Publications

Health Systems and Research Ethics

Economic burden of typhoid among hospitalised children in Kenya.Mandaliya, P. Orangi, S. Waluke, I. Okech, F. Masiye, F. Onwujekwe, O. Chola, L. Barasa, E.
BMJ Glob Health, (2026). 11:

Examining evidence use in vaccine policymaking in Kenya: A qualitative case study.Waithaka, D. Lewin, S. Nzinga, J. Gopinathan, U. Glenton, C. Barasa, E. Tsofa, B.
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Effects of health insurance on out-of-pocket payments: a coarsened exact matching analysis using Kenya's 2022 demographic and health survey.Okova, D. Tafadzwa Lukwa, A. Oyando, R. Barasa, E.
BMJ Open, (2026). 16:e111675

Mapping the conceptualisation, contributing factors and interventions of moral distress among healthcare providers in Africa: a scoping review.Jepkosgei, J. Oluoch, D. Nzinga, J. McNeil, K. Zhao, Y. Molyneux, S.
BMJ Glob Health, (2026). 11:

Risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes following inadvertent exposure to ivermectin during the periconception period: findings from two cluster-randomized trials in Mozambique and Kenya.Nicolas, P. Mundaca, H. Brazeal, A. Houana, A. Ngama, M. Macucha, A. Matano, A. Elobolobo, E. Vegove, V. Martinho, S. Kariuki, M. Mbanze, J. Mitora, S. Montana, J. Ringera, I. Tunez, L. Imputiua, S. Munguambe, H. Mutepa, V. Soares, A. Xerinda, A. Materrula, F. Ruiz-Castillo, P. Onyango, T. Casellas, A. Rudd, M. Jones, C. Maia, M. Mwangangi, J. Rabinovich, R. Saute, F. Chaccour, C.
EClinicalMedicine, (2026). 97:104069

Implementing community case management of malaria: Stakeholder insights on advancing equitable access in Kilifi County.Waweru, E. Kiti, M. C. Masha, G. Tsofa, B. Paone, G. Dzombo, G. Cerini, G. De Vita, M. V. Morino, G. Gobbi, F. Leoncini, P. Mwamuye, E. C. Masha, S. C.
PLOS Glob Public Health, (2026). 6:e0006478

Mapping evidence for health policy and systems decision-making: a spectrum approach bridging tacit and scientific knowledge across local and global contexts.Waithaka, D. Tsofa, B. Glenton, C. Nzinga, J. Koduah, A. Barasa, E. Lewin, S. Gopinathan, U.
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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. Nest incremental cost data collaborative authorship group
Lancet Glob Health, (2026). 14:103928

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

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). 24:

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