Affiliate Associate Professor, Global Health
Dr. Kenneth Kairu Ngure, MPH, MSc, PhD, is an associate professor and chair of the Department of Community Health at the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Kenya and affiliate associate professor at the Department of Global Health, University of Washington. He is a recognized scientist in the fields of behavioral research, family planning, HIV Prevention and his current interests include antiretroviral based HIV prevention, HIV self-testing and interventions to reduce the risk of HIV transmission during peri-conception and pregnancy among HIV serodiscordant couples. Dr. Ngure is also an elected member of the Governing Council of International AIDS Society (IAS) representing African, where he also sits in the Executive Board.
Publications
- Grinsztejn, B, Ochanda, RM, Allinder, SM, Janamnuaysook, R, Grulich, A, Ngure, K et al.. From Kigali to Rio: advancing an evidence-based and equitable HIV response. J Int AIDS Soc. 2025;28 (12):e70064. doi: 10.1002/jia2.70064. PubMed PMID:41311142 PubMed Central PMC12661065.
- Ekwunife, OI, Kuo, AP, Banerjee, P, Zhang, S, Kiptinness, C, Omollo, V et al.. Understanding the cost of pharmacy-delivered HIV pre- and post-exposure prophylaxis service delivery in Kenya: findings from pilot studies. BMC Health Serv Res. 2025;25 (1):1536. doi: 10.1186/s12913-025-13681-x. PubMed PMID:41299640 PubMed Central PMC12659100.
- MacLean, F, Zemek, RM, Tsegaye, AT, Graham, JB, Swarts, JL, Vick, SC et al.. Genital herpes shedding episodes associate with altered spatial organization and activation of mucosal immune cells. JCI Insight. 2025; :. doi: 10.1172/jci.insight.197491. PubMed PMID:41252205 .
- Kellogg, NE, Mantell, JE, Hess, K, Masvawure, T, Ubong, IA, Bukusi, E et al.. Experiences around testing and linkage to HIV care among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men: qualitative findings from the patient-centered care project in the lake Victoria region of Kenya. AIDS Care. 2025; :1-23. doi: 10.1080/09540121.2025.2560099. PubMed PMID:41194376 .
- Peters, RPH, Grinsztejn, B, Celum, C, Mayer, KH, Molina, JM, Delany-Moretlwe, S et al.. Innovations in the biomedical prevention, diagnosis, and service delivery of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections. Lancet. 2025;406 (10515):2133-2151. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(25)00983-3. PubMed PMID:41176393 .