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Robert E. Black

Manitoba Health

898 publications · 126,957 citations · ORCID 0000-0001-9926-7984

Child Nutrition and Water AccessGlobal Maternal and Child HealthTrace Elements in HealthViral gastroenteritis research and epidemiologyIron Metabolism and Disorders

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How does the consumption of plant-based proteins, specifically those high in anti-nutritional factors like phytates and trypsin inhibitors, affect mineral bioavailability and growth outcomes in children relying on these proteins as primary staples?

Why this gap exists: While the retrieved papers confirm that anti-nutritional factors like phytates and trypsin inhibitors reduce mineral bioavailability [0, 2], they focus on general adult health or crop improvement [1, 6] and do not provide direct evidence on the specific growth outcomes in children relying on these proteins as primary staples.

How do specific policy interventions aimed at improving female education and labor force participation accelerate the 'maternal mortality transition' in regions currently experiencing high maternal mortality?

Why this gap exists: While the retrieved literature establishes links between female education, political power, and health outcomes (e.g., [3], [6], [9]), no study directly addresses how specific labor or education policy interventions accelerate the 'maternal mortality transition' in high-mortality regions, leaving the mechanism and impact of such specific policies unresolved.

What is the comparative effectiveness of telemedicine versus traditional in-person care in maintaining essential antenatal coverage and reducing maternal mortality in low-income and middle-income countries during future health system shocks?

Why this gap exists: While abstracts [4], [7], [8], and [9] discuss digital tools and maternity care in low- and middle-income countries, none provide a direct comparative effectiveness analysis of telemedicine versus in-person care regarding maternal mortality during health system shocks, leaving the specific question unresolved.

Sources

  1. COVID-19 and resilience of healthcare systems in ten countriesNature Medicine, 2022
  2. Community Health Workers Can Provide Psychosocial Support to the People During COVID-19 and Beyond in Low- and Middle- Income CountriesFrontiers in Public Health, 2021
  3. Social Impacts and Responses Related to COVID-19 in Low- and Middle-income CountriesOpenDocs (Institute of Development Studies), 2020
  4. Seizing the moment to rethink health systemsThe Lancet Global Health, 2021
  5. Use of mHealth in promoting maternal and child health in “BIMARU” states of India “A health system strengthening strategy”: Systematic literature reviewPLOS Digital Health, 2024
  6. Investments for effective functionality of health systems towards Universal Health Coverage in Africa: A scoping reviewPLOS Global Public Health, 2022
  7. Infant and young child feedingOECD eBooks, 2023
  8. Facilitators and barriers to the implementation of a Mobile Health Wallet for pregnancy-related health care: A qualitative study of stakeholders’ perceptions in MadagascarPLoS ONE, 2020
  9. The impact of digital interventions on health insurance coverage for reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health services utilization in Kakamega, Kenya: a cluster randomized controlled trialHealth Policy and Planning, 2024
  10. Seeking digital maternity healthcare during the pandemic health system shock: a systematic review of women's experiences in low- and middle-income countriesFrontiers in Reproductive Health, 2026

Publications

Re-thinking “non-response” to wasting treatment: Exploratory analysis from 14 studies

PLOS Global Public Health · 2025 · corresponding author · 1 citations

Biosecurity Legislation as a Source of Law

2025 · corresponding author

Small vulnerable newborns—big potential for impact

The Lancet · 2023 · 215 citations

Estimating the global impact of rotavirus vaccines on child mortality

International Journal of Infectious Diseases · 2023 · 35 citations

Correcting for Verbal Autopsy Misclassification Bias in Cause-Specific Mortality Estimates

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene · 2023 · 10 citations

:<i>Giannozzo Manetti: The Life of a Florentine Humanist</i>

The Journal of Modern History · 2023 · corresponding author

Health and development from preconception to 20 years of age and human capital

The Lancet · 2022 · corresponding author · 109 citations

Optimising child and adolescent health and development in the post-pandemic world

eCommons - AKU (Aga Khan University) · 2022 · 28 citations

Micronutrient supplements in pregnancy: an urgent priority

The Lancet Global Health · 2022 · 5 citations

Effect of multiple micronutrient supplements vs iron and folic acid supplements on neonatal mortality

Portuguese National Funding Agency for Science, Research and Technology (RCAAP Project by FCT) · 2022 · 2 citations

Reply to R Pullakhandam et al

Journal of Nutrition · 2022

How countries can reduce child stunting at scale: lessons from exemplar countries

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition · 2020 · 186 citations

Making the health system work for the delivery of nutrition interventions

Maternal and Child Nutrition · 2020 · 20 citations

Bangladesh: a success case in combating childhood diarrhoea

Journal of Global Health · 2019 · 81 citations

Antenatal multiple micronutrient supplementation: call to action for change in recommendation

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences · 2019 · 45 citations

Progress in the use of ORS and zinc for the treatment of childhood diarrhea

Journal of Global Health · 2019 · corresponding author · 33 citations

Progress in the use of ORS and zinc for the treatment of childhood diarrhea.

PubMed · 2019 · corresponding author · 29 citations

Benefits of supplementation with multiple micronutrients in pregnancy

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences · 2019 · corresponding author · 18 citations

Setting research priorities on multiple micronutrient supplementation in pregnancy

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences · 2019 · 15 citations

Do Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Interventions Prevent Childhood Diarrhea?

The Journal of Infectious Diseases · 2019 · corresponding author · 8 citations

Causes of Stunting and Preventive Dietary Interventions in Pregnancy and Early Childhood

Nestlé Nutrition Institute Workshop series · 2018 · 49 citations

Typhoid Fever: Way Forward

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene · 2018 · 47 citations

Effect of seasons on household food insecurity in Bangladesh

Food and Energy Security · 2018 · 22 citations

From Peacemaker to Tyrant

Cambridge University Press eBooks · 2018 · corresponding author · 2 citations

Rotavirus Vaccine will Improve Child Survival by More than Just Preventing Diarrhea: Evidence from Bangladesh

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene · 2017 · 32 citations

A Literature Review of the Effect of Malaria on Stunting

Journal of Nutrition · 2017 · 19 citations

Universal Health Coverage and Intersectoral Action for Health

Europe PMC (PubMed Central) · 2017 · 4 citations

Universal Health Coverage and Intersectoral Action for Health

The World Bank eBooks · 2017 · 1 citations

CAREC common agenda for SPS modernization

2017 · corresponding author