Current Appointments & Affiliations
Adjunct Professor of Global Health
·
2024 - Present
Duke Global Health Institute,
University Institutes and Centers
Recent Publications
‘It makes us sick’: experiences of air pollution among children with asthma and their caregivers in African countries
Journal Article Ijtld Open · September 10, 2025 BACKGROUND: This study was carried out to document experiences and perceptions of air pollution among adolescents with asthma symptoms, and their caregivers. METHOD: A qualitative study among children with symptoms of asthma (aged 12–16 years) and their ca ... Full text CiteErratum: Emergence of non-vaccine Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes colonizing the nasopharynx of children under five years of age in the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine era in Tanzania. A short communication (Vaccine (2025) 61, (S0264410X25006322), (10.1016/j.vaccine.2025.127335))
Journal Article Vaccine · August 13, 2025 To determine the impact of pneumococcal vaccination on nasopharyngeal carriage in Tanzania, we assessed the serotype distribution of S. pneumoniae isolated from nasopharyngeal swab samples. These samples were collected in 539 children below the age of 5 ye ... Full text CiteCorrigendum to “Emergence of non-vaccine Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes colonizing the nasopharynx of children under the age of five years in the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine era in Tanzania. A short communication” [Vaccine 48 (2025) 126724]
Journal Article Vaccine · August 13, 2025 Full text CiteEducation, Training & Certifications
Tumaini University, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical College (Tanzania) ·
2020
Ph.D.