Publications

Health Systems and Research Ethics

Feasibility of a community-based intervention for the diagnosis and management of hypertension in two rural populations in Kenya and The Gambia: IMPLEMENT-IHCoR feasibility study protocol.Hassan, S. Kagwanja, N. Diallo, B. Willis, R. Hine, J. Brazeal, A. Obure, V. Kalu, C. Mwagwabi, N. C. Shah, A. S. Mumba, N. Oyando, R. Perkins, A. Nolte, E. Tsofa, B. Barasa, E. Perel, P. Jobe, M. Etyang, A. Murphy, A.
BMJ Open, (2026). 16:e108926

Correction: Beyond survival: The impact of birth complications on postpartum wellbeing for mothers, babies, and households in Kenya.Subramanian, L. Oluoch, D. Maina, M. Mutua, E. Bobanski, L. Canfora, M. Jepkosgei, J. Jepkosgei, J. Karingu, P. Chesang, C. Maluni, J. Dannin, S. Eum, K. D. English, M. Karlage, A. Makokha, F. Kimutai, D. Fondo, K. Lubanga, D. Semrau, K. E. A. Tuller, D. E. Molyneux, S. Delaney, M. M.
PLOS Glob Public Health, (2026). 6:e0006536

Cost of health systems strengthening for small and sick newborn care in four sub-Saharan African countries implemented with NEST360: incremental cost analyses.Tarus, A. Kumar, M. B. Penzias, R. E. Kamuyu, R. Cross, J. H. Sipalo, M. Gicheha, E. Bohne, C. A. Okello, G. Macharia, W. M. Paul, C. Salim, N. Shamba, D. Ngwala, S. K. Zimba, E. Chiume, M. Odedere, O. Ezeaka, V. C. Gathara, D. Alooh, M. Barasa, E. Powell-Jackson, T. Oden, M. Richards-Kortum, R. Lawn, J. E.
Lancet Glob Health, (2026). :

Feasibility and Acceptability of a Breastfeeding Support Intervention Among Mothers of Infants Under Six Months Old Discharged From Malnutrition Treatment in Kilifi County.Unda, J. Munene, F. Kagwanja, N. Jones, C. Mwangome, M.
Matern Child Nutr, (2026). 22:e70202

Quantifying relative health impact across Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance's portfolio in 117 countries at the subregional level: a modelling study.Gaythorpe, K. A. M. Li, X. Shankar, M. Hartner, A. M. Gibney, Z. Abbas, K. Abeysuriya, R. Alam, C. Auzenbergs, M. Azman, A. S. Barasa, E. Costello, A. Ferrari, M. J. Fraser, K. Fu, H. Haile, L. Kakai, R. G. Karachaliou-Prasinou, A. Lee, E. C. Katama, E. N. Kim, J. H. Jit, M. Liu, Y. Malinga, J. Moore, S. Nayagam, S. Nedjati-Gilani, G. Okell, L. C. Onifade, A. A. Papadopoulos, T. Penny, M. A. Perkins, T. A. Pitzer, V. E. Portnoy, A. Procter, S. R. Saraswati, C. M. Scott, N. Seaman, C. Shattock, A. J. Sim, S. Y. Tran, Q. Vynnycky, E. Winter, A. K. Hinsley, W. Ferguson, N. M. Trotter, C. L.
Lancet, (2026). 407:1941-1952

Organisation of health services for the delivery of primary health care in the WHO African region: a future perspective.Karamagi, H. Mamo, A. Droti, B. Tsofa, B. Sy, S. Kidane, S. Cabral, N. Nabyonga, J. Tumusiime, P.
Lancet Prim Care, (2026). 2:None

Reframing knowledge translation for health policy in Kenya: actors, practices and the constitutive role of context.Guleid, F. H. Barasa, E. Abiiro, G. A. Nzinga, J.
Health Res Policy Syst, (2026). :

Tackling the global health research financing emergency to sustain national health research ecosystems.Rasanathan, K. Compaore, R. Chopra, M. El-Jardali, F. Ghaffar, A. Happi, C. Kariuki, T. Knezovich, J. Mirzoev, T. Moon, S. Ntusi, N. A. B. Ohiri, K. Ramani, S. Ren, M. Saminarsih, D. Saphonn, V. Schneider, H. Srinivas, P. N. Swaminathan, S. Tsofa, B. Wanyenze, R. K. Rottingen, J. A.
Lancet, (2026). 407:1485-1488

