Publications

Clinical Research

Rethinking the evidence on COVID-19 in Africa.Bejon P, Agweyu A, Ochola-Oyier LI, Hamaluba M, Kamuya D, Kinyanjui S, Barasa E
Lancet Infect Dis, (2025). :

Fluid Resuscitation in Pediatric Cerebral Malaria: Insights from the FEAST Trial and Further Evidence from Malawi.George EC, Maitland K
Am J Trop Med Hyg, (2025). :

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 CR, Hanlon C
Glob Ment Health (Camb), (2025). 12:e33

Strengthening the paediatric clinical trial ecosystem to better inform policy and programmes.Berkley JA, Walson JL, Gray G, Russell F, Bhutta Z, Ashorn P, Norris SA, Adejuyigbe EA, Grais R, Ogutu B, Zhang J, Chantada GL, Nachman S, Kija E, Jehan F, Giaquinto C, Rollins NC, Penazzato M
Lancet Glob Health, (2025). 13:e732-e739

Investigating the dynamics of Plasmodium falciparum gametocyte carriage in expectant women under intermittent preventive treatment with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine in Kilifi, study protocol.Kiyuka PK, Muricho M, Ouma N, Muiruri C, Nyaguara A, Rono M, Oyier I, Hamaluba M
Open Res Eur, (2025). 5:60

Author Response: Multipsychiatric Comorbidity in People With Epilepsy Compared With People Without Epilepsy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Kwon CS, Newton CR, Jette N
Neurology, (2025). 104:e209942

Sero-epidemiology of measles immunoglobulin G antibodies among newborns from South-East Asia and sub-Saharan Africa: an observational, multicenter study.Bokop C, Dhar N, Izu A, Ali MM, Akaba G, Barsosio HC, Berkley JA, Beck MM, Chaka TE, Cutland CL, Dorji P, Keita AM, Lema FB, Medugu N, Mwarumba S, Mwakio S, Obaro S, Olateju EK, Sahni RD, Saha SK, Santhanam S, Sharma R, Sigaúque B, Simoes EAF, Sow SO, Tapia MD, Veeraraghavan B, Madhi SA, Kwatra G
Int J Infect Dis, (2025). 154:107882

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 GD, Thangavelu P, Dhar S, Ferreira Cronemberger L, Abhilash KPP, Abraham AM, de Brito CAA, Brito Ferreira ML, Chandrashekar N, Duarte R, Fajardo Modol A, Ghale BC, Kang G, Gowda VK, Kuriakose K, Lant S, Mallewa M, Mbale E, Moore SC, Mwangalika G, Kamath PBT, Navvuga P, Nyondo-Mipando AL, Phiri TJ, Pimentel Lopes de Melo C, Pradeep BS, Rawlinson R, Sheha I, Thomas PT, Newton CR, de Sequeira PC, Sejvar JJ, Dua T, Turtle L, Verghese VP, Arraes Lwms Desmond N, Easton A, Jones JA, Lilford RJ, Netravathi M, McGill F, Michael BD, Mwapasa V, Griffiths MJ, Parry CM, Ravi V, Burnside G, Cornick J, França RFO, Desai AS, Rupali P, Solomon T
Lancet, (2025). :

Comparing HemoCue® and Quantitative Buffy Coat® and Coulter Counter-measured haemoglobin concentrations in African children with acute uncomplicated malaria: a Bland-Altman analysis.Ayuen DS, Olupot-Olupot P, Muhindo R, Onyamboko MA, Ajayi S, Chimjinda N, Taya C, Uyoga S, Williams TN, Maitland K, Fanello C, Day NPJ, Taylor WR, Mukaka M
Malar J, (2025). 24:77

Comparing HemoCue® and Quantitative Buffy Coat® and Coulter Counter-measured haemoglobin concentrations in African children with acute uncomplicated malaria: a Bland-Altman analysis.Ayuen DS, Olupot-Olupot P, Muhindo R, Onyamboko MA, Ajayi S, Chimjinda N, Taya C, Uyoga S, Williams TN, Maitland K, Fanello C, Day NPJ, Taylor WR, Mukaka M
Malar J, (2025). 24:77

