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. Unger, JA, Kinuthia, J, Wandika, B, Hedstrom, A, Wetzler, E, Udren, JI et al.. The impact of interactive text communication on neonatal mortality in Kenya: a randomized controlled trial. Nat Med. 2025; :. doi: 10.1038/s41591-025-03576-z. PubMed PMID:40075230 .
  2. Njuguna, I, Moraa, H, Mbwayo, A, Nyapara, F, Aballa, C, Mugo, C et al.. "You are the tutor, you are the counselor, you are the school nurse, you are everything": Secondary school staff experience with youth living with HIV. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2025; :. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000003659. PubMed PMID:40064634 .
  3. Oja, D, Onyango, A, Mugo, C, Njuguna, I, Wamalwa, D, Altman, MR et al.. Do Adolescents Living With HIV in Kenya Know Their Viral Load Results? Record Audit and Adolescent Exit Surveys in Kiambu and Nakuru Counties: A Cross-Sectional Study. J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care. 2025; :. doi: 10.1097/JNC.0000000000000535. PubMed PMID:40048250 .
  4. Begnel, ER, Ojee, E, Adhiambo, J, Mabele, E, Wandika, B, Ogweno, V et al.. The Linda Kizazi study: a comparison of morbidity and mortality from birth to 2 years between children who are HIV-unexposed and HIV-exposed, uninfected in the era of universal antiretroviral therapy. BMJ Glob Health. 2025;10 (1):. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2024-015841. PubMed PMID:39828431 PubMed Central PMC11748780.
  5. Metje, A, Shaw, S, Mugo, C, Awuor, M, Dollah, A, Moraa, H et al.. Sustainability of an evidence-based intervention supporting transition to independent care for youth living with HIV in Kenya. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2025;5 (1):e0004111. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0004111. PubMed PMID:39804947 .
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