Anthony K Ngugi
Aga Khan University Nairobi, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology
Research areas: Medicine · Neurology · Epilepsy research and treatment · Mental Health Treatment and Access · Global Maternal and Child Health
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About
Dr Ngugi is an Associate Professor of Epidemiology and Population health with 15 years of experience in health research in Africa. He is currently the interim Chair, Department of Population Health at Aga Khan University – East Africa. His interests range from epidemiology of epilepsy, community health and health information systems, maternal and child health to statistical epidemiology. He trains and mentors students and faculty of research methods, application of principles of epidemiology in research and epidemiological analyses.
Currently, Dr. Ngugi’s key focus is on strengthening health systems as well as providing technical data solutions in low resource settings. He developed and currently leads the Kaloleni-Rabai Health and Demographic Surveillance System (KRHDSS) in the coast of Kenya.
Dr Ngugi’s interests have also expanded to the application of data science approaches to predict population health outcomes, including the use of modelling to improve the allocative efficiency of health interventions. He is also currently NIH funded to establish a Longitudinal Study of Health and Ageing in Kenya (LOSHAK) as a platform for long-term population-based studies of health trajectories and their determinants in a rapidly ageing population in a LMIC context.
Employment
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Aga Khan University Nairobi Interm Chair/Associate Professor - Epidemiology & Population Health2013 - Present
Education
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London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology PhD2008 - 2012
Projects & Funding
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Developing infrastructure for a population-based Longitudinal Study of Health and Ageing in Kenya (LOSHAK) NIH/NIA2022 - 2024
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UtiliZing health Information for Meaningful impact in East Africa through Data Science (UZIMA-DS) NIH2021 - 2026
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Optimizing child nutrition investments for increased impact in high risk Populations in Kenya: an allocative efficiency modelling study BMGF/GCA2020 - 2023
Publications (66)
- An iceberg I can’t handle: a qualitative inquiry on perceptions towards paediatric rheumatology among healthcare workers in Kenya Save
- COVID-19 vaccination refusal trends in Kenya over 2021 Save
- Development and validation of a diagnostic aid for convulsive epilepsy in sub-Saharan Africa: a retrospective case-control study Save
- Implementation framework for Income Generating Activities identified by Community Heath Volunteers (CHVs): a strategy to reduce CHVs attrition rate in Kilifi County Kenya Save
- Implementation framework for Income Generating Activities identified by community heath volunteers: a strategy to reduce CHV attrition rate in Kilifi County Kenya Save
- Streamlining Global and Local Data on HIV: Underscoring Role of Institutions and Ethics in Improving Quality of HIV Research Save
- Training health workers in clinical breast examination for early detection of breast cancer in low- and middle-income countries Save
- Use of Mobile Technology to Identify Behavioral Mechanisms Linked to Mental Health Outcomes in Kenya: Protocol for Development and Validation of a Predictive Model Save
- An Iceberg I can’t handle: A qualitative inquiry on perceptions towards paediatric rheumatology among healthcare workers in Kenya. Save
- Artificial intelligence and machine learning for early detection and diagnosis of colorectal cancer in sub-Saharan Africa Save
- Compliance to Complementary Feeding Guidelines In A Tertiary Hospital In Nairobi, Kenya. Save
- Factors associated with use of long-acting reversible and permanent contraceptives among married women in rural Kenya: A community-based cross-sectional study in Kisii and Kilifi counties Save
- Medical education and population health—A framework in the design of a new undergraduate program Save
- Pentavalent vaccination in Kenya: coverage and geographical accessibility to health facilities using data from a community demographic and health surveillance system in Kilifi County Save
- Prevalence of Epilepsy, Human Cysticercosis, and Porcine Cysticercosis in Western Kenya Save
- "You Can Collaborate and Go Together to Do Family Planning”: A Qualitative Endline Evaluation Study of Male Engagement in Promoting Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Services in Rural Kenya Save
- A Qualitative Endline Evaluation Study of Male Engagement in Promoting Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health Services in Rural Kenya Save
- Application of the Ultra-Poverty Graduation Model in understanding community health volunteers’ preferences for socio-economic empowerment strategies to enhance retention: a qualitative study in Kilifi, Kenya Save
- Community health volunteers challenges and preferred income generating activities for sustainability: a qualitative case study of rural Kilifi, Kenya Save
- Complementary Feeding: Is It The Forgotten Factor of The First 1000 Days of Life? Save