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Biography
James Chirombo obtained his PhD in spatial statistics from Lancaster University in 2018. He then joined the Malawi Liverpool Wellcome Programme as a biostatistician in the Statistical Support Unit where his primary role was providing statistical support and advice to researchers. In 2024 James joined Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) as a lecturer in biostatistics in the Clinical Sciences department.
Most of his work has been in vector-borne diseases with a focus on malaria. Currently, James’ interest is in understanding the shift in malaria burden towards school-age children. To this end, James is a trial statistician for a study in Malawi which aims to assess two drugs as potential prophylaxis to control malaria in this population. He is also a co-investigator on a Wellcome-funded project on climate impacts attribution and a Wellcome Discovery Award project about advancing methods of surveillance of mycobacterium tuberculosis infection.
Research interests
James' research interest lies in building spatio-temporal statistical models to characterise the impact of environmental and climate change on climate-sensitive diseases. James is also interested in understanding the role of human movement, both short- and long-term on the spread of infectious diseases.
Themes
- Community Health and Resilient Health Systems
- Climate Health
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A context-responsive health systems intervention improves the uptake of early infant HIV diagnosis Controlled before and after study in Malawi
Suwedi-Kapesa, L. C., Choko, A., Chirombo, J., Nothale, D., Desmond, N. & Obasi, A., 21 Apr 2026, In: PLOS Global Public Health. 6, 4, e0006269.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Exploring the importance and preference of sugar feeding behaviour of malaria vectors in sugar plantations of southern Malawi
Zembere, K., Coleman, S., Chirombo, J., Mbewe, R. & Tangena, J. A., 6 Mar 2026, In: PLoS ONE. 21, 3 March, e0344351.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Genomic and statistical models to characterize Streptococcus pneumoniae transmission patterns in Malawi
Cave, R., Chirombo, J., Obolski, U., Belman, S., Kalizang'oma, A., Mwalukomo, T. S., Kamng’ona, A., Brown, C., Msefula, J., Bonomali, F., Nyirenda, R., Swarthout, T. D., Kwambana-Adams, B., French, N. & Heyderman, R. S., 9 Apr 2026, In: Microbial genomics. 12, 4, 001667.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Repeated biannual cross-sectional surveys in primary schools set baseline seasonal and spatial surveillance for malaria and schistosomiasis in the Shire Valley Transformation Programme (SVTP), Malawi
Kapolo, P., Chiepa, B., Mbewe, R. B., Kapumba, B., Kambewa, E., Kaunga, L., Coleman, S., Chirombo, J., Mzilahowa, T., Jones, C. M., Stanton, M. C. & Russell Stothard, J., 9 Jan 2026, In: Current Research in Parasitology and Vector-Borne Diseases. 9, 100350.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A first report of Biomphalaria pfeifferi in the Lower Shire Valley, Southern Malawi, a major intermediate snail host species for intestinal schistosomiasis
Nkolokosa, C., Mbewe, R., Chirombo, J., Stanton, M., Jones, C., Makaula, P., Namacha, G., Chiepa, B., Kalonde, P., Baluwa, C., Zembere, K., Kambewa, E., Kaonga, C. C., Archer, J., Juhasz, A., Cunningham, L., Tangena, J.-A. & Stothard, J. R., 15 Feb 2025, In: Scientific Reports. 15, 1, p. 5603 5603.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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