Mike English

Angkor Hospital for Children

576 publications · 21,517 citations · ORCID 0000-0002-7427-0826

Global Maternal and Child HealthChild Nutrition and Water AccessHealth Policy Implementation ScienceGlobal Health and SurgeryPrimary Care and Health Outcomes

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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.

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COVID-19 and resilience of healthcare systems in ten countries — Nature Medicine, 2022
Community Health Workers Can Provide Psychosocial Support to the People During COVID-19 and Beyond in Low- and Middle- Income Countries — Frontiers in Public Health, 2021
Social Impacts and Responses Related to COVID-19 in Low- and Middle-income Countries — OpenDocs (Institute of Development Studies), 2020
Seizing the moment to rethink health systems — The Lancet Global Health, 2021
Use of mHealth in promoting maternal and child health in “BIMARU” states of India “A health system strengthening strategy”: Systematic literature review — PLOS Digital Health, 2024
Investments for effective functionality of health systems towards Universal Health Coverage in Africa: A scoping review — PLOS Global Public Health, 2022
Infant and young child feeding — OECD eBooks, 2023
Facilitators and barriers to the implementation of a Mobile Health Wallet for pregnancy-related health care: A qualitative study of stakeholders’ perceptions in Madagascar — PLoS ONE, 2020
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 trial — Health Policy and Planning, 2024
Seeking digital maternity healthcare during the pandemic health system shock: a systematic review of women's experiences in low- and middle-income countries — Frontiers in Reproductive Health, 2026

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.

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Global burden and strength of evidence for 88 risk factors in 204 countries and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 — The Lancet, 2024
Global age-sex-specific mortality, life expectancy, and population estimates in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1950–2021, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic: a comprehensive demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 — The Lancet, 2024
Determinants of female labor force participation: implications for policy in Qatar — Cogent Social Sciences, 2022
Maternal Mortality and Women’s Political Power — Journal of the European Economic Association, 2023
The labor force participation of Indian women before and after widowhood — Demographic Research, 2020
The public health effects of interventions similar to basic income: a scoping review — The Lancet Public Health, 2020
Differential impact of maternal education on under-five mortality in rural and urban India — Health & Place, 2023
Public Health Expenditure and Under-five Mortality in Nigeria: An Overview for Policy Intervention — Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2020
Efficacy of companion-integrated childbirth preparation for childbirth fear, self-efficacy, and maternal support in primigravid women in Malawi — BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2020
The contribution of female health to economic development — The Economic Journal, 2020

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.

Sources

Plant food anti-nutritional factors and their reduction strategies: an overview — Food Production Processing and Nutrition, 2020
Sustaining Protein Nutrition Through Plant-Based Foods — Frontiers in Nutrition, 2022
Is There Such a Thing as “Anti-Nutrients”? A Narrative Review of Perceived Problematic Plant Compounds — Nutrients, 2020
Faba Bean: An Untapped Source of Quality Plant Proteins and Bioactives — Nutrients, 2022
Nutritional properties and health aspects of pulses and their use in plant‐based yogurt alternatives — Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety, 2021
Grains – a major source of sustainable protein for health — Nutrition Reviews, 2021
Healthy and Resilient Cereals and Pseudo-Cereals for Marginal Agriculture: Molecular Advances for Improving Nutrient Bioavailability — Frontiers in Genetics, 2020
Protein Quality in Perspective: A Review of Protein Quality Metrics and Their Applications — Nutrients, 2022
Health Benefits of Plant-Based Nutrition: Focus on Beans in Cardiometabolic Diseases — Nutrients, 2021
Bioavailability of Micronutrients From Nutrient-Dense Whole Foods: Zooming in on Dairy, Vegetables, and Fruits — Frontiers in Nutrition, 2020

Publications

A cluster analysis of neonates using clinical signs of possible serious bacterial infection at hospital admission in Kenya: A retrospective multicentre cohort study

Research Square · 2026

Reducing global inequities in medical oxygen access: the Lancet Global Health Commission on medical oxygen security

