Monthly faculty activities and publications

Publication

2025/January Professor Sachiko Ohde’s co-authored paper was published in BMJ

Authors:　Nawa N, Okada E, Akaishi Y, Kashimada A, Okada H, Okuhara T, Kiuchi T, Takahashi M, Ohde S, Fukui T, Tanaka Y, Yamawaki M.
Title:　Analysis of the growth trajectories of junior residents in Japan: a longitudinal cohort study using data from a nationwide e-portfolio system (EPOC2). BMJ Open. 2025 Jan 15;15(1):e087625.

> URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39819923/

This study was funded by Health Labour Sciences Research Grant (202103013A). The funders had no role in the study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish or preparation of the manuscript.

2025/January Junior Associate Professor Olukunmi Omobolanle Balogun’s co-authored paper was published in Trop Med Health

Authors:　Imamura T, Mochida K, Balogun O, Tchicondingosse L, Sapalalo P, Francisco KR, Aoki A, Ishiguro A, Takehara K.
Title:　Evaluation of the impact of the state of emergency during the COVID-19 pandemic on childhood immunizations in Benguela Province, Angola. Trop Med Health. 2025; 14;53(1):5.

> https://tropmedhealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s41182-024-00668-3

The study compared vaccination rates between infants who had their immunizations before and after the COVID-19 induced state of emergency declaration in Angola.