GAI Ruoyan Senior Researcher
Department of Empirical Social Security Research
Updated; 15 January 2019
Research Field
- Health Economics, Epidemiology, Health Outcome Research, Global Health
Research Project
- A comprehensive study on the realization strategy of Japan’s Plan for Dynamic Engagement of All Citizens
- The national survey on social security and people’s life
- Outcome / impact evaluation of community interventions to prevent child abuse and promote parenting
- Development and application of pediatric health outcome evaluation tools
- Outcome / impact evaluation of local health system strengthening in rural Bangladesh
External Activities
Japan Health Economic Association,
Japan Association of International Health,
International Society for Pharmacoeconomic Outcome Research (ISPOR)
Graduate School of Social and Cultural Studies, Nihon University
Publications /Papers
- GBD Health Financing Collaborators (Ruoyan Tobe-Gai). Trends in future health financing and coverage: future health spending and universal health coverage in 188 countries, 2016-40. Lancet. 2018; 391 (10132): 1783-98.
- Tobe RG*, Haque SE, Ikegami K, Mori R. Mobile-health tool to improve maternal and neonatal health care in Bangladesh: A cluster randomized controlled trial. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 2018; 18: 102.
- GBD 2017 SDG Collaborators (Ruoyan Tobe-Gai). Measuring progress from 1990 to 2017 and projecting attainment to 2030 of the health-related Sustainable Development Goals for 195 countries and territories: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. Lancet. 2018; 392 (10159): 2091-138.
- Mo X, Tobe RG*, Wang L, Wu B, Luo H, Nagata C, Mori R. Cost-effectiveness analysis of different types of human papillomavirus vaccination combined to cervical cancer screening program in Mainland China. BMC Infectious Diseases. 2017, 17: 502.
- Global Burden of Disease Health Financing Collaborators (Ruoyan Tobe-Gai). Evolution and patterns of global health financing 1995-2014: development assistance for health, and government, prepaid private, and out-of-pocket health spending in 184 countries. Lancet 2017; 389: 1981-2004.
- Cui S, Tobe RG*, Mo X, Liu X, Xu L, Li S. Cost-effectiveness analysis of rotavirus vaccination in China: Projected possibility of scale-up from the current domestic option. BMC Infectious Diseases. 2016; 16: 677.
- Mo X, Tobe RG*, Liu X, Mori R. Cost-effectiveness and health benefits of pediatric 23-valent pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine, 7-Valent and Forecasting 13-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccines in China. Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 2016; 35: e353-61.
- Tobe RG*. Association between transient newborn hypoglycemia and test proficiency. JAMA Pediatrics. 2016; 170: 297.
- Mo X, Xu L, Luo H, Wang X, Zhang F, Tobe RG*. Do different parenting styles impact the health and physical growth of “left-behind” preschool-aged children? A cross-sectional study in rural China. European Journal of Public Health. 2016; 26: 18-23.
- Feng A, Wang L, Chen X, Liu X, Li L, Wang B, Luo H, Mo X, Tobe RG*. Developmental origins of health and disease: implications to health and nutritional issues among rural children in China. BioScience Trends 2015; 9: 82-7.
- Tobe RG*, Mori R. Use of multiple micronutrient powders for young children’s growth. The Lancet. 2013;382:1171-1172.
- Tobe RG, Mori R, Huang L, et al. Cost-effectiveness analysis of a national neonatal hearing screening program in China: conditions for the scale-up. PLoS ONE.2013; 8: e51990.
- Tobe RG, Mori R, Shinozuka N, et al: A nationwide investigation on gestational age specific birthweight and discharge mortality among Japanese twins in general hospitals. Paediatrics and Perinatal Epidemiology. 2010; 25: 228-35.