The Lancet Global Health · 2025 · 65 citations

A Pragmatic Trial of Glucocorticoids for Community-Acquired Pneumonia

New England Journal of Medicine · 2025 · 15 citations

After neonatal care, what next? A qualitative study of mothers’ post-discharge experiences after premature birth in Kenya

International Journal for Equity in Health · 2025 · 13 citations

Implementation of a task-shifting and task sharing intervention: A case of ward assistants in Kenyan neonatal units

International Journal of Nursing Studies · 2025 · 6 citations

Applying a Multi-Layered, Mixed Methods Approach to Evaluate Technology and Workforce Interventions in Kenyan Neonatal Units

SSRN Electronic Journal · 2025 · 5 citations

Sustainable by Design: Digital Health Business Models for Equitable Global Health Impact in Low-Income and Low-Middle-Income Countries

Mayo Clinic Proceedings Digital Health · 2025 · 5 citations

Nurses experiences with an intervention enhancing skill-mix in Kenyan neonatal units with severe workforce deficits: A qualitative study

International Journal of Nursing Studies · 2025 · 4 citations

Applying a multi-layered, mixed methods approach to evaluate technology and workforce interventions in Kenyan neonatal units

Global Health Action · 2025 · 4 citations

Longitudinal tracking of healthcare professionals: a methodological scoping review

BMC Medical Research Methodology · 2025 · 4 citations

Delivery of care in high mortality hospital settings: a direct observational study examining 1848 h of neonatal nursing in Kenya

EClinicalMedicine · 2025 · 4 citations

Co-designing the implementation of a rural health systems-strengthening rheumatic heart disease program with remote First Nations Australian communities using Theory of Change

BMC Health Services Research · 2025 · 4 citations

Postdischarge health information tools and information needs for mothers of vulnerable newborns in low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review

BMJ Open · 2025 · 3 citations

Strengthening respectful communication with patients and colleagues in neonatal units — developing and evaluating a communication and emotional competence training for nurse managers in Kenya

Wellcome Open Research · 2025 · 2 citations

Experiences of EU and non-EU internationally educated nurses and midwives in the UK: a scoping review

BMC Nursing · 2025 · 2 citations

Implementation of a Task-Shifting and Task Sharing Intervention: A Case of Ward Assistants in Kenyan Neonatal Units

SSRN Electronic Journal · 2025 · 2 citations

Situational analysis of antibiotic prescriptions in Kenyan neonatal units for antimicrobial stewardship: a retrospective longitudinal study

EClinicalMedicine · 2025 · 2 citations

Experiences of mothers in the context of a staffing intervention in select newborn units in Kenyan public hospitals

International Journal of Nursing Studies · 2025 · 2 citations

Retention in a low‐resource, high‐burden South African cohort on antiretroviral therapy: Retrospective, longitudinal analysis comparing six measures of retention

Journal of the International AIDS Society · 2025 · 2 citations

Strengthening neonatal care through ward assistants: a Kenyan case study in enhancing infection prevention and control practices

Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control · 2025 · 1 citations

Beyond survival: The impact of birth complications on postpartum wellbeing for mothers, babies, and households in Kenya

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

A pragmatic randomized controlled trial of standard care versus corticosteroids plus standard care for treatment of pneumonia in adults admitted to Kenyan hospitals (SONIA)

Wellcome Open Research · 2025 · 1 citations

Evaluating the effects of increasing nursing numbers on quality of newborn care in understaffed neonatal units in Kenya: a prospective intervention study

BMJ Quality & Safety · 2025 · 1 citations

Effects of an Intervention Enhancing Skill-Mix in Kenyan Neonatal Units with Severe Workforce Deficits on Nurses’ Experiences

SSRN Electronic Journal · 2025 · 1 citations

Developing context-sensitive, comprehensive newborn care protocols: integrating technologies with clinical care pathways for level 2 newborn units in Kenya

Journal of Global Health · 2025 · 1 citations

Communication Between Anaesthesia Providers for Clinical and Professional Purposes: A Scoping Review

