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Researcher

Dr. Amek Nyaguara

Head Of Surveillance

KEMRI | Wellcome Trust

About

Amek Nyaguara is the Head of Surveillance. In addition to his management role, Amek is interested in carrying out research on effect of space-time variation on health outcomes, effect of socioeconomic status on health outcomes and utilization health care services, use of verbal autopsy as a tool for determining causes of death, for deaths that occur at the community. Kilifi surveillance system provides a platform that supports research by 1) providing sampling frame to the nested studies within the surveillance (KHDSS) area. 2) monitor health and demographic transition of the residents of KHDSS area and 3) evaluating impact of public health interventions such as the rollout of new vaccines. The Kilifi surveillance system is an integrated system of the household surveillance (HDSS), facility-based surveillance and laboratory tested samples Collaborations Kilifi County (Department of health), Kenya civil registration services, Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, INDEPTH Network, Other DSS sites in Kenya.

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Current Work

Kilifi surveillance system provides a platform that supports research by 1) providing sampling frame to the nested studies within the surveillance (KHDSS) area. 2) monitor health and demographic transition of the residents of KHDSS area and 3) evaluating impact of public health interventions such as the rollout of new vaccines. The Kilifi surveillance system is an integrated system of the household surveillance (HDSS), facility-based surveillance and laboratory tested samples Collaborations Kilifi County (Department of health), Kenya civil registration services, Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, INDEPTH Network, Other DSS sites in Kenya

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Recent Publications

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  1. 2026
    Prevalence, spatial and temporal distribution of tungiasis in the Kilifi Health and Demographic Surveillance System (KHDSS) in Kenya

    Ouma, N. Muchiri, S. K. Nyundo, et al.

    BMJ Glob Health. 2026; 11

  2. 2025
    Prevalence and Predictors of Adverse Birth Outcomes and Their Implications in Assessing the Safety of New Maternal Vaccines in Kenya

    Nyiro, J. U. Bukusi, E. Mureithi, et al.

    Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2025; 44:S114-S118

  3. 2025
    Investigating the dynamics of Plasmodium falciparum gametocyte carriage in expectant women under intermittent preventive treatment with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine in Kilifi, study protocol

    Kiyuka, P. K. Muricho, M. Ouma, et al.

    Open Res Eur. 2025; 5:60

  4. 2024
    Inpatient and postdischarge mortality among children with anaemia and malaria parasitaemia in Kenya: a cohort study

    Ngari, M. Mwangome, M. Ouma, et al.

    BMJ Glob Health. 2024; 9

  5. 2024
    Pregnancy-related mortality up to 1 year postpartum in sub-Saharan Africa: an analysis of verbal autopsy data from six countries

    Gazeley, U. Reniers, G. Romero-Prieto, et al.

    BJOG. 2024; 131:163-174