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Harish Nair

University of Edinburgh

391 publications · 37,381 citations · ORCID 0000-0002-9432-9100

Respiratory viral infections researchPneumonia and Respiratory InfectionsCOVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesInfluenza Virus Research StudiesGlobal Maternal and Child Health

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Harish Nair is a prominent researcher specializing in the epidemiology and burden of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) across all age groups, with a strong focus on global health, surveillance, and the impact of non-pharmaceutical interventions. Nair's work encompasses extensive systematic reviews, meta-analyses, and statistical modelling to quantify RSV hospitalisation burden, particularly in older adults and children in Europe and low- and middle-income countries. Additionally, Nair contributes to research on digital health solutions for pneumonia diagnosis, spatiotemporal analysis of respiratory viruses, and social science topics such as sexual and reproductive health in refugee settings.

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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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  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

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.

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.

Publications

No health without aid and development

The Lancet Global Health · 2025 · 5 citations

The disease burden of respiratory syncytial virus in older adults

Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases · 2024 · corresponding author · 71 citations

Melanoma Skin Cancer Prediction Using Machine Learning Algorithm

International Research Journal on Advanced Engineering and Management (IRJAEM) · 2024

Burden of Respiratory Syncytial Virus–Associated Acute Respiratory Infections During Pregnancy

The Journal of Infectious Diseases · 2023 · corresponding author · 21 citations

Validity of Clinical Severity Scores for Respiratory Syncytial Virus: A Systematic Review

The Journal of Infectious Diseases · 2023 · corresponding author · 17 citations

Impact of Subgroup Distribution on Seasonality of Human Respiratory Syncytial Virus: A Global Systematic Analysis

The Journal of Infectious Diseases · 2023 · corresponding author · 14 citations

William John Paget PhD

The Journal of Infectious Diseases · 2023

Trends in the global burden of lower respiratory infections: the knowns and the unknowns

The Lancet Infectious Diseases · 2022 · corresponding author · 32 citations

Nosocomial RSV-related In-hospital Mortality in Children <5 Years: A Global Case Series

The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal · 2022 · 19 citations

COVID-19-associated mucormycosis

Journal of Research in Medical Sciences · 2022 · 12 citations

Patient Involvement in RSV Research: Towards Patients Setting the Research Agenda

The Journal of Infectious Diseases · 2022 · 7 citations

“How to Live a Good Life”

Conflict and Society · 2022 · 2 citations

Risk factors for poor outcomes in hospitalised COVID-19 patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Journal of Global Health · 2021 · corresponding author · 95 citations

Operational definitions of paediatric asthma used in epidemiological studies: A systematic review

Journal of Global Health · 2021 · corresponding author · 9 citations

Role of community-based cohorts for uncovering the iceberg of disease

The Lancet Global Health · 2021 · corresponding author · 3 citations

Influenza vaccination strategies for 2020-21 in the context of COVID-19

Journal of Global Health · 2020 · 39 citations

An open letter to Oran and Topol, and the Annals of Internal Medicine

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) · 2020

An open letter to Oran and Topol, and the Annals of Internal Medicine

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) · 2020