Maurice Henry King, MD, FRCP, FRCS

What do letters mean anyway?

       At 84, and still very hard at work, I am an Honorary Research Fellow of the University of Leeds, busily engaged in trying to lift the taboo on demographic entrapment by every means in my power.

 

 

       I was born in Ceylon, educated in England at Cambridge and St Thomas', and spent 20 years as a doctor in Africa, in Northern Rhodesia, Uganda, Zambia and Kenya - five years in each, with a five-year spell in Indonesia meanwhile. I started in Africa as pathologist in 1957, and moved into public health in 1963, and from then on became a writer of books for the health workers of the developing world. I have now written ten, of which Primary Surgery (two volumes) has, among others, been widely acclaimed as the standard work.

 

       I am told that I am 'a knowledge engineer', rather than merely an editor, because instead of receiving completed chapters from the contributors, I write the books and then ask the experts if they are correct? This has proved intensely laborious, and immensely successful. One of my books, Primary Child Care, has been re-edited by by WHO and is available from Macmillan. Another, Primary Surgery, is being redited by Michael Cotton.

 

       Since 1987, I have been largely concerned with trying to lift the taboo on demographic entrapment. Since this spans the fields of demography and development economics, my experience as an knowledge engineer, dealing with other people's disciplines, has proved invaluable.  

 

       As a student at Cambridge, I 'took a good class', and could well have devoted my life to medical research. However, at that time I felt that "I could not buy it" and felt that whatever I didn't discover today, somebody else would surely discover tomorrow, now that scientific research had become a huge industry, mostly just "turning the handle".

 

       If so, there must be something else to be done? What was it? I like to think that I passed the 20 years in Africa usefully, but I still felt that something was missing. I only found my life's work a few years before I was due to retire - demographic entrapment, or rather disentrapment, a term which I had to invent, and in which it seems, most curiously, that I am almost the solo practitioner!

 

British Citizen, Born Feb. 7th 1927, Hatton Ceylon to British parents.

Married 1970, Dr. Felicity Savage, MRCP. Son, Dominic born November 73, son, Benedict, September 76.

 

Qualifications: MD Cantab 1970, FRCP London 1971, FFPHM 1985, FRCS 1993, Honorary Fellow of the East and Central African Association of Surgeons 1994.

Present Position: Honorary Research Fellow, the University of Leeds.

Home Address: 5 Ashwood Villas, Leeds LS6 2EJ

             email: m.h.king@leeds.ac.uk

 

Departmental address: The Department of Obstetrics, Leeds University School of Medicine.

Curriculum vitae

1945 Leaving scholar of Uppingham School.

1946 Foundation Scholar of Trinity Hall Cambridge.

1947 First Class Natural Sciences Tripos Part One.

1948 First Class Natural Sciences Tripos Part Two.

1951 Bristowe Medalist in pathology, St Thomas's Hospital.

1952 House physician to the medical unit at St Thomas's Hospital.

1953-5 Specialist in Pathology Middle East Land Forces.

1955-6 Junior Assistant Pathologist, Addenbrooke's Hospital.

1956-7 Bacteriologist, Tuberculosis Research Association, Kitwe.

1957-61 Pathologist in the service of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, mostly stationed at Kitwe.

1962-67 Lecturer and subsequently Senior Lecturer in Microbiology, Makerere College, Kampala, Uganda.

1967-72 Professor of Social Medicine in the University of Zambia, Lusaka

1972 Visiting Professor, Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins University.

1972-77 Medical Officer, World Health Organisation, Division of Strengthening of Health  Services (SHS), stationed at the Lembaga Kesehatan Nasional, Surabaya, Indonesia.

I978 Several short term consultancies for WHO in Iran and Alexandria.

1979-84 Staff member with the German Aid Agency, GTZ, engaged on an initially WHO sponsored project to assemble a system of appropriate technologies for district hospital surgery, anaesthetics and obstetrics, stationed at Nyeri Provincial Hospital in Kenya.

I985- 1992, Senior Lecturer, and subsequently Reader, in the Department of Public Health in the University of Leeds.