Examining epidemiological models and economic analyses of typhoid conjugate vaccine: A scoping review.Mandaliya, P. Orangi, S. Kazungu, J. Waithaka, D. Kairu, A. Bationo, A. Masiye, F. Onwujekwe, O. Barasa, E.
PLOS Glob Public Health, (2026). 6:e0005162

The 'Public' in Public Involvement: A Call to Centre Frontline Staff Voices in Health Workforce Research.Zhao, Y. Aunger, J. Garrett, H. Hewitson, P. Davies, A. Pareek, M. Molyneux, S.
Health Expect, (2026). 29:e70616

Family Member and Healthcare Provider Perceptions of Factors Influencing Undernutrition Among Infants and Young Children in South Asia: A Systematic Review of Qualitative Studies.Uddin, M. F. Syed Jamaludin, S. S. Boo, H. S. Saha, A. Sumi, A. U. Ahmed, T. Walson, J. L. Berkley, J. A. Molyneux, S.
Nutrients, (2026). 18:

Understanding what factors influence community health worker involvement in hypertension service delivery in Kenya: applying a community health system lens.Kagwanja, N. Oyando, R. Hassan, S. Diallo, B. A. Badjie, J. Lucinde, R. Mumba, N. Kinyanjui, S. Perel, P. Etyang, A. Aaliyan, N. Leli, H. Nolte, E. Tsofa, B.
Health Policy Plan, (2026). 41:627-639

Advancing health policy and systems research and analysis: new frontiers, renewed relevance.Kwamie, A. Gilson, L. Compaore, R. Cloete, K. El-Jardali, F. Shekh Mohamed, I. Molyneux, S. Ramani, S. Schneider, H. Srinivas, P. N. Tomson, G. Tsofa, B. Rasanathan, K.
Health Policy Plan, (2026). 41:492-497

Level and determinants of district primary healthcare system technical efficiency in Ghana: two-stage stochastic frontier analysis.Amboko, B. Novignon, J. Muthuri, Rndk Bozzani, F. M. Vassall, A. Barasa, E.
BMJ Glob Health, (2026). 11:

Understanding the role of 'software' in health system capacity for non-communicable disease response: hypertension care in rural Coastal Kenya.Oyando, R. Kagwanja, N. Diallo, B. A. Hassan, S. Badjie, J. Lucinde, R. Mumba, N. Kinyanjui, S. M. Perel, P. Etyang, A. Barasa, E. Nolte, E. Tsofa, B.
Health Policy Plan, (2026). 41:584-598

Time for change in implementation research and practice.English, M. McKnight, J. Molyneux, S. Vincent, C. Fuller, S.
BMC Med, (2026). 24:

"Poverty is a social issue, not a mathematical problem": examining the lessons for beneficiary identification from implementation of the UHC indigent program in Kenya.Maritim, B. Mbau, R. Musiega, A. Musuva, A. Amboko, B. Tsofa, B. Mazzilli, C. Vilcu, I. Wong, E. Murira, F. Nzinga, J. Boxshall, M. Mugo, P. Muthuri, Rndk Ng'ang'a, W. Ravishankar, N. Barasa, E.
Int J Equity Health, (2026). 25:40

(Un)intended consequences: a social sciences stocktake of a decade of Global Action Plan-inspired antimicrobial governance.Kirchhelle, C. Alas Portillo, M. Y. Davis, M. D. M. Doron, A. Dreser, A. Fortane, N. Haddad, C. Hinchliffe, S. Kariuki, S. Lewycka, S. Molyneux, S. Moreno Lozano, C. Mutua, E. Okeke, I. N. Zhang Betancourt, M. Chandler, C. I. R.
Lancet Microbe, (2026). 7:101315

Support for the wellbeing of frontline healthcare workers should be incorporated in health emergency preparedness planning.McNeil, K. Nzekwu, S. Gilson, L. Hinga, A. Oluoch, D. Zhao, Y. Molyneux, S.
Commun Med (Lond), (2026). 6:31

Identifying community pharmacists' preferences for attributes of public health interventions in Kenya: a discrete choice experiment.Mumbi, A. Abiiro, G. A. Kazungu, J. Nzinga, J. Barasa, E.
Health Policy Plan, (2026). 41:407-420