Kenya belongs to a high incidence region known as Africa’s esophageal cancer (EC) corridor.
It has one of the highest incidence rates of EC worldwide, but research on EC in Kenya …

Background Palpable breast lump, breast pain, and nipple discharge are common symptoms
of breast disease. Breast cytology (fine-needle aspiration, nipple discharge smear, and …

Background Declines in HIV prevalence and increases in antiretroviral treatment coverage
have been documented in Kenya, but population-level mortality associated with HIV has not …

Background: Death is an important but often unmeasured endpoint in public health HIV
surveillance. We sought to describe HIV among deaths using a novel mortuary-based approach …

ISSUES: The scarcity of pathologists in sub-Saharan Africa is a well established fact that is
attributable to few training programmes in the region; this is further compounded by the lack …

Objectives We compared minimally invasive tissue sampling (MITS) with conventional autopsy
(CA) in detection of respiratory pathology/pathogens among Kenyan children younger …

Background: In resource-limited settings, acute respiratory infections continue to be the leading
cause of death in young children. We conducted postmortem investigations in children< …

Background The cause of death (COD) statement is a vital statistic that refers to the disease(s)
and process(es) that lead to death. Obtaining accurate COD is valuable for mortality …

Background We used postmortem minimally invasive tissue sampling (MITS) to assess the
effect of time since death on molecular detection of pathogens among respiratory illness–…

Background Malaria and preeclampsia are leading causes of maternal morbidity and mortality
in sub-Saharan Africa. They contribute significantly to poor perinatal outcomes like low …