Recent publications

Malaria shaped human spatial organization for the past 74 thousand years.Colucci, M. Leonardi, M. Blinkhorn, J. Irish, S. R. Padilla-Iglesias, C. Kaboth-Bar, S. Gosling, W. D. Snow, R. W. Manica, A. Scerri, E. M. L.
Sci Adv, (2026). 12:eaea2316

Heart-nosed bat alphacoronaviruses use human CEACAM6 to enter cells.Gallo, G. Di Nardo, A. Lugano, D. Roberts, A. J. Kutima, B. A. Okombo, M. Dewantari, A. K. Buckley, F. M. M. Wright, G. J. Nyagwange, J. Agwanda, B. Graham, S. C. Bailey, D.
Nature, (2026). 653:180-189

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

Economic burden of depressive disorders and HIV for people living with HIV in Uganda.Katana, P. V. Ross, I. Kiconco, B. E. Tenywa, P. Neuman, M. Ssembajjwe, W. Sekitoleko, I. Katumba, K. R. Kinyanda, E. Laurence, Y. V. Greco, G.
Health Policy Plan, (2026). 41:979-987

Gender equality and equity in intensive care: an international Delphi consensus study.Myatra, S. N. Nasa, P. Chanchalani, G. P. Zimmerman, J. L. Venkatesh, B. Machado, F. R. Ostermann, M. Leeies, M. Coopersmith, C. M. Sorce, L. R. Weiss, B. Kuberkar, D. Abbenbroek, B. Acharya, S. P. Akech, S. Akinci, S. B. Al Duhailib, Z. Berger-Estilita, J. Branson, R. D. De Waele, J. Derde, L. P. G. Divatia, M. J. Dzierba, A. L. Elhoufy, A. M. Fiest, K. M. Fillipescu, D. Fox-Robichaud, A. E. Freires, F. J. C. Fujii, T. Galarza, L. Gopalan, D. P. Hamzaoui, O. Hidalgo, J. L. Jayasinghe, A. S. Kanoore Edul, V. S. Lubis, A. P. Matot, I. Mehta, S. Milic, V. Monnet, X. Morrow, B. M. Nadkarni, V. M. Needham, D. M. Osinaike, B. B. Patil, V. P. Perez Cornejo, M. S. Perez-Fernandez, J. Ray, S. Robba, C. Rodriguez-Vega, G. M. Rubulotta, F. Seifelnasr, O. Turnbull, A. E. Ugarte, S. Vincent, J. L. Wendon, J. Xie, J. Zabaleta Polo, Y. M. Burns, K. E. A.
Intensive Care Med, (2026). 52:1035-1050

Facility-Based Assessment of Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care in Vanga Health Zone, Kwilu Province, Democratic Republic of Congo.Junior, M. Desmond, K. Sabwa, B. English, M.
Wellcome Open Res, (2026). 11:1

Harmonizing adapted interventions across contexts: lessons from harmonizing the World Health Organization's Caregiver Skills Training in Ethiopia and Kenya.Washington-Nortey, M. Mwangome, E. Demissie, M. Angwenyi, V. Lewa, V. Ombech, E. Yao, Y. Eshetu, T. Abdurahman, R. Girma, F. Tsigebrhan, R. Who Cst Team Pacione, L. Salomone, E. Servili, C. Abubakar, A. Newton, C. R. Hoekstra, R. A.
Transl Behav Med, (2026). 16:

Correction: Caregiver assessment of executive function deficits among HIV-infected and HIV-exposed uninfected preschool children in Kenya.Sigilai, A. K. Nyongesa, M. K. Hassan, A. S. Thoya, J. T. Odhiambo, R. Katana, K. Kabunda, B. Bomu, G. Newton, C. R. Abubakar, A.
Front Pediatr, (2026). 14:1818299

Key predictors of postpartum depression and anxiety symptoms among mothers in Kilifi, Kenya: a machine learning approach.Benson, F. N. Odhiambo, R. Brink, W. Ngugi, A. K. Waljee, A. K. Weinheimer-Haus, E. M. Moyer, C. A. Zhu, J. Abubakar, A.
Front Psychiatry, (2026). 17:1790893

