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Big Data Research- Maternal and Child Health (breastfeeding-Rami Al Rifai

United Arab Emirates

Associate Professor of Epidemiology, Institute of Public Health,

College of Medicine & Health Sciences,

United Arab Emirates University (UAEU),

Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, UAE.

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Rami Al Rifai

Address:

Institute of Public Health, College of Medicine & Health Sciences
United Arab Emirates University
PO Box 17666, Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Research Interests:

  • Maternal & Child Health (nutrition, breastfeeding, anemia)
  • Reproductive Health and Birth Outcomes
  • Sexually Transmitted Infections & Molecular Epidemiology
  • Evaluation of Public Health Interventions and Programs

Biography:


Education
  • PhD in Epidemiology & Public Health.
  • Continuous advanced training in cohort study methodologies, risk factor analysis, and disease modeling.

Designation
  • Associate Professor of Epidemiology, UAEU.
  • Co-lead investigator of the Mutaba’ah Study, the largest maternal and child health cohort in the UAE.
     
Achievements (Awards or Grants)
  • Recognized among the Top 2% of most highly cited scientists worldwide (Stanford–Elsevier list, 2021–2024).
  • Principal investigator in UAEU-funded research on maternal and child health determinants.
  • Secured international collaborations with WHO and GCC health research councils.
     
Current Research Projects
  • Mutaba’ah Study – a long-term prospective mother and child health cohort study in the UAE.
  • Health Literacy in Pregnancy – evaluating baseline health knowledge and behaviors among Emirati pregnant women (Mutaba’ah cohort sub-study).
  • Epigenetics of Congenital Heart Disease – systematic review and meta-analysis protocol focusing on maternal and fetal genetic/epigenetic factors.
     
Academic Profiles of Dr. Rami H. Al-Rifai

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Publications:

Dr. Rami H. Al-Rifai has authored influential studies in epidemiology and public health, with recent work in maternal and child health, congenital conditions, and global burden of disease research. Below are the most recent publications:
 

  • Mathew, S., Sherif, M., Al-Rifai, R.H., Grivna, M., Östlundh, L., Devleesschauwer, B., Ádám, B. (2025). Burden of disease using disability adjusted life years in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region: Protocol of a systematic review. BMJ Open.
  • GBD 2021 Collaborators incl. Al-Rifai, R.H. (2025). Changing life expectancy in European countries 1990–2021: a sub-analysis of causes and risk factors from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. The Lancet Public Health.
  • Adam, H., Ghenimi, N., Elkhalil, R., Narchi, H., Elbarazi, I., Al-Rifai, R.H., Ahmed, L.A. (2025). Epidemiology of congenital anomalies in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries: A scoping review. BMJ Open.
  • Al-Bluwi, G.S.M., Alnababteh, A., Marquis, A., Al-Rifai, R.H., Elbarazi, I., Ahmed, L.A. (2025). Epidemiology of developmental language disorder among children in the Arab countries: A scoping review. BMJ Open.
  • GBD 2021 Diarrhoeal Diseases Collaborators incl. Al-Rifai, R.H. (2025). Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific burden of diarrhoeal diseases, risk factors, and aetiologies, 1990–2021. The Lancet Infectious Diseases.




Last Updated on September 12, 2025