Publications

Clinical Research

Getting back on track to meet global anaemia reduction targets: a Lancet Haematology Commission.Atkinson, S. H. Suchdev, P. S. Bode, M. Carducci, B. Cerami, C. Mwangi, M. N. Namaste, S. Winichagoon, P. Leung, S. Mutua, A. M. Abuga, K. M. Angeles-Agdeppa, I. Blythe, R. Carvalho, N. Cepeda-Lopez, A. Cross, J. H. de Pee, S. Di Ruggiero, E. Fanzo, J. Gentilini, U. Gichohi-Wainaina, W. N. Glover-Wright, C. Gomes, F. Hess, S. Holloway-Brown, J. Joof, F. Karakochuk, C. Kassebaum, N. J. Larson, L. Mettananda, S. Muriuki, J. M. Mwangome, M. Ohuma, E. O. Oliver, V. Perumal, N. Phiri, K. Samuel, F. Sinharoy, S. Tizifa, T. Valleriani, G. van Zutphen-Kuffer, K. G. Vasta, F. Verhoef, H. Wang, Y. Yadav, K. Yang, Z. Young, M. Zimmermann, M. B. Pasricha, S. R.
Lancet Haematol, (2025). 12:e717-e767

Application of machine learning in early childhood development research: a scoping review.Benson, F. N. Chelangat, D. Brink, W. Mwangala, P. N. Waljee, A. K. Moyer, C. A. Abubakar, A.
BMJ Open, (2025). 15:e100358

Caregivers' lived experiences of childhood probable pneumonia through a gendered lens in western Kenya.Ngere, S. H. Olang'o, C. Ochola, K. Oduor, P. Sagam, C. K. Ochieng, B. Omondi, D. Peshu, N. Nyambedha, E.
Afr J Prim Health Care Fam Med, (2025). 17:e1-e10

R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine drives diverse immune responses in pre-exposed adults: insights from a phase IIb controlled human malaria infection trial.Kibwana, E. Bundi, C. Kimani, D. Nyamako, L. Keter, K. Mutiso, A. Ogwang, R. Bellamy, D. Rapi, K. Bajer, A. Provstgaard-Morys, S. Stockdale, L. Munoz, O. Datoo, M. S. Lawrie, A. Ramos-Lopez, F. Roberts, R. Hamaluba, M. Hill, A. V. S. Bejon, P. Ewer, K. J. Kapulu, M.
Front Immunol, (2025). 16:1620365

Aflatoxin exposure and mortality in acutely ill children: results from the CHAIN network cohort.Xia, L. Wu, H. Saleem, A. F. Mupere, E. Lancioni, C. Diallo, H. Potani, I. Ali, S. A. Voskuijl, W. Chisti, M. J. Shahid, Asmsb Timbwa, M. Mwaringa, S. Tigoi, C. Ngari, M. Singa, B. Tickell, K. D. Njunge, J. Bandsma, R. Ahmed, T. Berkley, J. Walson, J. L. Gong, Y. Routledge, M. N.
BMJ Glob Health, (2025). 10:

Vaccine-induced responses to R21/Matrix-M - an analysis of samples from a phase 1b age de-escalation, dose-escalation trial.Bundi, C. Bellamy, D. Kibwana, E. Nyamako, L. Ogwang, R. Keter, K. Kimani, D. Salman, A. M. Provstgaard-Morys, S. Stockdale, L. Hill, A. V. S. Bejon, P. Olotu, A. Hamaluba, M. Ewer, K. J. Kapulu, M. C.
Front Immunol, (2025). 16:1620366

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

Early weaning from oxygen therapy in African children with severe pneumonia.Maitland, K. Giallongo, E. Hamaluba, M. Alaroker, F. Opoka, R. O. Tagoola, A. Nalwanga, D. Nabawanuka, E. Okiror, W. Nakuya, M. Aromut, D. Williams, T. N. Thomas, K. Harrison, D. A. Mouncey, P. Bush, A. Fraser, J. F. Rowan, K. Olupot-Olupot, P. Kiguli, S. Coast trial group
BMC Med, (2025). 23:366

High epilepsy prevalence and excess mortality in onchocerciasis-endemic counties of South Sudan: A call for integrated interventions.Amaral, L. J. Jada, S. R. Carter, J. Y. Bol, Y. Y. Basanez, M. G. Newton, C. R. Fodjo, J. N. S. Colebunders, R.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis, (2025). 19:e0013244

Economic evaluation of caregiver interventions for children with developmental disabilities: A scoping review.Kairu, A. Dzoro, E. Angwenyi, V. Newton, C. Hanlon, C. Hoekstra, R. A. Abubakar, A. Barasa, E.
PLOS Glob Public Health, (2025). 5:e0003928

