Dr Moses Kumwenda

Biography

Moses Kumwenda is lecturer in Health Systems in the Department of Clinical Sciences and Department of International Public Health within the Institute for Resilient Health Systems at Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM). He is a social scientist with an aptitude for applied qualitative research methods and has conducted research on the acceptance and social impacts of public health interventions. Moses has contributed to research evidence on self-testing technologies, maternal health, and mental health. He has participated in groundbreaking health initiatives in Malawi, such as HIV self-testing and establishment a surveillance system for understanding the direct and indirect effects of COVID-19 on maternal health outcomes. He also contributed to the development of the social science research agenda in Malawi Liverpool Wellcome Research Programme – a LSTM hub in Malawi. Moses is a member of the Social Science Theme within the Malawi Liverpool Wellcome Research Programme and a member of the International AIDS Society.

Research interests

Moses has a keen research interest in evaluating social impacts of new health interventions/technologies, optimising health related information, understanding the gendered access to health interventions, and investigating health systems resilience particularly to climate change-related shocks. He is an advocate for equitable healthcare access in underserved communities and enthusiastic about co-creation of public health interventions with target community members. Moses recently completed a project for improving literacy of people living with HIV on treatment as prevention in Malawi.

Selected research publications

Acceptability of self-sampling for high-risk HPV DNA testing for primary cervical cancer screening among women in Thyolo, Malawi A qualitative study – Journal: PLOS Global Public Health – Published: 24th September 2025

The influence of social networks in adoption of integrated health interventions A qualitative study of fishermen in Malawi – Journal: PLOS Global Public Health – Published: 20th June 2025

Parental involvement in school-based mental health interventions for young people in low-resource settings A qualitative study from Zimbabwe and Ghana – Journal: PLoS ONE – Published: 9th May 2025

Relative contribution of pharmacokinetics and immune signatures to clinical outcomes in patients with HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis – Journal: Open Forum Infectious Diseases – Published: 2nd April 2025

African Youth in Mind – Protocol of a Pilot feasibility trial of a brief psychological Intervention for older adolescents with depression delivered through senior high schools in Navrongo, Ghana – Journal: PLoS ONE – Published: 1st April 2025

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