Recent publications

What research evidence can support the decolonisation of global health? Making space for deeper scholarship in global health journals.Ramani S, Whyle EB, Kagwanja N
Lancet Glob Health, (2023). 11:e1464-e1468

A protocol for a proof-of-concept randomized control trial testing increased protein quantity and quality in ready-to-use therapeutic food in improving linear growth among 6-23-month-old children with severe wasting in Malawi.Potani I, Daniel AI, Briend A, Courtney-Martin G, Berkley JA, Voskuijl W, Vresk L, Bourdon C, Kathumba S, Mbale E, Bandsma RHJ
PLoS One, (2023). 18:e0287680

Non-O ABO blood group genotypes differ in their associations with Plasmodium falciparum rosetting and severe malaria.Opi DH, Ndila CM, Uyoga S, Macharia AW, Fennell C, Ochola LB, Nyutu G, Siddondo BR, Ojal J, Shebe M, Awuondo KO, Mturi N, Peshu N, Tsofa B, Band G, Maitland K, Kwiatkowski DP, Rockett KA, Williams TN, Rowe JA
PLoS Genet, (2023). 19:e1010910

Not just surveys and indicators: narratives capture what really matters for health system strengthening.Oluoch D, Molyneux S, Boga M, Maluni J, Murila F, Jones C, Ziebland S, English M, Hinton L
Lancet Glob Health, (2023). 11:e1459-e1463

"We are their eyes and ears here on the ground, yet they do not appreciate us"-Factors influencing the performance of Kenyan community health volunteers working in urban informal settlements.Ogutu MO, Kamui E, Abuya T, Muraya K
PLOS Glob Public Health, (2023). 3:e0001815

Pediatric prognostic models predicting inhospital child mortality in resource-limited settings: An external validation study.Ogero M, Ndiritu J, Sarguta R, Tuti T, Akech S
Health Sci Rep, (2023). 6:e1433

Ex vivo and In vitro antiplasmodial activities of approved drugs predicted to have antimalarial activities using chemogenomics and drug repositioning approach.Ochora DO, Mogire RM, Masai RJ, Yeda RA, Mwakio EW, Amwoma JG, Wakoli DM, Yenesew A, Akala HM
Heliyon, (2023). 9:e18863

The hidden emotional labour behind ensuring the social value of research: Experiences of frontline health policy and systems researchers based in Kenya during COVID-19.Nzinga J, Oliwa J, Oluoch D, Jepkosgei J, Mbuthia D, Boga M, Musitia P, Ogola M, Muinga N, Muraya K, Hinga A, Kamuya D, Kelley M, Molyneux S
PLOS Glob Public Health, (2023). 3:e0002116

Pre-vaccination monocyte-to-lymphocyte ratio as a biomarker for the efficacy of malaria candidate vaccines: A subgroup analysis of pooled clinical trial data.Nyandele JP, Kibondo UA, Issa F, Van Geertruyden JP, Warimwe G, Jongo S, Abdulla S, Olotu A
PLoS One, (2023). 18:e0291244

Leveraging electronic medical records for HIV testing, care, and treatment programming in Kenya-the national data warehouse project.Ndisha M, Hassan AS, Ngari F, Munene E, Gikura M, Kimutai K, Muthoka K, Murie LA, Tolentino H, Odhiambo J, Mwele P, Odero L, Mbaire K, Omoro G, Kimanga DO
BMC Med Inform Decis Mak, (2023). 23:183

Medical device regulation and oversight in African countries: a scoping review of literature and development of a conceptual framework.Nasir N, Molyneux S, Were F, Aderoba A, Fuller SS
BMJ Glob Health, (2023). 8:

New SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant with Spike Protein Mutation Y451H, Kilifi, Kenya, March-May 2023.Mwanga MJ, Lambisia AW, Morobe JM, Murunga N, Moraa E, Ndwiga L, Cheruiyot R, Musyoki J, Mutunga M, Guzman-Rincon LM, Sande C, Mwangangi J, Bejon P, Ochola-Oyier LI, Nokes DJ, Agoti CN, Nyiro J, Githinji G
Emerg Infect Dis, (2023). 29:

Using an intersectionality approach to transform health services for overlooked healthcare users and workers after covid-19.Mothupi M, Dasgupta J, Hosseini Jebeli SS, Stevenson J, Berdichevsky K, Vong S, Barasa E, George A
Bmj, (2023). 381:e072243

Genome-wide identification and phenotypic characterization of seizure-associated copy number variations in 741,075 individuals.Montanucci L, Lewis-Smith D, Collins RL, Niestroj LM, Parthasarathy S, Xian J, Ganesan S, Macnee M, Br�nger T, Thomas RH, Talkowski M, Helbig I, Leu C, Lal D
Nat Commun, (2023). 14:4392

The Effect of Previous Exposure to Malaria Infection and Clinical Malaria Episodes on the Immune Response to the Two-Dose Ad26.ZEBOV, MVA-BN-Filo Ebola Vaccine Regimen.Manno D, Patterson C, Drammeh A, Tetteh K, Kroma MT, Otieno GT, Lawal BJ, Soremekun S, Ayieko P, Gaddah A, Kamara AB, Baiden F, Afolabi MO, Tindanbil D, Owusu-Kyei K, Ishola D, Deen GF, Keshinro B, Njie Y, Samai M, Lowe B, Robinson C, Leigh B, Drakeley C, Greenwood B, Watson-Jones D
Vaccines (Basel), (2023). 11:

Border malaria: defining the problem to address the challenge of malaria elimination.Li X, Snow RW, Lindblade K, Noor AM, Steketee R, Rabinovich R, Gopinath D, Gasimov E, Alonso PL
Malar J, (2023). 22:239

Participatory economic approaches in global health evaluations.Kumar MB, Roder-DeWan S, Nyondo-Mipando AL, Mirzoev T, Marston C
Lancet Glob Health, (2023). 11:e1001-e1002

Effects of larval exposure to sublethal doses of ivermectin on adult fitness and susceptibility to ivermectin in Anopheles gambiae s.s.Kiuru C, Ominde K, Muturi M, Babu L, Wanjiku C, Chaccour C, Maia MF
Parasit Vectors, (2023). 16:293

Polydrug Use among Students in a Public University in a Lower Middle-Income Country.Jelagat J, Budambula NLM, Ngari M, Budambula V
Biomed Res Int, (2023). 2023:8085588

Antibody responses to rVSV-ZEBOV vaccination for Ebola virus disease across doses and continents: five-year durability.Huttner A, Agnandji ST, Engler O, Hooper JW, Kwilas S, Ricks K, Clements TL, Jonsdottir HR, Nakka SS, Rothenberger S, Kremsner P, Z�st R, Medaglini D, Ottenhoff T, Harandi AM, Ca S
Clin Microbiol Infect, (2023). S1198-743X:00409-3