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Recent publications

Age structure and parity status determination of Afrotropical malaria vectors using MALDI-TOF MS.Tuwei, M. Karisa, J. Kiuru, C. Ondieki, Z. Odongo, T. Muturi, M. Mure, F. Otieno, B. Okoko, M. Bartilol, B. Gona, R. Ominde, K. Constantino, L. Cole, G. Anastacio, T. Candrinho, B. Armazia, R. Alves, C. Ramaita, E. Rono, M. Mwangangi, J. Mbogo, C. Saute, F. Chaccour, C. Wanjiku, C. Maia, M.
Sci Rep, (2025). 15:15848

Beyond facility-based births: Is Uganda delivering effective maternal and newborn care? An analysis of the 2022 demographic health survey and 2023 harmonized health facility assessment survey.Turigye, B. Mulogo, E. M. Ngonzi, J. Macharia, P. M. Acheng, M. Christou, A. Benova, L.
PLOS Glob Public Health, (2025). 5:e0004949

Impact of co-morbid common mental disorder symptoms in people with epilepsy in Ethiopia on quality of life and functional disability: a cohort study.Tsigebrhan, R. Medhin, G. Belina, M. Newton, C. R. Hanlon, C.
Glob Ment Health (Camb), (2025). 12:e33

Antimicrobial Usage Among Acutely Ill Hospitalized Children Aged 2‒23 Months in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.Tigoi, C. Bourdon, C. Ngari, M. Musyimi, R. Timbwa, M. Mwaringa, S. Ngao, N. Maronga, C. Mburu, M. Ndirangu, A. Arif, F. Kazi, Z. Ejaz, M. S. Saleem, A. F. Singa, B. O. Mupere, E. Shahid, Asmsb Khan, A. F. Chisti, M. J. Ahmed, T. Lancioni, C. Diallo, A. Voskuijl, W. Bandsma, R. H. Tickell, K. D. Sukhtanar, P. Walson, J. L. Stoesser, N. Berkley, J. A.
Open Forum Infect Dis, (2025). 12:ofaf487

Infants and children 6-59 months of age with severe wasting and/or nutritional oedema: evidence gaps identified during WHO guideline development.Thompson, D. S. Kumar, P. Alsadeeq, A. Khalid, R. Deconinck, H. Berkley, J. A. Bandsma, R. H. J. Dent, N. Trehan, I. Kerac, M. Naude, C. E. Daniel, A. I.
BMJ Glob Health, (2025). 10:

Single low dose primaquine to block the transmission of Plasmodium falciparum-proposed stand-alone and ACT-adapted regimens.Taylor, W. R. J. Olupot-Olupot, P. Onyamboko, M. A. Chimjinda, N. Taya, C. Pouplin, J. N. N. Williams, T. N. Maitland, K. Fanello, C. A. Day, N. P. J. Tarning, J. White, N. J. Mukaka, M.
BMC Med, (2025). 23:397

Creating different global health futures: mapping the health research ecosystem and taking decolonial action.Tagoe, N. Abimbola, S. Bilardi, D. Kamuya, D. Gilson, L. Muraya, K. Molyneux, S. Atuire, C.
BMC Health Serv Res, (2025). 25:565

Prevalence of hepatitis B virus infection and its associated factors in Ethiopia: a recent systematic review and meta-analysis.Tadesse, S. Munshea, A. Gelaw, B. Peshu, N. Tesfa, E. Mekonnen, F. Tefera, M. M. Kahsu, G. Endalamaw, D. Kramvis, A. Adugna, M. Wandiga, S.
BMC Infect Dis, (2025). 25:749

Effect of tropical climates on the quality of commonly used antibiotics: the protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis.Suleman, S. Hasen, G. Melaku, T. Belew, S. Thitiri, J. Shangala, J. Obiero, C. W. Ngari, M. Berkley, J. A.
BMJ Open, (2025). 15:e090849

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. Marx Delaney, M.
PLOS Glob Public Health, (2025). 5:e0004845

Countries should strengthen their health information systems.Strong, K. Abajobir, A. Aboud, F. Agweyu, A. Billah, S. M. Black, M. Brinkman, S. Cerna-Turoff, I. Dandona, R. Ekman, C. Horiuchi, S. Huicho, L. Jamaluddine, Z. Lazzerini, M. Maiga, A. Munos, M. Weigel, R.
BMJ, (2025). 389:r791

