James Kiarie, MBChB, MMed, MPH

Dr. James Kiarie, MBChB, MMED, MPH, is trained in medicine and surgery with a specialization in obstetrics and gynecology and public health.  He is currently the head of the Contraception and Fertility care Unit, in the World Health Organization (WHO), Geneva. The unit works on contraception, fertility care and infertility research, norms, standards, and technical assistance. He has over 25 years’ experience in research, teaching, health services management, and leadership. His interests are in health systems, implementation research, and translation of evidence to practice. His research focus surrounds implementation research on contraception and fertility care. 

1. Mburu, G, Esteves, SC, Santesso, N, De Jonge, C, Pacey, A, Brignardello-Petersen, R et al.. Reply of the authors: Reflections on varicocele management in the first World Health Organisation infertility guideline. Fertil Steril. 2026;126 (4):756-757. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2026.07.022. PubMed PMID:42790992 .
2. Kidula, N, Kamuyango, A, Kiarie, JN. WHO guidelines to support expansion of contraceptive methods and alternative contraceptive usage practices into the contraceptive method mix of national family planning programmes. BMJ Sex Reprod Health. 2026;52 (Suppl 2):s1-s2. doi: 10.1136/bmjsrh-2026-203333. PubMed PMID:42778305 .
3. Yao, Y, Liu, H, Wang, B, Wu, M, Zhang, H, Li, H et al.. Efficacy, safety and acceptability of once-monthly oral contraceptives containing quinestrol and quingestanol, quinestrol and levonorgestrel or quinestrol and norgestrel: a systematic review. BMJ Sex Reprod Health. 2026;52 (Suppl 2):s23-s32. doi: 10.1136/bmjsrh-2026-203330. PubMed PMID:42778304 .
4. Tufa, T, Idrees, M, Odey, GO, Kamuyango, A, Kidula, N, Alere, M et al.. Contraceptive effectiveness and safety of ormeloxifene: a systematic review. BMJ Sex Reprod Health. 2026;52 (Suppl 2):s13-s22. doi: 10.1136/bmjsrh-2026-203329. PubMed PMID:42778303 .
5. Jiang, L, Kshatriya, M, Bhutta, ZA, Santesso, N, Kamuyango, A, Kidula, N et al.. Effectiveness, safety and acceptability of continuous or extended-cycle use of combined oral contraceptives (COCs): a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ Sex Reprod Health. 2026;52 (Suppl 2):s33-s48. doi: 10.1136/bmjsrh-2026-203331. PubMed PMID:42778302 .