Nutrition in pregnancy and the early years.Dalrymple, K. V. Mwangome, M. Lamb, S. Wolfe, I.
BMJ, (2025). 389:r1202

Supplementation with ready-to-use therapeutic food has no effect on adverse outcomes among undernourished children aged 6-59 months with severe pneumonia.Nalwanga, D. Giallongo, E. Musiime, V. Kiguli, S. Olupot, P. O. Alaroker, F. Opoka, R. Tagoola, A. Hamaluba, M. Mogaka, C. Nabawanuka, E. Karamagi, C. Briend, A. Maitland, K.
Front Nutr, (2025). 12:1507360

A pragmatic randomized controlled trial of standard care versus corticosteroids plus standard care for treatment of pneumonia in adults admitted to Kenyan hospitals (SONIA).Lucinde, R. Abdi, A. Orindi, B. Mwakio, S. Gathuri, H. Onyango, E. Chira, S. Ogero, M. Isaaka, L. Shangala, J. Oginga, I. N. Wachira, A. Manuthu, E. Kariuki, H. Nyikuli, J. Wekesa, C. Otedo, A. Bosire, H. Okoth, S. B. Ongalo, W. Mukabi, D. Lusamba, W. Muthui, B. Kirui, N. Adembesa, I. Mithi, C. Sood, M. Ahmed, N. Gituma, B. Ongaki, V. B. Giabe, M. Omondi, C. Ombajo, L. A. Kagucia, W. English, M. Hamaluba, M. Ochola-Oyier, L. I. Kamuya, D. Bejon, P. Agweyu, A. Akech, S. Etyang, A. O.
Wellcome Open Res, (2025). 7:269

Akwenda Intervention Program for cerebral palsy: Improving quality of life in rural Uganda.Newton, C. R.
Dev Med Child Neurol, (2025). 67:1115-1116

Intravenous Rehydration for Severe Acute Malnutrition with Gastroenteritis.Maitland, K. Ouattara, S. M. Sainna, H. Chara, A. Ogundipe, O. F. Sunyoto, T. Hamaluba, M. Olupot-Olupot, P. Alaroker, F. Connon, R. Saidou Maguina, A. Okiror, W. Amorut, D. Mwajombo, E. Oguda, E. Mogaka, C. Langendorf, C. Dewez, J. E. Ciglenecki, I. Gibb, D. M. Coldiron, M. E. Petrucci, R. George, E. C. Gastrosam Trial Group
N Engl J Med, (2025). 393:1257-1268

COVID-19 mortality in Africa and Asia - Authors' reply.Bejon, P. Agweyu, A. Oyier, I. Hamaluba, M. Kamuya, D. Kinyanjui, S. Barasa, E.
Lancet Infect Dis, (2025). 25:e440

Socio-medical factors associated with neurodevelopmental disorders on the Kenyan coast.Kipkemoi, P. Savage, J. E. Gona, J. Rimba, K. Kombe, M. Mwangi, P. Kipkoech, C. Chepkemoi, E. Ngombo, A. Mkubwa, B. Rehema, C. Kariuki, S. M. Posthuma, D. Donald, K. A. Robinson, E. Abubakar, A. Newton, C. R.
PLOS Glob Public Health, (2025). 5:e0003806

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

An adaptive multiarm randomised trial of biomedical and psychosocial interventions to improve convalescence following severe acute malnutrition in sub-Saharan Africa: Co-SAM trial protocol.Bwakura-Dangarembizi, M. Amadi, B. Singa, B. O. Muyemayema, S. Ngosa, D. Mwalekwa, L. Ngao, N. Kazhila, L. Mutasa, B. Mpofu, E. Mudawarima, L. Gonzales, G. B. Mudzingwa, S. Mutenda, M. Keter, L. K. Mutasa, K. Njunge, J. M. Jones, H. Phiri, T. N. Mudibo, E. Chulu, N. Majo, F. D. Chasekwa, B. Tembo, A. Nyabinda, C. Oduol, C. Sauramba, V. Tavengwa, N. V. Langhaug, L. Cordani, I. Smuk, M. Jaki, T. Ntozini, R. Walson, J. Tickell, K. D. Berkley, J. Kelly, P. Prendergast, A. J. Co, S. A. M. Trial Team
BMJ Open, (2025). 15:e093758

"The traditional healer said, 'I had a genie that scared me in my eyes, and that is why I fall": An ethnographic study in Mahenge, Tanzania.Magili, P. F. Massawe, I. S. Mushi, V. P. Bhwana, D. K. Matuja, W. Colebunders, R. Cross, H. Sander, J. W. Sen, A. Newton, C. R. Mahone, S. Mmbando, B. P.
Epilepsy Behav, (2025). 170:110463