Deaths with preceding hospitalisations within 180 days in eight countries in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia: A secondary descriptive analysis of the Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance (CHAMPS) network.Varo, R. Cole, K. Madewell, Z. J. Iglesias, J. F. Igunza, K. A. Akelo, V. Mugah, C. Onyango, D. Were, J. A. Madhi, S. A. Dangor, Z. Johnstone, S. Lala, S. G. Ruder, T. Mandomando, I. Kincardett, M. Xerinda, E. G. Scott, J. A. G. Assefa, N. Madrid, L. Hassen, F. A. Edris, Y. Ogbuanu, I. Bassey, I. A. Samura, S. Sillah, A. S. Kaluma, E. Arifeen, S. E. Biswas, R. Gurley, E. S. Rahman, A. Hossain, M. Z. Omer, S. B. Kazi, A. M. Belgaumi, S. M. Allana, R. Keita, A. M. Bassat, Q. Mutevedzi, P. C. Whitney, C. G. Rees, C. A. Child, Health Mortality Prevention Surveillance, Network
BMJ Open, (2026). 16:e106095

Ambulatory Blood Pressure Patterns and Left Ventricular Mass Index in Tanzanian Adults Living with and without HIV.Willkens, M. Issarow, B. Etyang, A. O. Fadhil, S. Cichowitz, C. Ayieko, P. Kisigo, G. Venkatraman, S. Krieger, A. C. Devereux, R. Muntner, P. Lee, M. H. Kapiga, S. Peck, R.
Glob Heart, (2026). 21:26

Multimodal pulse oximeters to support the integrated management of childhood illnesses: A usability and diagnostic accuracy assessment from a multi-country hybrid type 2 study.Storey, H. L. Fielding, T. L. Mwesigwa, J. Green, R. K. Parker, M. E. Jacob, A. Lwambura, S. Kitonga, M. Maina, L. Tyagi, M. Mwikamba, A. Ngunu, C. Pandey, A. K. Sougou, N. M. Tine, J. Steele, A. Habte, T. Endriyas, M. Baker, K. Rivas, V. Walke, S. Ba, M. Miheso, A. Mjungu, D. Sharma, K. Emmanuel-Fabula, M. Ruffo, M. Agweyu, A. Awasthi, S. Singh, S. N. Kumar, D. Mhalu, G. Faye, P. M. Ndiaye, O.
PLOS Glob Public Health, (2026). 6:e0004655

The richness of urban health realities lost in measurement monocultures.Molenaar, J. Benova, L. Abimbola, S. Owolabi, O. Lurton, G. Macharia, P. M.
BMJ Glob Health, (2026). 11:

Global, regional, and national burden of meningitis, its risk factors, and aetiologies, 1990-2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023.G. B. D. Meningitis Antimicrobial Resistance, Collaborators
Lancet Neurol, (2026). 25:451-468

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

Attribute development for a discrete choice experiment to examine preferences for long-acting HIV prevention products among pregnant and breastfeeding women.Ngugi, S. M. Echoka, E. Were, V. Thuo, N. Ogello, V. Gikwa, M. Muteti, N. Mwangi, P. Kazungu, J. Ngure, K.
Sci Rep, (2026). 16:

Cholera in Kenya: A scoping review of current research, evidence gaps and future directions.Wamae, K. Magudha, J. Kakungu, A. Aricha, S. Langat, D. Kinyanjui, S. Mokaya, J. Thomson, N. R. Agoti, C. Githinji, G.
PLOS Glob Public Health, (2026). 6:e0006011

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

Early-life infectious and nutritional exposures and cardiovascular risk in early adulthood in Uganda: protocol for a new round of data collection in the Entebbe Mother and Baby Study birth cohort at 21 years (EMaBS@21).Sekitoleko, I. Komata, R. Ssali, I. Kyasanku, R. Nakyesige, R. Sewankambo, M. Akello, F. Twinamasiko, N. Namutebi, M. Tumusiime, J. Akantorana, C. Akurut, H. Balungi, P. A. Akello, M. Atkinson, S. H. Niwaha, A. Wajja, A. Kyegombe, N. Nyirenda, M. Elliott, A. M. Walusimbi, B. Webb, E. L.
BMJ Open, (2026). 16:e119342

African-specific genetic loci determine iron status and risk of severe malaria and bacteremia in African children.Muriuki, J. M. Mentzer, A. J. Band, G. Chong, A. Y. Macharia, A. W. Mogire, R. M. Abuga, K. M. Mitchell, R. Gilchrist, J. J. Webb, E. L. Ndungu, F. M. Raffield, L. M. Ekunwe, L. Bentley, A. R. Sirima, S. B. Madhi, S. A. Hill, A. V. S. Prentice, A. M. Bejon, P. Hemani, G. Smith, G. D. Sandhu, M. S. Elliott, A. M. Williams, T. N. Adeyemo, A. Atkinson, S. H.
Nat Commun, (2026). 17: