Ahamed, M Sabbir Haider, Sabrina Jabeen, Shafiqul Ameen, Mohammad Sohel Shomik, Anisuddin Ahmed, Luis Huicho, Alicia Matijasevich, Abdoulaye Maiga, Ahmed Ehsanur Rahman, Nadia Akseer, Shams El Arifeen, Agbessi Amouzou. Journal of Global Health, 2024, 10.7189/jogh.14.05040

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Unveiling the dimension of regional disparities: Assessing the disruption of immunisation services by COVID-19 in Bangladesh

Ema Akter, Abu Sayeed, Abu Bakkar Siddique, Bibek Ahamed, Ridwana Maher Manna, Lubna Hossain, K M Tanvir, Md Ariful Islam Sanim, Md Hafizur Rahman, Srizan Chowdhury, Tasnu Ara, Md Alamgir Hossain, M Sabbir Haider, Sabrina Jabeen, Shafiqul Ameen, Mohammad Sohel Shomik, Anisuddin Ahmed, Luis Huicho, Alicia Matijasevich, Abdoulaye Maiga, Ahmed Ehsanur Rahman, Nadia Akseer, Shams El Arifeen, Aniqa Tasnim Hossain, Agbessi Amouzou. Journal of Global Health, 2024, 10.7189/jogh.14.05028

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Learning from Ethiopia’s success in reducing maternal and neonatal mortality through a health systems lens

Dessalegn Y. Melesse, Ashenif Tadele, Shegaw Mulu, Neil Spicer, Tefera Tadelle, Yohannes D Wado, Mulugeta Gajaa, Asrat Arja, Cauane Blumenberg, Tewabe Manaye, Geremew Gonfa, Elsabe du Plessis, Elisabeth Hamilton, Awoke Mihretu, Abdurehman Usamael, Magdelawit Mengesha, Solomon Kassahun Gelaw, Aschale Worku, Mirkuzie Woldie, Biruk Abate, Theodros Getachew, Naod Wondirad, Meseret Zelalem, Getachew Tollera, Ties Boerma. BMJ Global Health, 2024, https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2023-011911

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The role of gender inequality and health expenditure on the coverage of demand for family planning satisfied by modern contraceptives: a multilevel analysis of cross-sectional studies in 14 LAC countries

Laísa Rodrigues Moreira, Cauane Blumenberg, Beatriz Elena Caicedo Velasquez, Fernanda Ewerling, Alejandra Balandrán, Luis Paulo Vidaletti, Andrea Ramirez Varela, Franciele Hellwig, Rodolfo Gomez Ponce de Leon, Aluisio J D Barros, Mariangela Freitas Silveira, Fernando C Wehrmeister. The Lancet Regional Health, 2023, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lana.2023.100435

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Building a Future for Women and Children: The 2012 Report

Jennifer Requejo, Jennifer Bryce, Cesar Victora, Aluisio Barros, Peter Berman, Zulfiqar Bhutta, Ties Boerma, Bernadette Daelmans, Adam Deixel, Joy Lawn, Elizabeth Mason, Holly Newby, Ann Starrs. , 2012, https://www.countdown2030.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/2012-complete-no-profiles.pdf

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Quality of reporting and trends of emergency obstetric and neonatal care indicators: an analysis from Tanzania district health information system data between 2016 and 2020

Josephine Shabani, Honorati Masanja, Sophia Kagoye, Jacqueline Minja, Shraddha Bajaria, Yeromin Mlacha, Sia Msuya, Mahundi Masoud, Daudi Simba, Andrea B. Pembe, Ahmad Mohamed Makuwani, Habib Ismail, Maro Chacha, Claud Kumalija, Ties Boerma, Claudia Hanson. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2023, 10.1186/s12884-023-06028-z

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National, regional, and global estimates of preterm birth in 2020, with trends from 2010: a systematic analysis

Eric O Ohuma, Ann-Beth Moller, Ellen Bradley, Samuel Chakwera, Laith Hussain-Alkhateeb, Alexandra Lewin, Yemisrach B Okwaraji, Wahyu Retno Mahanani, Emily White Johansson, Tina Lavin, Diana Estevez Fernandez, Giovanna Gatica Domínguez, Ayesha de Costa, Jenny A Cresswell, Julia Krasevec, Joy E Lawn, Hannah Blencowe, Jennifer Requejo, Allisyn C Moran. The Lancet, 2012, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(23)00878-4

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Developing a Global Approach for Measurement of Adolescent Well-Being

Regina Guthold, Holly Newby, Sarah Keogh, Rima A. Afifi, Karen Austrian, Sarah Baird, Robert W. Blum, Donald A.P. Bundy, Julianna Deardorff, Danielle Engel, Jonathan D. Klein, Sophie M. Kostelecky, Constance Mackworth-Young, Jose Marquez, Saoirse NicGabhainn, Jennifer Requejo, David A. Ross, Elizabeth Saewyc, Anshu Mohan. Journal of Adolescent Health, 2023, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2023.08.029

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