Esther Muthumbi
PhD Student
Clinical research work. Identifying health research priorities and setting up studies to address them.
The need to develop preventive interventions for killer diseases. Prevention is better than cure.
Degree in Medicine, Masters qualification in epidemiology (or public health would do also)
Beach time with my family
This will sound so cliché……. Mathematics!
To be in a position that will participate in setting and driving a clear health agenda for the country
Newly published
Malaria hospitalisation in East Africa: age, phenotype and transmission intensity
https://bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12916-021-02224-w#article-info
We’re looking for a postdoc to join our team in our efforts to examine decolonization and health research in Africa.
Closing date: 2nd Feb 2022
Details can be found here:
https://jobs.kemri-wellcome.org/job-advert/early-post-doctoral-researcher-1
@SassyMolyneux @KuiMuraya @DKamuya @seyeabimbola @Lucy_Gilson @atuire @o_rutazibwa
1/ Findings from @alice_w_kamau https://bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12916-021-02224-w
This builds on work here: https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abj0089 that used data from 6.5k hospital admissions to compare severe malaria types and rates with the community prevalence of infection.
JOB ALERT 📢: Director of Global Health @UniofOxford We are looking for an inspirational leader to work with us across disciplines to develop our strategy for global health research and impact. Read about our aims at https://www.wittkieffer.com/position/36818-director-of-global-health/
#ScienceReadForSunday: Read new paper in @PLOSGPH by researchers @KEMRI_Wellcome ‘Plasmodium falciparum parasite prevalence in East Africa: Updating data for #malaria stratification’
https://journals.plos.org/globalpublichealth/article?id=10.1371/journal.pgph.0000014
