KEMRI | Wellcome Trust
KEMRI | Wellcome Trust
Method Article
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An optimization of four SARS-CoV-2 qRT-PCR assays in a Kenyan laboratory to support the national COVID-19 rapid response teams
[version 2; peer review: 2 approved]
Peer Reviewers
Davis Nwakanma;
Esther Omuseni and John Waitumbi
- Funders
- Wellcome Trust
- DELTAS Africa Initiative
- PATH
- National Institute for Health Research
- Department for International Development, UK Government
Research Article
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Individual-level variations in malaria susceptibility and acquisition of clinical protection
[version 3; peer review: 2 approved]
Peer Reviewers
Lucy C. Okell;
Wendy Prudhomme-O'Meara and Christine Markwalter
- Funders
- Wellcome Trust
- Cancer Research UK
- Medical Research Council
- Crick Africa Network
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Epidemiology of COVID-19 infections on routine polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and serology testing in Coastal Kenya
[version 1; peer review: 2 approved]
Peer Reviewers
Olusola Anuoluwapo Akanbi;
Maryam Meskini
- Funders
- African Academy of Sciences
- USAID
- EDCTP
- GAVI
- Oak Foundation
- UNITAID
- International AIDS Vaccine Initiative
- Government of the United Kingdom
- Wellcome
- National Institute for Health Research
- New Partnership for Africa's Development
- Gates Foundation
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Spatio-temporal distribution of antimalarial drug resistant gene mutations in a Plasmodium falciparum parasite population from Kilifi, Kenya: A 25-year retrospective study
[version 1; peer review: 2 approved with reservations]
Peer Reviewers
Fatima Nogueira;
Melissa Conrad
- Funder
- Wellcome Trust
Study Protocol
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Using theory of change in child health service interventions: a scoping review protocol
[version 1; peer review: 2 approved]
Peer Reviewers
Solange Mianda;
Dale Barnhart
- Funders
- Wellcome Trust
- National Institute for Health Research
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Assessing equity and the determinants of socio-economic impacts of COVID-19: Results from a cross-sectional survey in three counties in Kenya
[version 1; peer review: 1 approved with reservations]
Peer Reviewers
Blessing Mberu
- Funders
- Wellcome Trust
- Wellcome Trust core grant
- UK Department for International Development
Systematic Review
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Effects of iron intake on neurobehavioural outcomes in African children: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials
[version 2; peer review: 2 approved]
Peer Reviewers
Patricia Kitsao-Wekulo;
Michael Mireku
- Funders
- Wellcome Trust
- DELTAS Africa Initiative
- Medical Research Council
Systematic Review
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The hidden financial burden of healthcare: a systematic literature review of informal payments in Sub-Saharan Africa
[version 1; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations]
Peer Reviewers
Péter Gaál;
Pieternella Pieterse;
Laetitia Rispel
- Funder
- Wellcome
Study Protocol
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Children’s Oxygen Administration Strategies And Nutrition Trial (COAST-Nutrition): a protocol for a phase II randomised controlled trial
[version 2; peer review: 2 approved]
Peer Reviewers
Carina King;
Jamie Rylance
- Funders
- Wellcome Trust
- European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership
- Department for International Development
- Medical Research Council
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Considerations for an integrated population health databank in Africa: lessons from global best practices
[version 1; peer review: 2 approved]
Peer Reviewers
Ejemai Eboreime;
Ushotanefe Useh
- Funder
- Wellcome Trust
Open Letter
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The Africa Ethics Working Group (AEWG): a model of collaboration for psychiatric genomic research in Africa
[version 1; peer review: 2 approved]
Peer Reviewers
Alice Virani;
Ruth Chadwick
- Funders
- Wellcome Trust
- Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research, Broad Institute
- NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre
Research Article
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Adherence to iron and folic acid supplementation during pregnancy among postnatal mothers seeking maternal and child healthcare at Kakamega level 5 hospital in Kenya: a cross-sectional study
[version 2; peer review: 2 approved]
Peer Reviewers
Katherine L. Dickin;
Martin N. Mwangi
- Funder
- Wellcome Trust
Research Article
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Always leave the audience wanting more: An entertaining approach to stimulate engagement with health research among publics in coastal Kenya through ‘Magnet Theatre’
[version 2; peer review: 2 approved]
Peer Reviewers
Nicola Desmond;
Hilda Owii, David Osogo and Elizabeth Kimani-Murage
- Funder
- Wellcome Trust
Research Article
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Molecular characterization of Plasmodium falciparum PHISTb proteins as potential targets of naturally-acquired immunity against malaria
[version 2; peer review: 3 approved with reservations]
Peer Reviewers
Nicholas Proellochs;
Stephen J. Rogerson;
Eizo Takashima
- Funders
- Wellcome Trust
- The Academy of Sciences for the Developing World
- African Academy of Sciences
- New Partnership for Africa's Development
- Department for International Development, UK Government
- Royal Society
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Enrichment approach for unbiased sequencing of respiratory syncytial virus directly from clinical samples
[version 1; peer review: 3 approved, 1 approved with reservations]
Peer Reviewers
Martin M. Nyaga and Milton Mogotsi;
Gerald Mboowa;
Tanya Golubchik;
Christopher Illingworth
- Funders
- Wellcome Trust
- DELTAS Africa Initiative
- National Institutes of Health
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Derivation and internal validation of a data-driven prediction model to guide frontline health workers in triaging children under-five in Nairobi, Kenya
[version 3; peer review: 2 approved]
Peer Reviewers
Andrew Argent;
Babar Hasan
- Funder
- Wellcome Trust
Research Article
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Impact of Plasmodium falciparum small-sized extracellular vesicles on host peripheral blood mononuclear cells
[version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 2 not approved]
Peer Reviewers
Smart Ikechukwu Mbagwu;
Carmenza Spadafora;
Valery Combes and Ricardo Correa
- Funders
- Wellcome Trust
- African Academy of Sciences
- Alliance for Accelerating Excellence in Science in Africa
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Systemic inflammation is negatively associated with early post discharge growth following acute illness among severely malnourished children - a pilot study
[version 2; peer review: 2 approved]
Peer Reviewers
Sana Syed and Lubaina Ehsan;
Keith P. West
- Funders
- Wellcome Trust
- Department for International Development, UK Government
- Medical Research Council
- Gates Foundation
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A reproducible picture of open access health facility data in Africa and R tools to support improvement
[version 2; peer review: 3 approved, 1 approved with reservations]
Peer Reviewers
Olusesan Ayodeji Makinde;
Chigozie Edson Utazi;
Doreen Wamiti;
Caleb Kipkurui Kibet
- Funders
- Wellcome Trust
- DELTAS Africa Initiative
- Department for International Development, UK Government
- Global Malaria Programme, World Health Organization
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Pooled testing conserves SARS-CoV-2 laboratory resources and improves test turn-around time: experience on the Kenyan Coast
[version 2; peer review: 3 approved]
Peer Reviewers
Ernest Wandera Apondi and Jesse Gitaka;
Kenny Voon;
James A Hay
- Funders
- Wellcome Trust
- African Academy of Sciences
- Alliance for Accelerating Excellence in Science in Africa
- New Partnership for Africa's Development
- National Institute for Health Research
- Department for International Development, UK Government