Anesthesiology Research and Practice · 2025 · 1 citations

Roles of medical, nursing and clinical specialists in selected African health systems: a document review of numbers, norms, training and scope of practices

Wellcome Open Research · 2025 · 1 citations

Nursing Workload and Newborn Nursing Care Delivered in Intermediate Level Neonatal Units in Kenya: A Direct Observational Study

SSRN Electronic Journal · 2025 · 1 citations

Conceptualising hardship areas in Sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review

International Journal for Equity in Health · 2025 · 1 citations

Neonatal units as physical spaces for newborn care delivery in Kenya: A qualitative study

International Journal of Nursing Studies · 2025 · 1 citations

Newborn technology use in low-resource settings: the role of health professionals’ communication in implementation

Health Policy and Planning · 2025 · 1 citations

The reality of neonatal nursing work in Kenya and implications for quality and safety: Direct observation of tasks and time utilisation

International Journal of Nursing Studies · 2025 · 1 citations

Ethical Issues in Conducting Embedded, Interventional Health Systems Research in Resource Constrained Settings

SSRN Electronic Journal · 2025 · 1 citations

Understanding the relational culture of healthcare workplaces: a framework to guide improvement interventions, derived from a realist evaluation of neonatal care in Kenya

BMC Health Services Research · 2025 · 1 citations

Longitudinal patterns of antiretroviral treatment interruptions in a high burden, low-resource setting in South Africa: a retrospective cohort study

The Lancet Primary Care · 2025 · 1 citations

Roles of medical, nursing and clinical specialists in selected African health systems: a document review of numbers, norms, training and scope of practices

Wellcome Open Research · 2025 · 1 citations

Co-design and implementation of nursing handover improvement tool in Kenyan newborn units: a pilot study

BMC Nursing · 2025 · 1 citations

Low-research settings: is there a need for specific attention from funders?

BMJ Global Health · 2025

34 Experiences of internationally recruited nurses and midwives in the UK: a scoping review of the literature from 2010-2023

European Journal of Public Health · 2025

The regulation-practice gap, regulatory relationships, and quality improvement in resource-constrained health systems: Findings from a study of professional regulation for doctors and nurses in Uganda

SSM - Health Systems · 2025

A framework and practical approach to identify and address ethical issues arising in interventional health systems research

International Journal of Nursing Studies · 2025

Emotional dimensions of nurses’ daily work in newborn units in Kenya: a qualitative study

BMC Public Health · 2025

Implementing a change process to support respectful communication in newborn units in Kenya: A qualitative study

International Journal of Nursing Studies · 2025

Ensuring the safety of newborns and children through community and healthcare actions

PLoS Medicine · 2025 · corresponding author

Mapping Algorithmic Bias in AI-Powered Electrocardiogram Interpretation Across the AI Life Cycle: Protocol for a Scoping Review (Preprint)

2025

Understanding the initiation, formation, functioning, and performing of networks to change practices – Realist evaluation of a programme to improve newborn care in Kenya

SSM - Health Systems · 2025

Social resource as a critical and overlooked factor for patient safety in low-resource settings

Frontiers in Health Services · 2025

Beyond Survival: The impact of birth complications on postpartum wellbeing for mothers, babies, and households in Kenya

medRxiv · 2025

Enhancing learning from evaluations in newborn and child health

BMJ Global Health · 2025

First referral hospitals in low-resource settings: a narrative review of expectations for clinical service provision

Health Policy and Planning · 2025

Strengthening Neonatal Care through Ward Assistants: A Kenyan Case Study in Enhancing Infection Prevention and Control Practices

Research Square · 2025

Recommendations for implementing rheumatic heart disease echocardiographic detection in remote Australia: A narrative review and lesson-drawing from diabetic retinopathy screening

Australian Journal of General Practice · 2025

The Reality of Neonatal Nursing Work in Kenya and Implications for Quality and Safety: Direct Observation of Tasks and Time