Dalton Wamalwa, MBChB, MMed, MPH

Chair, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Nairobi

Dr. Dalton Wamalwa, MBChB, MMED, MPH, is a lecturer in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Nairobi.  He participated in the International AIDS Research and Training Program at the University of Washington, where he received his MPH in Epidemiology in 2005.  His MPH thesis was called, "The effect of medication diaries on adherence to HAART among HIV-1 infected Kenyan children."  His current project looks at the long term efficacy of pediatric HAART over a 5 year period. Dr. Wamalwa was a co-Investigator on the Optimizing Pediatric HIV-1 Therapy (OPH) project and the EDCTP Pediatric Vaccine study.  He is currently working on the MEPI Linked project and the PUSH study.

Publications

  1. Nganga, D, Admani, B, Wamalwa, D, Mbarubukeye, C. Acute peritoneal dialysis adequacy among children at a national referral hospital in Kenya: a cross-sectional study in a resource-limited setting. BMC Nephrol. 2026;27 (1):. doi: 10.1186/s12882-026-05338-6. PubMed PMID:42768325 PubMed Central PMC13595644.
  2. Kang, YJ, Wang, N, Malik, A, Lu, P, Grossman, A, Njuguna, I et al.. An Fc receptor and IgA functional signature identifies TB disease in children living with HIV. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2026; :. doi: 10.1093/jpids/piag101. PubMed PMID:42752603 .
  3. Kayiza, A, Laigong, P, Malla, L, Wamalwa, D, Irimu, G. Health worker training and day-1 feeding prescriptions for very low birth weight neonates: an interrupted time series study in two Kenyan hospitals. Front Health Serv. 2026;6 :1856111. doi: 10.3389/frhs.2026.1856111. PubMed PMID:42638979 PubMed Central PMC13500493.
  4. Tiwari, R, Collett, BR, Oucho, I, Otieno, C, Lihanda, P, Magedson, A et al.. Changes in neurodevelopmental outcomes from 24 to 36 months among children HIV-exposed uninfected (CHEU) and HIV-unexposed (CHU). AIDS. 2026; :. doi: 10.1097/QAD.0000000000004608. PubMed PMID:42592846 .
  5. Bulterys, MA, Garcia, S, Njuguna, I, Schenkel, S, Thankane, K, Kitsi, I et al.. "It is the foundation for the child": a qualitative study examining caregiver perspectives on the Nurturing Care Framework in Kenya and Botswana. BMJ Public Health. 2026;4 (2):e004261. doi: 10.1136/bmjph-2025-004261. PubMed PMID:42158544 PubMed Central PMC13182436.
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