1992 - 2001 Honorary Research Fellow, University of Leeds. Working from Geneva, until 2001 where my wife had a post with The World Health Organisation. Actively engaged in trying to lift the taboo on demographic entrapment.

2001- to date, returned to Leeds England, still as Honorary Research Fellow, University of Leeds. Still trying to lift the taboo on Demographic Entrapment!.

 

Earlier papers

King MH, "Blood transfusion in the Station Hospital", Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps, (1956);102:4.

King MH, Widdicombe File, "The Debate in Africa" Lancet (1963);2:1221.

King MH, Tulloch JA, Wilson AM, "Symptomless bacteruria among African Hospital inpatients in Uganda", East African Medical Journal (1963);40:435.

King MH, "A possible new method for producing specific antisera", Journal of Theoretical Biology (1964);7: 562.

King MH, "Kaposi's sarcoma presenting with abdominal symptoms." (1964) Gastroenterology (1964);46:351.

King MH, Thomas J, "Schistosomiasis presenting with skeletal rarefaction", Journal of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (1964).

King MH, Eammons CW, Murray IG, Lurie HI, Tulloch JA, Connor DH "North American blastomycosis,  two autochonous cases from Africa", Sabouraudia (1964);3:306.

King MH, Tulloch JA, Wilson AMM, "Bacteruria complicating the dilatation of urethral strictures", East   African Medical Journal (1964) 356.

King MH, Tulloch JA, and Wilson AMM, "Bacteruria and hypertension in African diabetics in Uganda", East African Medical Journal (1966);43:33.

King MH, "Medicine in Zambia", Lancet (1967);2:1031.

King MH, Editorial, "New schools in Africa", Lancet (1967).

King MH, "A teaching hospital for a developing country" Business and Economy (1968) Business and Economy.

King MH, "Family Planning." Times of Zambia (1969) August the 29th.

King MH, "The mass provision of Basic Health Services for Malaria", Proceedings of East African Medical Research Council Scientific Conference (1970).

King MH, "The auxiliary, his role and training", Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (1970);73:336.

King MH, "Clinics for the Under Fives in Zambia and Malawi", Tropical Doctor (1971);1:36.

King MH, "The new priorities in Tropical medicine", Ciba foundation Symposium on Teamwork for World Health (1971);25.

King MH, "A reply to Dr. Ruderman", International Journal of Health Services (1971);1:4.

King MH, "Health Education on a Postage Stamp", Journal of Tropical Paediatrics (1971);17:8788.

King MH, "Medicine in Red and Blue", Lancet (1972);1:679.

King MH, The Debate in Africa", International Journal of Health Services (1972);3:745.

King MH, "To help Millions", World Health (1972)June.

King MH, "Personal health care : the quest for a human right" Ciba Foundation Symposium 23, Human rights in health (1974).

King MH, Newell KW, Sulianti Saroso J, "The Health care package" WHO Chronicle (1975):29:12-18.

King MH, "The Health Care Package". New Guinea Medical Journal.

King MH, King FMA, Martodipoero S, "Micro Health Planning and the Health Care Package" UNICEF Priorities in Child Nutrition in Developing Countries, (1975);3:73.

King MH, "Oral Glucose electrolyte therapy for acute diarrhoea", Lancet (1975):1;165.

King MH, "Microplan for Primary Child Care in Indonesia". Proceedings of the Second International conference of MCH based Family Planning programs (1975).

King MH, "The cost of books: From Manuscript to Microfile", Lancet (1976);1:1303.

King MH, Kig FMA, Martodipoero S, "Health Microplanning, a systems approach to appropriate technology", Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, B (1977);199:61-68.

King MH, "The Child and the Chain or 3 + 3 = 9". American Journal of Applied Nutrition (1978);31;12:2269.

King MH, Health Microplanning in the Developing Countries, a Systems Approach to Appropriate Technology for Personal Health Care". International Journal of Health Services (1980).

King MH, "A Systematic Approach to Health Planning - A Necessary step towards Realising Alma Ata" in Human Resources for Primary Health Care in the Middle East, American University of Bierut, (1980).

King MH, "Doctor, you may look it up !", Lancet (1981):2;8250.

