Nelly Mugo, MBChB, MMed, MPH

Research Associate Professor, Global Health

Prof. Nelly R. Mugo is an associate research professor in the Department of Global Health at the University of Washington, a senior principal clinical research scientist at the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), and a reproductive health specialist with three decades of work experience. Her research focus has been on the prevention of HIV and cervical cancer among other reproductive health research work.  She has been an investigator on two landmark clinical trials, the Partners PrEP study that contributed evidence to inform the change of indication for use of Truvada as HIV prevention pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and a protocol lead for the ongoing ‘Kenya Single-dose HPV Vaccine-Efficacy (KEN SHE) Study –’ that has provided evidence on the efficacy of single-dose HPV vaccination. She is a member of the International Papillomavirus Society education committee, and the Kenya Obstetrics and Genecology society and has contributed to several World Health Organization and Kenya ministry of health working group scientific committees. She is widely published in peer review journals.

Publications

  1. Happel, AU, Budiawan, E, Onono, M, Innes, S, Palanee-Phillips, T, Heuvel, J et al.. Natural History of High-Risk Human Papillomavirus in Kenyan and South African Women: Implications for Vaccination Campaigns and Cervical Cancer Screening Programs. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2024;11 (12):ofae690. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofae690. PubMed PMID:39660028 PubMed Central PMC11631351.
  2. Umutesi, G, Hathaway, CL, Heitner, J, Jackson, R, Miano, CW, Mugambi, W et al.. The Potential Impact of a Single-Dose HPV Vaccination Schedule on Cervical Cancer Outcomes in Kenya: A Mathematical Modelling and Health Economic Analysis. Vaccines (Basel). 2024;12 (11):. doi: 10.3390/vaccines12111248. PubMed PMID:39591151 PubMed Central PMC11598770.
  3. Umutesi, G, Weiner, BJ, Oluoch, L, Bukusi, E, Onono, M, Njoroge, B et al.. Acceptability of single-dose HPV vaccination schedule among health-care professionals in Kenya: a mixed-methods study. J Natl Cancer Inst Monogr. 2024;2024 (67):358-370. doi: 10.1093/jncimonographs/lgae031. PubMed PMID:39529524 PubMed Central PMC11555271.
  4. Bolio, A, Waheed, DE, Mugo, N, Garland, SM, Wanyoike, S, Njambe Tondo Opute, E et al.. Overview of CHIC symposia series: Summary of Africa and South Asia symposia. Vaccine. 2024;42 Suppl 2 :S9-S15. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2023.10.063. PubMed PMID:39521574 .
  5. Thuo, N, Bardon, AR, Mogere, P, Kiptinness, C, Casmir, E, Wairimu, N et al.. Acceptability of six-monthly PrEP dispensing supported with interim HIV self-testing to simplify PrEP delivery in Kenya: findings from qualitative research. BMC Health Serv Res. 2024;24 (1):1281. doi: 10.1186/s12913-024-11521-y. PubMed PMID:39448999 PubMed Central PMC11515400.
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