Associate Professor, Hitotsubashi Institute for Advanced Study, Hitotsubashi University
【Profile】
Mizanur Rahman is an Associate Professor in the Hitotsubashi Institute for Advanced Study. He received his Bachelor and Master's degree in Population Science in 2004 and 2005, respectively, from the University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. He received a PhD in Global Health in 2013 from the department of Global Health Policy, the University of Tokyo, Japan. Before joining at the Hitotsubashi University in 2021, he worked as an Assistant Professor at the University of Tokyo and Associate Professor at the University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. Apart from his experiences of working with academies, Mr. Rahman has regularly collaborated with national and international researchers from the University of Tokyo, World Health Organization, St Luke International University, and Global Public Health Research Foundation in Bangladesh. His specialized knowledge in topics of universal health coverage (UHC), SDG-related health indicators, health financing and policy evaluation, equity in health, maternal and child health, and systematic review and meta-analysis in global health, has resulted in several publications in prestigious peer-reviewed journals including The Lancet, JAMA, Bulletin of the World Health Organization, Diabetes Care, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Obesity Reviews, and Ann New York Acad Sci. Much of his current work relates to the development and implementation of innovative approaches to public health, maternal and child health, healthcare financial risk management, and policy development.
【Selected Publications】
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- Rahman MM, de Silva, Sassa M, Islam, MR, Hossain F, Akter S. A systematic analysis and future projections of the nutritional status and interpretation of its drivers among school aged children in South-East Asian countries, The Lancet Regional Health – Southeast Asia, 2023; 16: 100244.
- Rahman MM, Rouyard T, Khan ST, Nakamura R, Islam MR, Hossain MS, Akter S, Lohan M, Ali, M, Sato M. Reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health intervention coverage in 70 LMICs, 2000-2030: Trends, Projections and Inequities. The Lancet Global Health, 2023, 11(10): e1531-e1543.
- Rosenberg M, Kowal P, Rahman MM, Okamoto S, Barber SL, Tangcharoensathien V. Better data on unmet health care need can strengthen global monitoring of universal health coverage, British Medical Journal (BMJ). September 4, 2023.
- Rahman MM, Rosenberg M, Flores G, Parsell, Akter S, Alam MM, Rahman MM, Tessa Edejer. A systematic review and meta-analysis of unmet needs for healthcare and long-term care among older people. Health Economics Review, 2022, 12:16.
- Rahman MM, Jung J, Islam MR, Rahman MM, Nakamura R, Akter S, Sato M. Global, regional, and national progress in financial risk protection towards universal health coverage, 2000–2030. Soc Sci Med. 2022,312:115367.
--Books--
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- Global monitoring report on financial protection in health 2021. Geneva: World Health Organization and International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, 2021. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.
- Sakamoto H, Rahman MM, Nomura S, Shibuya K. Japan Health System Review. Vol.8 No. 1. New Delhi: World Health Organization, Regional Office for South-East Asia, 2018.
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