All Stories

  1. Implementation and effectiveness of intermittent preventive treatment in school aged children using dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine to reduce malaria burden: an implementation research of a cluster randomised trial in Tanzania

    Article • EClinicalMedicine, December 2025, Elsevier

    Geofrey Makenga

  2. Implementation of the intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in school-aged children (IPTsc) in moderate and high endemic areas in Tanzania: a policy brief

    Article • EClinicalMedicine, December 2025, Elsevier

    Geofrey Makenga

  3. Occupations at high risk for malaria in Zanzibar: a case–control study, may–august 2023

    Article • Malaria Journal, August 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Geofrey Makenga

  4. Malaria-malnutrition interaction: prevalence, risk factors, and the impact of intermittent preventive therapy for malaria on nutritional status of school-age children in Muheza, Tanga, Tanzania — A cross-sectional survey and a randomized controlled ope...

    Article • BMC Public Health, August 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Geofrey Makenga

  5. Early evening outdoor biting by malaria-infected Anopheles arabiensis vectors threatens malaria elimination efforts in Zanzibar

    Article • Malaria Journal, March 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Geofrey Makenga

  6. Unveiling Rare Pathogens and Antibiotic Resistance in Tanzanian Cholera Outbreak Waters

    Article • Microorganisms, October 2023, MDPI AG

    Geofrey Makenga, Mr Vito Baraka

  7. Effectiveness and safety of intermittent preventive treatment with dihydroartemisinin–piperaquine or artesunate–amodiaquine for reducing malaria and related morbidities in schoolchildren in Tanzania: a randomised controlled trial

    Article • The Lancet Global Health, August 2023, Elsevier

    Geofrey Makenga

  8. Prescription patterns and compliance with World Health Organization recommendations for the management of uncomplicated and severe malaria: A prospective, real-world study in sub-Saharan Africa

    Article • Malaria Journal, July 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Geofrey Makenga

  9. Implementation research of a cluster randomized trial evaluating the implementation and effectiveness of intermittent preventive treatment for malaria using dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine on reducing malaria burden in school-aged children in Tanzania: ...

    Article • Malaria Journal, January 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Geofrey Makenga

  10. Enrichment of antibiotic resistance genes within bacteriophage populations in saliva samples from individuals undergoing oral antibiotic treatments

    Article • Frontiers in Microbiology, November 2022, Frontiers

    Geofrey Makenga, Mr Vito Baraka

  11. COVID-19 vaccine development, production and regulatory oversight in African countries

    Article • Bulletin of the World Health Organization, October 2022, WHO Press

    Geofrey Makenga

  12. Attributable risk factors for asymptomatic malaria and anaemia and their association with cognitive and psychomotor functions in schoolchildren of north-eastern Tanzania

    Article • PLOS One, May 2022, PLOS

    Geofrey Makenga, Mr Vito Baraka

  13. Effectiveness and Safety of Intermittent Preventive Treatment for Malaria Using Either Dihydroartemisinin-Piperaquine or Artesunate-Amodiaquine in Reducing Malaria-Related Morbidities and Improving Cognitive Ability in Schoolchildren in Tanzania: A Con...

    Article • SSRN Electronic Journal, January 2022, Elsevier

    Geofrey Makenga

  14. Prevalence of malaria parasitaemia in school-aged children and pregnant women in endemic settings of sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis

    Article • Parasite Epidemiology and Control, November 2020, Elsevier

    Geofrey Makenga, Mr Vito Baraka

  15. Effectiveness and safety of intermittent preventive treatment for malaria using either dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine or artesunate-amodiaquine in reducing malaria related morbidities and improving cognitive ability in school-aged children in Tanzania:...

    Article • Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications, March 2020, Elsevier

    Geofrey Makenga, Mr Vito Baraka

  16. Vaccine Production in Africa: A Feasible Business Model for Capacity Building and Sustainable New Vaccine Introduction

    Article • Frontiers in Public Health, March 2019, Frontiers

    Geofrey Makenga

  17. Multiple-level stakeholder engagement in malaria clinical trials: addressing the challenges of conducting clinical research in resource-limited settings

    Article • Trials, March 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Geofrey Makenga

  18. The effectiveness of non-pyrethroid insecticide-treated durable wall lining to control malaria in rural Tanzania: study protocol for a two-armed cluster randomized trial

    Article • BMC Public Health, July 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Geofrey Makenga