Research Interests
- Primary Care Research,
- Population health,
- Infectious diseases of public interest.
- Non-communicable diseases,
- Palliative care
Research and Community Projects
- BIGPIC Milo Project: 2016 to Present
- 2021-2022. The Center For AIDS Relief (CFAR) Grant, Dr. Curt Beckwith(Brown University)-Principal Investigator” Integrating Palliative Care into routine HIV Care among the Older Populations in Rural Western Kenya” $ 25000.00 USD, Role Co-PI. Status: Ongoing.
- 2020-2021. The Pfizer Foundation grant, Dr. Keneth Cornetta (Indana University) - Principal Investigator “Pfizer Supportive Oncology” $133,868.00 USD, Role Co-PI. Status: Ongoing.
- 2019-2020. PCI Grant, Sonak Pastakia- Principal Investigator “Expanding access to high quality healthcare in rural Kenya-project Extension” $ 34,950, Role; Co I
- 2019-2020 Thrasher Foundation Grant, Daria SzKwarko- Principal Investigator “Using a Mobile Application to Improve Pediatric Presumptive Tuberculosis Identification in Western Kenya”, $9,142, My Role: Co-PI. Status: Completed.
- 2018-2019. CTSI Grant, Molly Rosenberg-Principal Investigator “Microfinance and Investment in health in rural Western Kenya” $8, 434, My Role: Co- PI. Status Completed.
- UMass Office of Global Health Pilot Project Program Grant, Co-Principal Investigator 2016-2017 “Closing the loop in child TB contact management: Predictors and completion of therapy outcomes in western Kenya”, $25,000 (direct only), My Role: Co-PI, Status: Completed
STUDENTS RESEARCH SUPERVISION
Successfully supervised research work for Four (4) MMed students leading to successful defense of their thesis and final thesis submission to the Moi University authorities
- Mbiri Zacheous N. Were. SM/PGFM/01/2016: “Relationship between adherence to chemoprophylaxis and morbidity among patients with sickle cell disease in Webuye County Hospital, Kenya”
- Haji Abdala Musuko: SM/PGFM/O4/2015. Title of Thesis: “Prevalence and factors associated with anemia at fourteen weeks post-delivery in mothers attending child health clinic at Webuye County Hospital”
- Samuel N. Ateya SM/PGFM/03/2015. Title of Thesis: “Injury characteristics and sub-acute phase disabilities amongst hospitalized and non-hospitalized road traffic injuries managed at Webuye County Hospital, Kenya”
- Joseph Yaa Karisa. SM PGFM/02/2017: “Factors associated with depression among tuberculosis patients attending TB clinic at Webuye County Hospital”
Currently supervising the following Continuing Students’ for their masters’ of Medicine research.
- Douglas Wanjala Makali. SM/PGFM/03/18: “Husband-wife dynamics predicting modern contraceptive use among couples attending the child health clinic at Webuye County Hospital, western Kenya”
- Patrick Kipngetich Rotich. SM/PGFM/03/2018: “Active Case Finding of Tuberculosis in Diabetes Patients Attending Diabetic Clinic at Webuye County Hospital”
- Salwa Mohammed. SM/PGFM/01/2018:“Determinants of Awareness of Obstetric Danger Signs Among Women Delivering at Webuye County Hospital, Western Kenya”