Recent publications

Safety reporting in neonatal clinical trials: reflections towards optimal, globally relevant approaches.Hill LF, Obiero CW, Bekker A, Walker AS, Bielicki JA, Sharland M, Schiavone F
Trials, (2025). 26:46

Beyond mosquitoes and malaria-ivermectin in Africa.Hammann F, Maia MF
Lancet Infect Dis, (2025). :

Risk of epilepsy following first unprovoked and acute seizures: Cohort study.Egesa IJ, Kariuki SM, Kipkoech C, Newton Crjc
Epilepsia, (2025). :

Evaluating the generalisability of region-naïve machine learning algorithms for the identification of epilepsy in low-resource settings.Duta I, Kariuki SM, Ngugi AK, Mwesige AK, Masanja H, Mwanga DM, Owusu-Agyei S, Wagner R, Cross JH, Sander JW, Newton CR, Sen A, Jones GD
PLOS Digit Health, (2025). 4:e0000491

Re-thinking "non-response" to wasting treatment: Exploratory analysis from 14 studies.Cazes C, Stobaugh H, Bahwere P, Binns P, Black RE, Boyd E, Briend A, Isanaka S, Kangas ST, Khara T, Lelijveld N, Mwangome M, Myatt M, Odei Obeng-Amoako G, Trehan I, James PT
PLOS Glob Public Health, (2025). 5:e0003741

An expansion of the phenotype in individuals with SYNCRIP-Related Neurodevelopmental Disorder.Shafiq T, Feng JL, Phillips L, Murias K, Ferguson M, Baranano K, Acchione A, Kipkemoi P, Kipkoech C, Chepkemoi E, Abubakar A, Newton C, van der Merwe C, O'Heir E, Galvin A, Garcia AG, D'Souza A, Stefanich J, Shillington A, Tuttle A, Gillentine MA
Rare, (2024). 2:100052

Examining priorities and investments made through the Global Financing Facility for maternal and newborn health: a sub-analysis on quality.Kumar MB, Kinney M, Kiendrébéogo J, Shamba D, Lawn JE, Waiswa P
Glob Health Action, (2024). 17:2406486

Prediction of inpatient mortality in hospitalised children in low- and middle-income countries: An external validation of paediatric mortality risk scores.Brals D, Pradhan A, Andre-von Arnim AVS, Oron AP, Ngari M, Ngao N, Mupere E, Chisti MJ, Lwanga C, Afroze F, Bandsma R, Walson JL, Berkley JA, Voskuijl W
J Glob Health, (2024). 14:4235

Examining the impact of implementing routine rotavirus vaccination on the number of paediatric admissions due to diarrhoea and dehydration in Kenyan hospitals: A study using interrupted time series analysis.Chelangat D, Malla L, Langat RC, Akech S
Wellcome Open Res, (2022). 7:2

Global impact of 10- and 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccines on pneumococcal meningitis in all ages: the PSERENADE project.Yang Y, Knoll MD, Herbert C, Bennett JC, Feikin DR, Quesada MG, Hetrich MK, Zeger SL, Kagucia EW, Xiao M, Cohen AL, van der Linden M, du Plessis M, Yildirim I, Winje BA, Varon E, Valenzuela MT, Valentiner-Branth P, Steens A, Scott JA, Savrasova L, Sanz JC, Khan AS, Oishi K, Nzoyikorera N, Nuorti JP, Mereckiene J, McMahon K, McGeer A, Mackenzie GA, MacDonald L, Ladhani SN, Kristinsson KG, Kleynhans J, Kellner JD, Jayasinghe S, Ho PL, Hilty M, Hammitt LL, Guevara M, Gilkison C, Gierke R, Desmet S, De Wals P, Dagan R, Colzani E, Ciruela P, Chuluunbat U, Chan G, Camilli R, Bruce MG, Brandileone MC, Ampofo K, O'Brien KL, Hayford K
J Infect, (2025). :106426

Prevalence and risk factors of under-five mortality due to severe acute malnutrition in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Wambua J, Ali A, Ukwizabigira JB, Kuodi P
Syst Rev, (2025). 14:29

Evaluating the impact, implementation experience and political economy of primary care networks in Kenya: protocol for a mixed methods study.Amboko B, Nzinga J, Tsofa B, Mugo P, Musiega A, Maritim B, Wong E, Mazzilli C, Ng'ang'a W, Hagedorn B, Turner G, Musuva A, Murira F, Ravishankar N, Hussein S, Barasa E
Health Res Policy Syst, (2025). 23:14

Examining priorities and investments made through the Global Financing Facility for maternal and newborn health: a sub-analysis on quality.Kumar MB, Kinney M, Kiendrébéogo J, Shamba D, Lawn JE, Waiswa P
Glob Health Action, (2024). 17:2406486

What can we learn about everyday health system resilience and pandemic response and preparedness from Kenyan and South African COVID-19 experiences?.Gilson L, Barasa E, Cloete K, Kasera K, Tsofa B, Vallabhjee K
Handbook of Health System Resilience, (2024). :380-402

Everyday health system resilience: the theory.Gilson L, Barasa E
Handbook of Health System Resilience, (2024). :44-60

Detection of low frequency artemisinin resistance mutations, C469Y, P553L and A675V, and fixed antifolate resistance mutations in asymptomatic primary school children in Kenya.Osoti V, Wamae K, Ndwiga L, Gichuki PM, Okoyo C, Kepha S, Keitany K, Kandie R, Aricha S, Kiplagat R, Mwandawiro C, Bejon P, Snow RW, Ochola-Oyier LI
BMC Infect Dis, (2025). 25:73

Identification of novel PfEMP1 variants containing domain cassettes 11, 15 and 8 that mediate the Plasmodium falciparum virulence-associated rosetting phenotype.McLean FE, Omondi BR, Diallo N, Otoboh S, Kifude C, Abdi A, Lim R, Otto TD, Ghumra A, Rowe JA
PLoS Pathog, (2025). 21:e1012434

After neonatal care, what next? A qualitative study of mothers' post-discharge experiences after premature birth in Kenya.Maluni J, Oluoch D, Molyneux S, Boga M, Jones C, Murila F, English M, Ziebland S, Hinton L
Int J Equity Health, (2025). 24:17

Translation, adaptation and validation of an epilepsy screening instrument in two Ghanaian languages.Darkwa EK, Asiamah S, Awini E, Sottie C, Godi A, Williams JE, Akpalu A, Cross JH, Sander JW, Sen A, Newton CR, Danso-Appiah A, Adjei P
PLoS One, (2025). 20:e0303735

What will it take? Perspectives from five low- and middle-income countries on opportunities and challenges of introducing new maternal vaccines.Baral R, Fleming JA, Barros I, Cofie P, Dapaah P, Khan S, Knudson SJ, Kumar S, Mehedi K, Munywoki PK, Newhouse L, Nyawanda BO, Nyiro JU, Odiyo J, Otiang E, Owusu R, Pecenka C, Picolo M, Pinto J, Quelhas D, Routray S, Sultana S, Uranw S
Vaccine, (2025). 45:126654