Personal profile
Research interests
I work in global health and implementation research because it brings together three things that I love: science, people, and a multi-cultural work environment!
I use a broad range of methods to get at issues around sustainability and systems improvement towards equity in health, with a strong focus on economics and complexity science.
I'm very interested in experience of care (particularly maternity) and how we can use strengths-based and creative approaches to motivate both health workers and health seekers. I apply these methods with colleagues across a variety of country contexts and sub-national geographies, thinking actively about in transferability of research findings.
I'm currently building a team in this area in Newcastle and very excited to connect to others working in this space looking to collaborate and learn from each other.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion keywords
- Gender Equality
- LGBT+ Equality
- Disability Equality
- Marginalisation
- Economic Inclusion
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 5 Gender Equality -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Measuring the positive potential value of birth in economic evaluation of perinatal interventions
Kumar, M. B., Berrueta, M., Garcia-Ellorio, E., Puri, M., Hinton, L., Oluoch, D. & Marston, C. A., 20 Jun 2025, In: Frontiers in Global Women's Health. 6, 7 p., 1492231.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
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Donor aid mentioning newborns and stillbirths, 2002–19: an analysis of levels, trends, and equity
Kumar, M. B., Bath, D., Binyaruka, P., Novignon, J., Lawn, J. E. & Pitt, C., 1 Nov 2023, In: The Lancet Global Health. 11, 11, p. e1785-e1793 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Participatory economic approaches in global health evaluations
Kumar, M. B., Roder-DeWan, S., Nyondo-Mipando, A. L., Mirzoev, T. & Marston, C., 1 Jul 2023, In: The Lancet Global Health. 11, 7, p. e1001-e1002 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
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Cost-effectiveness of community health systems strengthening: quality improvement interventions at community level to realise maternal and child health gains in Kenya
Kumar, M. B., Madan, J. J., Auguste, P., Taegtmeyer, M., Otiso, L., Ochieng, C. B., Muturi, N., Mgamb, E. & Barasa, E., 12 Jan 2022, In: BMJ Global Health. 6, 3, p. 1-10 10 p., e002452.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Nothing About Us Without Us: Consolidating Experiences of Maternity Care to Advance Equity
Moxon, S. G., Graham, W., Filippi, V., Blencowe, H., Doherty, T., Kabakian‐Khasholian, T., Kumar, M. B., Oluoch, D. & Hinton, L., 1 Dec 2025, In: BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. 132, 13, p. 1945-1950 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
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Activities
- 1 Invited talk
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Economic evaluation of quality improvement in community health systems: grappling with complexity
Kumar, M. (Speaker)
27 Mar 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk