Dr. Harun Mbugua Kimani

Title/Qualifications: Dr. Department/Unit/Section: Family Medicine, Community Health and Epidemiology Contact Address: Box 43844, 00100 Nairobi Position: Lecturer & Chairperson E-Mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Area of Specialization: Public Health Research Interests: Maternal Health Google Scholar Download Full CV

Research Publications

• Provisional Patent: PTO/AIA/14 (02-18) Approved for use through 11/30/2020.OMB 0651-0032 U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless it contains a valid OMB control number. Application Data Sheet 37 CFR 1.76 Attorney Docket Number 3 157774.00002 Application Number Title of Invention COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING VIRAL INFECTIONS

Referred journal papers

• Kimani Harun, Mituko Shelmith, Daniel Muia (2012):  Persistent Utilization of Unskilled Birth Attendants’ Services among Maasai Women in Kajiado County, Kenya.  Scientific & Academic Publishing. 2(6): 213-220.
• Kanini C,  Kimani H; Mwaniki P (2013): Utilization of Skilled Birth Attendants Among Women of Reproductive Age in Central District of Kitui County, Kenya.  [AJM] 43:2.
• Winnie Koima, Harun Kimani and Peter Mwaniki (2014): Adherence to exclusive breastfeeding among HIV-positive women in Nairobi, Kenya. AFRICAN Journal of Midwifery and Women’s Health, Vol 8, No 2.
• Harun Kimani, Carey Farquhar, Peter Wanzala, Zipporah Ng’ang’a^. (2015) Determinants of Delivery by Skilled Birth Attendants among Pregnant Women in Makueni County, Kenya.  Public Health Research 5(1): 1-6.
• Lucy W. Waweru, Harun Kimani, Opinya G. N., Ng'ang'a P. M. (2015): Periodontal Status of Children with Dental Fluorosis in Juja, Kenya. American Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences 5(1): 7-9.
• Christopher J LMurray, Harun Kimani, Caterina Guinovart, Stephen SLim, Timothy D AllenRobertsBS^aEmily ADansereau, NicholasGraetz, Ryan MBarber, Global, regional, and national incidence and mortality for HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria during 1990–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013 Volume 384, Issue 9947, 13–19 September 2014, Pages 1005-1070\
• Harun Kimani, David Bukusi, Peter Maingi, Peter Macharia, Felix A. Otieno, Peter Muiruri, Carey Farquhar. Assisted Partner Services (APS) among Patients Attending   HIV Comprehensive Care Clinic in Kenya: Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT).       International Journal of Medical Science and Health Research 2, No. 03;  2018: 2581-3366
• Ondieki AO, Kimani H M, Kahiga TM. Prevalence and socio-demographic factors associated with hypertension among rural and urban population of Kisii County, Kenya. Int J Community Med Public Health 2021;8:xxx-xx.

Other Publications

• Harun Kimani: HIV Testing and Couselling intake in KNH, 2nd Afyabora Global Health Meeting, 24-25th June 2013, Kabira Country Club, Kampala, Uganda.
• Harun Kimani: Assisted Partner Notification among Newly Diagnosed HIV positive patients, 5th Summer Institute of Modeling in Infectious Diseases (SISMID), University of Washington Seattle, WA 8th - 24th July 2013

Fellowships

• Nominated for a Twelve (12) months career development Fellowship for Centre for AIDS Research (CFAR) with the University of Washington, Seattle upto June 2016.
• Nominated for a Twelve (12) month Afyabora Fellowship for Global Health Award at University of Washington, Seattle, May, 2012.

PROFESSIONAL/CONSULTING

Membership in Professional Bodies

• January 1993 to date: Member, Kenya Medical Association
• July 2015 to date: Member, Kenya Medical, Pharmacist and Dentists Board

Participation in Workshop/Conferences

• 2019 Induction workshop for Kenyatta University Teaching Referral and Research Hospital (KUTRRH), Lake Naivasha Resort, November 2019
• 2019 Arizona State University colloquium in the School of  International Letters and Culture, April 2019
• 2016 Manuscript writing workshop, January 20th - 22nd 2016, University of Nairobi and University of Washington  Collaboration at ITROMID
• 2016 Afya Bora Career Development Conference for Alumni  January 15th - 16th, 2016, Fairview Hotel
• 2015 July 26th - 29th, UHIV conference, Great Rift Valley Lodge
• 2014 STATA workshop in Kenyatta University
• 2013 5th Summer Institute in Statistics and Modelling in Infectious Diseases (SISMID), July 2013, Seattle,  Washington, USA
• 2012 PACE HIV SYMPOSIUM June 14 - 15th 2012 University of Nairobi

ADMINISTRATION AND RESPONSIBILITIES

At Kenyatta University

• 2018 to 2020: Appointed acting dean in School of Medicine
• 10th May 2010 to date: Appointed Coordinator of Teaching Public Health for Medical Students.
• 18th March 2013 - 18^th March, 2015: Appointed examinations Coordinator for the School of Medicine.
• 18th March 2015 to date: Renewal of above appointment

At Other Institutions

• January 1996 – June 1999: Medical Officer In-Charge, Moi Hospital, Voi.
• 2005 – 2010: Medical Officer of Health in various districts in former Eastern Province

NETWORKING AND COLLABORATION WITH EXTERNAL

ORGANIZATIONS

• January 2016 - to date: UHIV training for Health workers with County Government of Nyandarua, Murang'a and Machakos.
• July 2015 - September 2015: Curriculum development for Partnership for HIV training (P-HERT) with University of Nairobi, Institute of Public Health
• June 2012 – August 2015: Carried out a study on Assisted Partner Notification with University of Washington, Seattle.
• October 2007: Member of Peer Reviewers by Commission of University Education, Kenya.

EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL GRANTS

• July 2013: Won $40,000 research grant from Centre for AIDS Research (CFAR), NIH, USA

External examiner in other universities

• 2013 – 2015: Peer Reviewer of undergraduate and post graduate programmes for Commission of University Education (CUE)

Review of professional periodicals

• 2017: Reviewer, British Medical Journal (BMJ).

Being invited as a Guest Speaker

• 5^th August 2014:Guest Speaker at Education Day, Presented a paper on Education for Excellence .

Appointment to Boards

• April 2014:Appointed Member of Board of Governors, Ituru Secondary School for a period of three (3) years.

AWARDS/RECOGNITION

• Honorary peer reviewer for Commission of University Education

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND OTHER CONTRIBUTIONS

• Member of Church School Board at Wamwangi PCEA Church School.
• Normally gives motivation speeches on Science Education in Secondary School in Gatundu Sub-county .