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Micro-epidemiological structuring of Plasmodium falciparum parasite populations in regions with varying transmission intensities in Africa
[version 2; peer review: 4 approved]
Peer Reviewers
Invited
- Funders
- Wellcome Trust
- Grand Challenges Canada
- Department for International Development, UK Government
- Medical Research Council
- Novartis Foundation
- Gottfied und Julia Bangerter-Rhyner Stiftung
- Gates Foundation
Open Letter
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Cross- Wellcome Africa Asian Programmes (AAPs) Acceleration of Genomics for Escalating infectious Diseases, (CAGED) Consortium
[version 2; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations]
Peer Reviewers
Rakesh K Mishra;
Marina Igorova Reyne;
Gerald Mboowa
- Funder
- Wellcome
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AWAITING PEER REVIEW
Examining the influence of corruption practices on the efficiency of county health systems in Kenya
[version 1; peer review: awaiting peer review]
Peer Reviewers
Invited
- Funder
- MRC/FCDO/ESRC/Wellcome Trust Health Systems Research Initiative
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The effect of heterozygous β-thalassaemia on childhood health and survival in Kilifi, Kenya
[version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 1 approved with reservations, 1 not approved]
Peer Reviewers
meenakshi girish and Gugapriya TS;
Manuel Pabon-Carrasco;
Parker Joshua and Chukwuemeka Anorue
- Funder
- Wellcome Trust
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AWAITING PEER REVIEW
Examining the Influence of Budget Formulation Structures and Processes on the Efficiency of County Health Systems in Kenya
[version 1; peer review: awaiting peer review]
Peer Reviewers
Invited
- Funders
- Wellcome Trust
- German Academic Exchange Service
- Health Systems Research Initiative
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Facility-Based Assessment of Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care in Vanga Health Zone, Kwilu Province, Democratic Republic of Congo
[version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations]
Peer Reviewers
Hannah H Leslie;
Diana Montoya-Williams;
Zoaib Habib Tharwani
- Funder
- Wellcome Trust
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Outborn Neonates in Nairobi’s Public Hospitals: Mortality Burden and Associated Risk Factors in a Retrospective Cohort Study
[version 1; peer review: 3 approved with reservations]
Peer Reviewers
Hassib Narchi;
Olufunke Bolaji;
Alexander G Stevenson
- Funder
- Wellcome Trust
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Adoption and use of the 7-1-7 metrics for effective detection, notification, and early response actions to public health events: A mixed-methods study in Cambodia, January 2023 to July 2025
[version 3; peer review: 2 approved]
Peer Reviewers
Dominic Delport;
Robyn Alders
- Funder
- Wellcome Trust
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Uptake of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure and outcomes among newborns admitted in three county hospitals in Nairobi, Kenya
[version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 1 not approved]
Peer Reviewers
Jemma Wright;
Janine Khan
- Funders
- Wellcome Trust
- National Institute for Health Research
- Harness Innovation in Global Health for Quality Care
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AWAITING PEER REVIEW
A process evaluation of the implementation of COVID-19 vaccine deployment in Kenya
[version 1; peer review: awaiting peer review]
Peer Reviewers
Invited
- Funders
- Wellcome Trust
- International Decision Support Initiative (IDSI)
- German Academic Exchange Service
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Molecular Epidemiology of Human Metapneumovirus in Kilifi, Coastal Kenya, 2016-2017 and 2021-2024
[version 1; peer review: 1 approved, 1 approved with reservations]
Peer Reviewers
Stephanie Goya;
Carla della Ventura
- Funders
- Wellcome
- National Institute of Health and Care Research
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Surveillance of respiratory viruses at health facilities from across Kenya, 2014
[version 4; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations]
Peer Reviewers
David P Moore;
W. Abdullah Brooks;
Rino Rappuoli
- Funders
- Wellcome Trust
- U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Systematic Review
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Identifying plausible ranges for differential vaccine efficacy across high- and low-income settings: A Systematic Review, Descriptive Meta-Analysis, and illustrative evidence analysis.
[version 1; peer review: 1 approved]
Peer Reviewers
Allen Nazareno
- Funder
- Wellcome Trust
Research Note
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Coxsackievirus A24 variant whole genome sequencing from clinical samples using a three overlapping amplicons strategy
[version 2; peer review: 3 approved, 1 approved with reservations]
Peer Reviewers
Peter van Heusden;
Sanjay Tikute;
Charles Patrick Mcclure;
Jake D'Addiego
- Funders
- Wellcome Trust
- Rockefeller Foundation
- National Institute of Health and Care Research
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Contexts, Facilitators, and Barriers to Integrating Portable Genomics for Outbreak Response in Coastal Kenya: A Qualitative Analysis of Participatory Stakeholder Discussions
[version 1; peer review: 2 approved with reservations]
Peer Reviewers
JAIME BRISENO-RAMIREZ;
Alicia Arnott
- Funders
- Wellcome Trust
- Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), UK
Systematic Review
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Experiences and Outcomes of the Implementation of Cuban Health Cooperation Programs in Low and Middle-Income Countries: A Scoping Review
[version 2; peer review: 3 approved]
Peer Reviewers
Stefan Swartling Peterson;
Roger A Atinga;
Prudence Ditlopo
- Funder
- Science for Africa Foundation- Developing Excellence in Leadership, Training, and Science in Africa (DELTAS Africa) program, with support from Wellocme Trust and UK foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.
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Analytical Review of Kenya’s Health Workforce Policy Strategies, 1994-2024: Implication for Health Workforce Management
[version 1; peer review: 1 approved, 1 approved with reservations]
Peer Reviewers
Busayo Olamide Tomoh;
Syed Masud Ahmed
- Funders
- Wellcome
- Wellcome Trust and the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
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Comparative performance of the InBios SCoV-2 DetectTM IgG ELISA and the in-house KWTRP ELISA in detecting SARS-CoV-2 spike IgG antibodies in Kenyan populations
[version 2; peer review: 2 approved]
Peer Reviewers
Samira Bührer-Sékula and Matheus Bernardes Torres;
Abhinay Gontu
- Funders
- Wellcome Trust
- Gates Foundation
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The Five-minute Apgar Score and Adverse Short-term Outcomes in Neonates - a Cohort Study in the Clinical Information Network Hospitals in Kenya
[version 1; peer review: 2 not approved]
Peer Reviewers
Shakti Pillay;
Pankaj Kumar Mohanty
- Funder
- Wellcome Trust
Study Protocol
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A pragmatic randomized controlled trial of standard care versus corticosteroids plus standard care for treatment of pneumonia in adults admitted to Kenyan hospitals (SONIA)
[version 2; peer review: 3 approved]
Peer Reviewers
Stephen J Aston;
Matthias Briel and Christof Schönenberger;
Naveed Saleem
- Funder
- Wellcome Trust
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Metagenomic exploration of antimicrobial resistance genes in marine bacteria ecosystem
[version 1; peer review: 1 approved with reservations, 1 not approved]
Peer Reviewers
Adenike Adenaya;
Alan Elena
- Funder
- This work was supported by Science for Africa Foundation to the Developing Excellence in Leadership, Training, and Science in Africa (DELTAS Africa) program [DEL-22-012] with support from Wellcome Trust and the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and is part of the EDCPT2 programme supported by the European Union.