Publications
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McKay G. English headteacher perspectives on school responses to protect student and staff mental wellbeing in the later stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. Health Education Journal. 2023
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McKay G. Ebola outbreaks, community needs, response priorities: Case studies of community engagement in Ebola responses in Sierra Leone and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. LSHTM DrPH Thesis. 2023
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McKay G, Enria L, Nam S, Fofanah M, Conteh SG, Lees S. Family planning in the Sierra Leone Ebola outbreak: Women's proximal and distal reasoning. Studies in Family Planning. 2022
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Ousman K et al (inc McKay G). Evaluation of a health systems strengthening intervention to improve Ebola Virus Disease infection prevention and control in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Journal of Global Health Reports. 2022
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McKay G, Baggio O, Camara C A, Erlach E, Robles Dios L, Checchi F, Rohan H. 'The response is like a big ship': community feedback as a case study of evidence uptake and use in the 2018-2020 Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. BMJ Global Health. 2022
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Takemoto M, McKay G, Amorim M, Gbomosa CN, Tengbeh AF, Wenham C. How can countries create outbreak response policies that are sensitive to maternal health? BMJ. 2021
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McKay G, Lees S. Letter to the Editor re. Protection by Exclusion: Another Missed Opportunity to Include Pregnant Women in Research During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic. Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2020
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Rohan H, McKay G. The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: why there is no 'silver bullet'. Nature Immunology. 2020
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McKay G, Black B, Janvrin A, Wheeler E. Sexual and reproductive health in Ebola response: A neglected priority. Humanitarian Exchange Magazine. 2020
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Dada, S, McKay G, Mateus A, Lees S. Lessons learned from engaging communities for Ebola vaccine trials in Sierra Leone: reciprocity, relatability, relationships and respect (the four R's). BMC Public Health. 2019
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McKay G, Parker M. Epidemics. Humanitarianism: A dictionary of concepts. 2018
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Hanefeld J et al (inc McKay G) Towards an understanding of resilience: Responding to health systems shocks. Health Policy and Planning. 2018
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Mattia JG et al (inc McKay G) Early clinical sequelae of Ebola virus disease in Sierra Leone: a cross-sectional study. The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 2015
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McKay G. “There was no good choice”: An ethics case study from the Ebola response. Nursing ethics. 2015
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Black B, Laking J, McKay G. Birth partners are not a luxury. BMJ Opinion. 2020
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Boland S, McKay G, Black B, Mayhew S. Covid-19 has forced a reckoning - the UK has much to learn from low-income settings. The BMJ Opinion. 2020
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Black B, McKay G. Covid-19 and reproductive health: What can we learn from previous epidemics? The BMJ Opinion. 2020
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Rohan H, McKay G, Kosia B. "Working in silos doesn't work for outbreak response": Localising social science response efforts in West Africa. PLOS Blogs: Research Analysis and Science Policy. 2019
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McKay G. First hand reflections on supporting the Ebola outbreak in DRC. LSHTM Expert Opinion. 2019
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Mayhew S et al (inc McKay G). More of the same won’t solve Congo’s Ebola crisis – Let locals lead. The Guardian. 2019
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Boland S, McKay G. Lessons from the Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone. Africa at LSE blog. 2018
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Ongeri E, McKay G. Thousands of Ebola survivors are still in need of support - Advocacy Statement. The Lancet Global Health Blog. 2016
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Hoffmann K, McKay G. The importance of social and behavioral change response in the Zika epidemic: Lessons learned from Ebola. GlobalHealth.org. 2016
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McKay G. Protecting myself, protecting the nation: Ebola awareness and risk mitigation for police officers in Sierra Leone. ReliefWeb. 2014
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McKay G. Infection prevention and control training at the GOAL Ebola Treatment Centre. YouTube. 2014
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McKay G. World Food Day: Rolling out a GOAL innovation in Malawi. ReliefWeb. 2014
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WHO Health Emergencies Infection Prevention & Control (inc Guideline Development Group member McKay G). Infection prevention and control guideline for Ebola and Marburg disease, August 2023. WHO. 2023
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Janvrin A, McKay G. Maternal, Newborn and Reproductive Health in Emergencies (MNRHiE) and Covid-19 – successes, challenges and next steps: An expert consultation. READY Initiative / IAWG. 2020
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Black B, Boland S, Mayhew S, McKay G. Pandemics constrain resources even of wealthy nations. Evidence submission to the UK House of Commons Health and Social Care Committee. 2020
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McKay G, Black B, Mbambu Kahamba S, Wheeler E, Mearns S, Janvrin A. Not All That Bleeds Is Ebola: How has the DRC Ebola outbreak impacted Sexual and Reproductive Health in North-Kivu? The International Rescue Committee. 2020
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Referenced in editorial: Appropriate care for pregnant women in Ebola outbreaks. The Lancet. 2020
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Thumath M et al (inc McKay G). Mixed methods evaluation of a community-based Ebola response intervention: “Accelerating Infection Prevention and Control in Priority Health Zones in Butembo and Katwa with youth leaders and medical students in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. WHO Report. 2019
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Kamlongera A, McKay G. Floods and droughts through a gendered lens: Mitigating strategies for women, men, girls and boys in Malawi. Food Security and Nutrition Network. 2015
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McKay G, McCrossan G. Challenging and addressing the structural, cultural and attitudinal determinants for sustained behaviour change: Training curriculum. GOAL Global. 2015
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McKay G et al. Protecting myself, protecting the nation. Sierra Leone uniformed services awareness training. GOAL Global. 2014
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Rogers C. Global Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights podcast. 2023 (McKay G, guest)
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Andrews L. Sexual and Reproductive Health in Emergencies, in Fiji and Globally. Contain This: The Latest in Global Health Security podcast. 2020 (McKay G. guest)
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Carling & Michelle. Adventures of an infectious disease expert. I Did Not Sign Up For This podcast. 2020 (McKay G. guest)
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Newey S. World's second deadliest Ebola outbreak finally over, DRC declares. The Telegraph. 2020 (McKay G. quoted)
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Newey S. Is Congo's 14 month Ebola outbreak finally nearing an end? The Telegraph. 2019 (McKay G. quoted)
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O'Carroll S. There is truly no reason to die from cholera but 9,000 people have since 2010. TheJournal.ie. 2015 (McKay G. quoted)
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McKay G. Dear Diary: Today I tackled Ebola in Sierra Leone. The Globe and Mail. 2014