The relationship between lifetime trauma exposure and psychosis in a multi-country case-control study in Africa.Stevenson, A. Misra, S. Girma, E. Akena, D. Alemayehu, M. Ametaj, A. A. Gelaye, B. Gichuru, S. Kariuki, S. M. Koenen, K. C. Kwobah, E. K. Kyebuzibwa, J. Mwema, R. M. Newman, C. P. Newton, C. R. J. C. Ongeri, L. Pretorius, A. Sharma, M. Stein, D. J. Stroud, R. E, 2nd Teferra, S. Zingela, Z. Atwoli, L.
SSM Ment Health, (2025). 7:

Economic evaluations of community health worker programs focussed on neglected tropical diseases in low- and middle-income countries (2015-2024): A scoping literature review.Stansert Katzen, L. Miyares, M. Vaughan, K. Baskin, C. Ballard, M. Kok, M. Jimenez, A. Iberico, M. Cook, J. Bienvenue Ishimwe, A. Martin, L. Kawooya, P. Aranda, Z. Mantus, M. Bruce Kumar, M. Finnegan, K. E. Mudhune, S. Dennis, M. Palazuelos, D. Mbewe, D. Nshimayesu, M. Revill, P. O'Donovan, J.
PLOS Glob Public Health, (2025). 5:e0005551

Predicting in-hospital mortality in children in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis of vital signs and anthropometric measurements.Smits, L. C. A. Datema, M. Voskuijl, W. P. Ngari, M. M. Kumwenda, M. Calis, J. C. J.
PLoS One, (2025). 20:e0336233

A multifaceted intervention to improve diagnosis and early management of hospitalised patients with suspected acute brain infections in Brazil, India, and Malawi: an international multicentre intervention study.Singh, B. Lipunga, G. D. Thangavelu, P. Dhar, S. Ferreira Cronemberger, L. Abhilash, K. P. P. Abraham, A. M. de Brito, C. A. A. Brito Ferreira, M. L. Chandrashekar, N. Duarte, R. Fajardo Modol, A. Ghale, B. C. Kang, G. Gowda, V. K. Kuriakose, K. Lant, S. Mallewa, M. Mbale, E. Moore, S. C. Mwangalika, G. Kamath, P. B. T. Navvuga, P. Nyondo-Mipando, A. L. Phiri, T. J. Pimentel Lopes de Melo, C. Pradeep, B. S. Rawlinson, R. Sheha, I. Thomas, P. T. Newton, C. R. de Sequeira, P. C. Sejvar, J. J. Dua, T. Turtle, L. Verghese, V. P. Arraes, Lwms Desmond, N. Easton, A. Jones, J. A. Lilford, R. J. Netravathi, M. McGill, F. Michael, B. D. Mwapasa, V. Griffiths, M. J. Parry, C. M. Ravi, V. Burnside, G. Brain Infections Global Intervention Study, Group Cornick, J. Franca, R. F. O. Desai, A. S. Rupali, P. Solomon, T.
Lancet, (2025). 405:991-1003

The path to equitable respiratory syncytial virus prevention for infants: challenges and opportunities for global implementation.Shaaban, F. L. Groenendijk, R. W. Baral, R. Caballero, M. T. Crowe, J. E, Jr. Englund, J. A. Esteban, I. Hirve, S. Jit, M. Kalergis, A. M. Karron, R. A. Lukacs, N. Martinon-Torres, F. Mejias, A. Nair, H. Nisar, M. I. Nyiro, J. U. Pecenka, C. Sparrow, E. Srikantiah, P. Thwaites, R. S. Zar, H. J. Bont, L. J.
Lancet Glob Health, (2025). 13:e2165-e2174

Emotional dimensions of nurses' daily work in newborn units in Kenya: a qualitative study.Sen, D. Boga, M. Musitia, P. Oluoch, D. Adeniji, Y. Odinga, N. Waithira, C. Ngaiza, G. Fuller, S. Nzinga, J. English, M. Molyneux, S.
BMC Public Health, (2025). 25:3632

Epilepsy in low- to middle-income countries.Sen, A. Newton, C. R. Ngwende, G.
Curr Opin Neurol, (2025). 38:121-127

Infections in sickle cell disease.Scourfield, L. E. A. Nardo-Marino, A. Williams, T. N. Rees, D. C.
Haematologica, (2025). 110:546-561

Trust in healthcare providers, information sources, and concerns for new maternal vaccines among pregnant and lactating women in Kenya.Schue, J. L. Fesshaye, B. Miller, E. Singh, P. Sauer, M. Njogu, R. Jalang'o, R. Nyiro, J. Karron, R. A. Limaye, R. J.
PLOS Glob Public Health, (2025). 5:e0004499