KWTRP Annual Scientific Program

Description

KWTRP Annual Scientific Forum

Objectives

Presenters

1. Prof. Edwine Baraza
   Edwine is Executive Director of the KEMRI Wellcome Trust Research Programme and also heads the Programme’s Health Economics Research Unit (HERU). Edwine is a Professor of Health Economics at the University of Oxford. He has a PhD in health economics (University of Cape Town), a masters degree in health economics (University of Cape Town), and a bachelors degree in Pharmacy (University of Nairobi).
   KWTRP, Oxford University


2. Prof. Ambrose Agweyu
   Professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology. Prior to this transition, I served as Head of the Department of Epidemiology and Demography at KEMRI-Wellcome, and I have recently rejoined the Programme as Deputy Director and Director of the Nairobi Programme.
   KWTRP, LSTHM


3. Dr. Michuki Maina
   Michuki Maina is a Kenyan trained paediatrician and health systems researcher based at the KEMRI-WellcomeTrust programme (KWTRP) in Nairobi having previously worked for the Ministry of Health. His main areas of work at KWTRP have been in the national paediatric guideline development process through conducting systematic reviews on neonatal feeding and respiratory support
   KWTRP


4. Dr. Christina Obiero
   Research scientist at KWTRP exploring repurposing of legacy antibiotics for severe newborn infections
   KWTRP


5. Dr. Jalemba Aluvaala
   Jalemba Aluvaala is a post-doctoral researcher with an interest in perinatal-neonatal clinical and health services research. He co-leads the neonatal component of the Clinical Information Network (CIN) under Prof. Mike English at the KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme in Nairobi, Kenya. Aluvaala is a Paediatrician with an MB.Ch. B and M. Med (Paediatrics and Child Health) from the University of Nairobi. He also holds a Master of Science in Epidemiology (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine) and a Doctor of Philosophy in Clinical Medicine (University of Oxford). He has authored research articles and technical reports in the areas of Clinical Epidemiology and Health Services Research.
   KWTRP


6. Dr. Florence Mturi
   Paediatrician and Head of Clinical Service at KWTRP
   KWTRP


7. Dr. Caroline Osoro
   Caroline Osoro is a PhD student in Epidemiology at the Department of Global Health of Stellenbosch University, South Africa. Her PhD is on strengthening evidence to policy pathways to improve management of malaria in pregnancy.She has previously worked as a medical doctor in Nanyuki (Kenya) and a researcher at the Cancer Screening and Evaluation Unit, Department of Public Health of Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam (the Netherlands). Her research involved microsimulation modelling to determine effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of colorectal cancer screening interventions. Caroline holds a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBChB) from the University of Nairobi (Kenya) and a Master of Statistics in Epidemiology and Public Health Methodology (with distinction) from Universiteit Hasselt, Belgium.
   KWTRP