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
- Matanje, B, Chunda, L, Otiso, L, Subedar, H, Chola, M, Rwibasira, GN et al.. Global HIV prevention is not on track: how a health systems approach can promote sustainable progress in African countries. Lancet HIV. 2025; :. doi: 10.1016/S2352-3018(25)00270-X. PubMed PMID:41349565 .
- Topp, SM, Otiso, L, Kawalazira, G, Allinder, SM, Kagashe, MJ, Langat, A et al.. Advancing functional and systemic integration of HIV prevention into public health systems. Lancet Glob Health. 2025; :. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(25)00397-3. PubMed PMID:41349553 .
- Chola, M, Ngure, K, Mulenga, L, Rwibasira, GN, Warren, M, Subedar, H et al.. Future directions: ending HIV in Africa-a call to action for sustainable and nationally led prevention. Lancet Glob Health. 2025; :. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(25)00408-5. PubMed PMID:41349552 .
- Owidi, E, Ngure, K, Mogere, P, Njoroge, J, Ayub, S, Njiru, R et al.. Mental health service delivery among adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) seeking HIV prevention and treatment services in central Kenya: A qualitative study of AGYW and healthcare providers' perceptions. PLoS One. 2025;20 (12):e0337795. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0337795. PubMed PMID:41348677 PubMed Central PMC12680144.
- 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.