King MH, "Cut along the dotted line". Proceedings of the Association of surgeons of East Africa (1981);4:171.

King MH, "The Present State of Health in Africa", Journal of Tropical Paediatrics (1987);33:6-8.

King MH, Health Services and the Prevention of Handicap in the developing World", in Prevention of mental handicap: a world view, edited by Gwilm Hoskins and Glynis Murphy, Royal Society of Medicine Services International Congress and Symposium Series (1978)112.

Chapters in Books

"Medicine in and unjust world" First edition of the Oxford Textbook of Medicine

"Diseases of Gods" Third edition of the Oxford Textbook of Medicine

"A sinister pathogen corrupts two disciplines: the demographic entrapment of Middle Africa" Oxford Textbook of Medicine 2010 edition

"The prevention of War" in "From Sickness to Health: Towards a policy for the Promotion of Health in the UK" HMSO 1986

Books and their translations

"Medical Care in Developing Countries" (1966) MH King Editor, Oxford University Press, Nairobi, Reprinted nine times, and translated in part more than 50,000 copies sold. ELBS version 1982

"Servicio Medico en la Communidad" (1972) Editorial pax Mexico, A Spanish adaptation of the above.

"Medizin in Entwiklungslanden" A German translation of the above.

Nutrition for Developing Countries" with King FMA, Morley DC, Burgess HL, and Burgess AP, (1973) Oxford University Press Nairobi, Reprinted three times translated partly into Belle (Liberia) and Indonesian.

"Alimentacion en sa ensenaza a nivel familiar" (1977) Editorial Pax Mexico, Adapted by Nuri G. de Fonsencca. A Spanish version of the above.

"Pushti Shampanke Janar Katha" (1976) Published by BRAC Dacca. This is a Bengali adaptation of the above.

"Nutrition for Papua New Guinea" (1975) Department of Public Health New Guinea. This is an adaptation of the above.

"A Medical Laboratory for Developing Countries", (1974) Oxford University Press, London. Translated into Spanish. ELBS version 1978

"Technicas de Laboratorio para el Medico Rural" (1976) Editoreal Pax Mexico.A Spanish adaptation of the above.

"Primary Child Care, Book One, A worker's manual", with King F. M. A. (1978) Oxford University Press, reprinted many times, said to translated into Indonesian Spanish, Arabic, Thai, Khmer and Lao.

"Primary Child Care, Book Two, A Guide for Community Leaders, Mangers and Teachers", with King F.   M. A. (1978) Oxford University Press (1979) Reprinted at least twice.

"Primeros Auxillios," (1978) Editoreal Pax Mexico. This is the Spanish edition of the above. Destroyed in production when an earthquake demolished the printing factory.

"Perawatan Anak di Pusat Kesehatan Masyarakat, (1978) Ministry of Health Jakarta. This is the Indonesian version of the above.

"An Iranian Experiment in Primary Health Care" (1981) Oxford University Press, For WHO.

"Primary Anaesthesia." (1986) Oxford University Press, for GTZ. Being translated           into Sapanish

"Elements d'Anesthesie Pratique", (1988) a French translation of the above. Arnette, Paris, for GTZ.

"Primary Surgery Volume One Non-Trauma". (1990) Oxford University Press for GTZ, 800,000 words. Being               translated into Spanish.

"Primary Surgery Volume Two Trauma". (1989) Oxford University Press for GTZ. Being translated into Spanish.

Consultancies

1965 Consultant in health planning to the Government of Zambia.

1968 Consultant to the World Health Organisation on the development auxiliary training in Laos.

1968 Consultant to the German aid Agency GTZ in the South Sudan.

1969 Consultant to the University of Ahmadu Bello on auxiliary training.

1969 Consultant to the Government of Malawi on health planning.

I979 Consultant to WHO on several occasions.

1989 Consultant to SIDA in Vietnam on appropriate technology.

Editorial boards, etc.

1972-1978 Tropical Doctor.

1972-1980 International Journal of Health Services.

1985 to ? Action Health 2000.

1984 to ? Bureau of Overseas Medical Service.

1985 to ? National Medical Journal of India.

Later publications

1990

King MH, "Health is a sustainable state", Lancet (1990);336;664-667.