Exploring adolescents' mental health in Kampala, Uganda in the context of COVID-19: a mixed methods study.Mbithi G, Sarki A, Mabrouk A, Odhiambo R, Namuguzi M, Atukwatse J, Kabue M, Mulupi S, Abubakar A
Front Child Adolesc Psychiatry, (2025). 4:1419043

Development of an oral regimen of unithiol for the treatment of snakebite envenoming: a phase 1 open-label dose-escalation safety trial and pharmacokinetic analysis in healthy Kenyan adults.Abouyannis M, Nyambura YK, Ngome S, Riako D, Musyoki J, Muiruri C, Orindi B, Else L, Amara A, Dickinson L, Clare RH, Albulescu LO, Westhorpe AP, Kool J, Adetifa I, Ndungu FM, FitzGerald R, Khoo S, Lalloo DG, Casewell NR, Hamaluba M
EBioMedicine, (2025). 113:105600

Catastrophic expenditure associated with childhood hospitalisation for acute illness in Kenya and Uganda: a cross-sectional study.Jemutai J, Njuguna RG, Laurence YV, Murunga S, Ogwang C, Mwaringa S, Mwalekwa L, Timbwa M, Paasi G, Olupot-Olupot P, Juma M, Thitiri J, Ngao N, Singa B, Mukisa J, Mupere E, Lancioni C, Sukhtankar P, Tickell KD, Fakhar Uddin M, Molyneux S, Walson JL, Vassall A, Berkley J
BMJ Public Health, (2025). 3:e001173

Prevalence and correlates of depressive and anxiety symptoms among pregnant women from an urban informal settlement in Nairobi, Kenya: a community-based cross-sectional study.Mulupi S, Abubakar A, Nyongesa MK, Angwenyi V, Kabue M, Mwangi PM, Odhiambo R, Marangu J, Njoroge E, Mokaya MM, Obulemire EK, Ombech E, Ssewanyana D, Moran G, Martin MC, Proulx K, Marfo K, Lye S
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth, (2025). 25:213

Effect of nutritional supplementation with lipid-based therapeutic food on body composition of non-severely malnourished African children aged 6-59 months hospitalized with severe pneumonia.Nalwanga D, Musiime V, Kiguli S, Olupot-Olupot P, Alaroker F, Opoka R, Tagoola A, Mnjala H, Mogaka C, Nabawanuka E, Giallongo E, Karamagi C, Briend A, Maitland K
J Trop Pediatr, (2025). 71:

Stunting in Developing Countries.Okello E, Mwangome MK, Kathembe J, Tapkigen J, Prentice AM, Nabwera HM
World Rev Nutr Diet, (2025). 128:16-32

Low-Dose Yellow Fever Vaccine in Adults in Africa.Kimathi D, Juan-Giner A, Bob NS, Orindi B, Namulwana ML, Diatta A, Cheruiyot S, Fall G, Dia M, Hamaluba MM, Nyehangane D, Karanja HK, Gitonga JN, Mugo D, Omuoyo DO, Hussein M, Oloo E, Kamau N, Wafula J, Bendera J, Silvester N, Mwavita J, Joshua M, Mwendwa J, Agababyona C, Ngetsa C, Aisha N, Moki F, Buluku T, Munene M, Mwanga-Amumpaire J, Lutwama J, Kayiwa J, Kamaara E, Barrett AD, Kaleebu P, Bejon P, Sall AA, Grais RF, Warimwe GM
N Engl J Med, (2025). 392:788-797

Prevalence and Predictors of Adverse Birth Outcomes and Their Implications in Assessing the Safety of New Maternal Vaccines in Kenya.Nyiro JU, Bukusi E, Mureithi MW, Walumbe D, Nyaguara A, Kipkoech C, Nyawanda B, Bigogo G, Otieno N, Aol G, Audi A, Murunga N, Berkley JA, Nokes DJ, Munywoki PK
Pediatr Infect Dis J, (2025). 44:S114-s118

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

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