Regina Murphy Keith

(MENAFN- The Conversation)

• Senior Lecturer in Food, Nutrition and Public Health, University of Westminster

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I am a reader at the University of Westminster and a nurse midwife with over 44 years experience in Global Public Health and Nutrition, health systems strengthening and maternal and child health. I am the Course Leader at the University of Westminster in London for the MSc in Global Public Health Nutrition. I have worked in over 30 countries in Africa, Asia and Europe strengthening access to health and nutrition services. My research interests are wide from food insecurity in the UK, Africa and Asia, to improving infant and young child feeding practices and promoting the right to health and the right to food for all. Addressing health and wider inequalities is the basis of moving the right to health nutrition and food closer to promises made in 1948.

Over thirty years' experience supporting over 56 countries to strengthen universal health coverage and increase the voice of nurses and health workers in health policy and planning. Roles included International and Public Health Leadership and Organisational change, Health Financing systems, Health Systems strengthening Maternal and Child Health and Nutrition systems and outcomes, evidenced based Health policy formation implementation and evaluation. Health and Nutrition interventions in emergencies and fragile contexts, programme management.

Areas of Expertise: Health financing (user fees, social health insurance systems, community and private insurance systems and tax funded systems), addressing supply and demand failures in health systems, Human resource and health financing policy and planning, organisational change, capacity building, evidence based change management, quality control and outcome focused monitoring and evaluation systems to include participatory learning in action and implementation research,, Strategic Planning and Management, change management, Organisation Development, Infectious diseases, leadership and establishing partnerships and service provider supply systems, Maternal New-born and Child Health (MNCH), health policy development, HIV, Social Development, gender and development, community, district and national programming,. Global Health Policy and Partnerships and reaching the hard to reach. Presenting I am a Commissioner on the UK Right to Food Commission launched in November 2025.

Experience

• 2025–present Reader, University of Westminster
• 2006–present Director of Health Nutrition and Social Policy, Cara International Consulting
• 2012–2025 Senior lecturer, University of Westminster
• 2009–2012 Global Health and Nutrition Adviser, World Vision International
• 2000–2008 Head of Health Policy, Save the Children UK
• 1997–1999 PHC Coordinator Kaduna Nigeria, APSO Ireland
• 1995–1996 Nurse Practitioner, American Embassy Gaborone
• 1994–1995 Midwife Sister, Gaborone Private Hospital
• 1991–1993 Practice Nurse Team Lead, Muirhouse Medical Centre Edinburgh
• 1988–1991 PHC Coordinator Gambia, VSO
• 1987–1988 Staff Midwife, Barking Maternity Hospital
• 1985–1986 Staff Nurse, Barking Maternity Hospital
• 1985–1985 Staff Nurse, Cork Regional Hospital Ireland

Education

• 2021 University of Westminster, PhD Nutrition
• 2000 QMUC Edinburgh, MSc International Health
• 1992 New York State University, Register Professional Nurse (RPN)
• 1987 Barking Maternity Hospital UK, Registered Midwife
• 1985 Cork Regional Hospital, Registered General Nurse

Professional Memberships

• Royal College of Nurses Fellow
• Nursing and Midwifery Council
• World Public Health Nutrition association

Honours

RCN Fellow

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