King MH, "Public Health and the Ethics of Sustainability", Tropical and Geographical Medicine (1990) 197-205.

 

1991

King MH, "An anomaly in the Paradigm", "NU-Nytt om U-landshalsovard" (1991);1:5.

King MH, "Maurice King replies to Barry Commoner" International Journal of Health Services (1991)

King MH, Thornton J, "Expanding populations and ecosystems: Ethical problems". In DR Bromham Ed: Ethics               in Reproductive Medicine, Springer 1991.

King MH, "Entrapment in India". Times of India December 1991

King MH, Frontline Doctor Lancet editorial September 1991

King MH, "Human entrapment in India". National Medical Journal of India. (1991);4:196.

King MH, "Maurice King Replies" National Medical Journal of             India. (1991);6:?.

King MH, Sustainability, equity and the ecology of food. The Health Exchange December/January 1992;10.

1992

King MH, "Recognising entrapment" NU-Nytt om U-landshalsovard (1992);1:?.

King MH, "From Maharashtra to Minnesota or one-child Families?" Pioneer, ?March 1992 India.

King MH, "Let them die?", Viewpoint, ?March 1992, India.

1993

King MH, "Emergency obstetrics with limited resources" NU-Nytt om U-landshalsovard (16993);1

King MH, Elliott CM, "Legitimate Double-Think" Lancet 1993; forthcoming.

King MH, "Sustainability beyond Starvation", National Medical Journal of India. 1993; forthcoming.

King MH. Demographic entrapment. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.  (1993);89:Supplement 1, 23-28.

1994

King MH. "Le piège démographique: faut-il prendre en compte?" In: Tesson-Millet MC, Salomon M, editors.    Où va la population mondiale? Paris: Les éditions du quotidien du medicine, 1994:86-94.

King MH. "Revolution and the ethics of a taboo". In Ethics in obstetrics and Gynaecology, Proceedings of the   Twenty-eighth Group of the royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. 1994. In press.

King MH. Rwanda, Malthus and Medicus Mundi. Bulletin Medicus Mundi Schweiz, Basel. In press.

1995

King MH, Elliott CM, Lilford RJ, Martin, J, Hellberg H,Rock R. Does demographic entrapment question the   2-child paradigm? Health Policy and Planning (1995) 10(4):376-383

King MH, Elliott CM. Shifting the two-child paradigm. East and Central African Journal of Surgery (1995):1(2);67-70.

King MH, Elliott CM, "The Diseases of Gods" in: Wetherall Sir David, Ledingham JGG and Warrell DA, The Oxford Textbook of Medicine Third edition 1995.

King MH, Elliott CM. Double think - a reply. World Health Forum. 1995:16;293-298.

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1996

 

King MH, Elliott CM. UNICEF's call to greatness- An open letter to Carol Bellamy, Executive Director, United Nations Childrens Fund. National Medical Journal of India (1996):9(3);130-133.

King MH, Elliott CM. 1996. Averting a world food shortage. Tighten your belts for Cairo II. BMJ (1996) 313:995-997.

1997

King MH, Elliott CM. To the point of farce - A Martian view of the Hardinian taboo. BMJ, in press.

King MH, Elliott CM. A website: http://www.leeds.ac.uk/demographic_entrapment/ This contains a quantity of highly contraversial material on demographic entrapment and should be open by the end of the week of September the 22^nd 1997. [It was !]

 

 

1998-2011 Record incomplete

 

King MH, et al. Primary Mother Care and Population . Published by Maurice King Knowledge Engineer. rated **** (4 stars) in its review in the BMJ - maximum score. 404 pages 6506 illustrations. Obtainable from The Spiegl Press Stamford UK sales@spiegl.co.uk, for 17 pounds sterling. Also to be put on this website For a time this was republished as 'The Stopes Book'.

King MH I am 'the narrator' in a paper called "Demographic entrapment. Rescuing Middle Africa from two corrupt disciplines" by Dan Kaseje and Richard Muga, Vice Chancellor’s of GLUK the Great Lakes University of Kenya. This has been rejected by The Lancet three times. The fourth version has yet to be published. The draft for it is on this website.see