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David Ofori‐Adjei

South African Medical Research Council

329 publications · 5,760 citations · ORCID 0000-0003-1912-4188

Climate Change and Health ImpactsCOVID-19 impact on air qualityTravel-related health issuesGlobal Health Care IssuesGlobal Health and Surgery

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David Ofori‐Adjei is a researcher focused on medical education, academic leadership, and health advocacy. Ofori‐Adjei has contributed to obituaries honoring prominent figures in Ghanaian medicine and has authored articles regarding the evaluation of professional competencies in residency programs. Additionally, Ofori‐Adjei has engaged in broader health discourse, including collaborative editorials on climate change and health policy.

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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 longitudinal trajectory of maternal stress and resilience during pregnancy specifically mediate the association between social determinants of health (e.g., socioeconomic status, structural inequality) and infant cognitive or emotional development outcomes?

Why this gap exists: While the retrieved literature confirms associations between socioeconomic disadvantage, maternal stress, and infant neurodevelopment, it does not resolve the specific question of how longitudinal trajectories of maternal stress and resilience mediate these associations, as the studies focus on broad correlations or static measures rather than dynamic mediation pathways.

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

What are the comparative efficacy and adherence rates of new short-course latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) regimens versus traditional long-course therapies in high-burden, low-resource settings?

Why this gap exists: While a 2023 network meta-analysis [6] synthesizes general efficacy and adherence data for LTBI regimens, the retrieved evidence lacks direct comparative studies specifically focused on high-burden, low-resource settings, leaving the specific constraints of these environments 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

COP27 Climate Change Conference: Urgent action needed for Africa and the world

The National Medical Journal of India · 2023 · 2 citations

COP27 Climate Change Conference: Urgent Action Needed for Africa and the World

International Journal of Medical Students · 2023 · 1 citations

COP27 Climate Change Conference: urgent action needed for Africa and the world

Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research · 2023 · 1 citations

Emeritus Professor Samuel Ofosu-Amaah (1931-2023)

Ghana Medical Journal · 2023 · corresponding author

COP27 Climate Change Conference: urgent action needed for Africa and the world

Archivos Argentinos de Pediatria · 2022 · 23 citations

COP27 climate change conference: urgent action needed for Africa and the world

Turkish Journal of Biochemistry · 2022 · 9 citations

COP27 Climate Change Conference: urgent action needed for Africa and the world

The Lancet Infectious Diseases · 2022 · 9 citations

COP27 Climate Change Conference: Urgent action needed for Africa and the World

Sokoto Journal of Medical Laboratory Science · 2022 · 9 citations

COP27 Climate Change Conference: urgent action needed for Africa and the world

Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública · 2022 · 7 citations

COP27 Climate Change Conference: urgent action needed for Africa and the world

International Journal of Low-Carbon Technologies · 2022 · 4 citations

COP27 Climate Change Conference: urgent action needed for Africa and the world

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal · 2022 · 4 citations

COP27 Climate Change Conference: Urgent action needed for Africa and the world

Turkish Archives of Pediatrics · 2022 · 3 citations

COP27 Climate Change Conference: urgent action needed for Africa and the world

Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association · 2022 · 3 citations

COP27 Climate Change Conference: urgent action needed for Africa and the world

Rheumatology Advances in Practice · 2022 · 2 citations

COP27 Climate Change Conference: Urgent action needed for Africa and the world

African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine · 2022 · 2 citations

COP27 Climate Change Conference: Urgent action needed for Africa and the world

The Anatolian Journal of Cardiology · 2022 · 2 citations

COP27 Climate Change Conference: urgent action needed for Africa and the world

The Medical Journal of Australia · 2022 · 2 citations

COP27 Climate Change Conference: Urgent action needed for Africa and the world

Indian Journal of Medical Ethics · 2022 · 2 citations

COP27 Climate Change Conference: urgent action needed for Africa and the world

Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia · 2022 · 2 citations

<scp>COP27</scp> Climate Change Conference: Urgent action needed for Africa and the world

International Journal of Laboratory Hematology · 2022 · 2 citations

COP27 Climate Change Conference: Urgent action needed for Africa and the world

The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific · 2022 · 1 citations

COP27 Climate Change Conference: Urgent Action Needed for Africa and the World

Afro-Egyptian Journal of Infectious and Endemic Diseases · 2022 · 1 citations

COP27 Climate Change Conference: urgent action needed for Africa and the world

European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing · 2022 · 1 citations

COP27 Climate Change Conference: urgent action needed for Africa and the world

International Journal of Pharmacy Practice · 2022 · 1 citations

<scp>COP27</scp> Climate Change Conference: urgent action needed for Africa and the world

BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology · 2022 · 1 citations

COP27 Climate Change Conference: urgent action needed for Africa and the world

Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening · 2022 · 1 citations

COP27 Climate Change Conference: urgent action needed for Africa and the world

Annales Africaines de Medecine · 2022 · 1 citations

COP27 Climate Change Conference: urgent action needed for Africa and the world

Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy · 2022 · 1 citations

COP27 Climate Change Conference: Urgent action needed for Africa and the world

The Lancet Regional Health - Americas · 2022 · 1 citations

COP27 Climate Change Conference: urgent action needed for Africa and the world

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine · 2022 · 1 citations

COP27 Climate Change Conference: Urgent action needed for Africa and the world

International Journal of Nursing Studies · 2022 · 1 citations

COP27 Climate Change Conference: Urgent action needed for Africa and the world

Microbes and Infectious Diseases /Microbes and Infectious Diseases · 2022

Evaluating Exit Professional Competencies in Residency Programmes: Issues for Debate

Postgraduate Medical Journal of Ghana · 2022 · corresponding author

Messages from the President and Rector of GCPS

Postgraduate Medical Journal of Ghana · 2022

COP27 Climate Change Conference: urgent action needed for Africa and the world

Ethiopian Journal of Pediatrics and Child Health · 2022

COP27 Climate Change Conference: Urgent Action Needed for Africa and the World

Philippine Journal of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery · 2022

COP27 climate change conference: Urgent action needed for Africa and the world

Journal of medical imaging and radiation sciences · 2022

COP27 Climate Change conference: Urgent action needed for Africa and the world

African Journal of Clinical and Experimental Microbiology · 2022

COP27 Climate Change Conference: urgent action needed for Africa and the world

European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging · 2022

COP27 Climate Change Conference: Urgent action is needed for Africa and the world

african journal of gastroenterology and hepatology · 2022

COP27 Climate Change Conference: urgent action needed for Africa and the world

˜The œLancet. Gastroenterology & hepatology · 2022

COP27 CLIMATE CHANGE CONFERENCE: URGENT ACTION NEEDED FOR AFRICA AND THE WORLD

Journal of Radiography and Radiation Sciences · 2022

COP27 Climate Change Conference: urgent action needed for Africa and the world

European Heart Journal Acute Cardiovascular Care · 2022

Editorial

Ghana Medical Journal · 2021 · corresponding author

Ghana and the COVID-19 pandemic

Ghana Medical Journal · 2020 · 5 citations

Professor Jacob Plange-Rhule

Ghana Medical Journal · 2020 · corresponding author · 1 citations

Professor Rudolph Darko

Ghana Medical Journal · 2020 · corresponding author

Changing landscape of public health and medical education curriculum

Ghana Medical Journal · 2018 · corresponding author · 3 citations