Professor Charles Owuora Obonyo is a Senior Principal Research Scientist at the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) and an Adjunct Associate Professor of Epidemiology at the Great Lakes University of Kisumu. He earned his PhD in Clinical Epidemiology from Utrecht University in the Netherlands. He is a member of several professional organisations, including the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, the African Research Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases, the Movement Disorders Society, the Global Diet and Activity Research Network, the Cochrane Collaboration and the International Epidemiological Society. He was also a Fogarty Research Fellow in Medical Informatics at the Tufts Medical Centre, Boston, USA. With over 30 years of research experience, he has spearheaded transformative research projects on paediatric malaria, explored the innovative repurposing of artemisinin-based combination therapies for the preventive treatment of schistosomiasis, and examined the epidemiology of Parkinson’s disease and the influence of diet and physical activity in preventing non-communicable diseases. To date, he has published over 60 papers in peer-reviewed journals and has edited two book chapters. Additionally, he serves as an external examiner of MSc and PhD theses at several universities and has mentored more than 30 master’s students, 5 PhD students, and numerous early-career researchers. A passionate advocate for evidence-based healthcare and public health, he has co-authored influential systematic reviews, taught specialised courses in systematic reviews and meta-analysis, co-founded the Cochrane Kenya Unit, and contributed to WHO Guideline Development Committees. He has also participated in capacity-building initiatives for the Africa CDC in evidence synthesis and health technology assessment for informed public health decision-making. Prof Obonyo has served as a regular peer reviewer for several
