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Samuel Akech
kilifi [dot] kemri-wellcome [dot] org Research
Sam Akech is registered for Doctor of Philosophy (Dphil) in Clinical Medicine at University Oxford, UK since September 2007. He is supervised by Prof. Kathryn Maitland (KEMRI/Wellcome Trust and Imperial College, London, UK) and Dr Brian Angus (Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Oxford, UK). The major focus of his studies, which are all based at Kilifi, is in the area of clinical diagnosis and management of children with severe infectious illnesses and fluid depletion. He aims to determine ways of improving clinical diagnosis of children with fluid depletion in resource poor settings. His work builds on a programme of work that has been going on within the Kilifi unit on the management of severe childhood diseases. Sam graduated with Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MChB) from Moi University, Eldoret, Kenya in 2002. Before joining the programme, he worked with the government during his one-year internship and as a medical officer.
Collaborations
Publications
1. Idro R, Aketch S, Gwer S, Newton CR, Maitland K. Research priorities in the management of severe Plasmodium falciparum malaria in children. Ann Trop Med Parasitol 2006;100(2):95-108.
2. Akech S, Gwer S, Idro R, et al. Volume Expansion with Albumin Compared to Gelofusine in Children with Severe Malaria: Results of a Controlled Trial. PLoS Clin Trials 2006;1(5):e21
3. Maitland K, Akech S, Gwer S, Idro R, Fegan G, Eziefula AC, Levin M, Newton CR: Phase III trials required to resolve clinical equipoise over optimal fluid management in children with severe malaria. PLoS Clin Trials 2007, 2(2):e2.
4. Lang T, Thuo N, Akech S: Accidental paraffin poisoning in Kenyan children. Trop Med Int Health 2008, 13(6):845-847.
5. Akech, S. et al., Survival and haematological recovery of children with severe malaria transfused in accordance to WHO guidelines in Kilifi, Kenya. (Accepted by Malaria Journal on 21st November 2008: MSID: 4300502892183383)