Adriano Focus Lubanga

Infectiology — Kamuzu Central Hospital, Malawi

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Infectiology

Subspecialties: Pharmacy - Public Health - Dentistry

Full career – Last 3 years

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Dr. Adriano Focus Lubanga is a Medical Doctor, Physician-Scientist, and Senior Research Fellow & Research Programs Lead at Clinical Research Education and Management Services (CREAMS), Malawi. His research focuses on infectious disease epidemiology, One Health, antimicrobial resistance (AMR), implementation science, clinical trials, vaccine delivery, outbreak preparedness, and health systems strengthening in resource-limited settings. His work spans the prevention, control, and management of infectious diseases, including cholera and other epidemic-prone diseases, antimicrobial-resistant infections, and vaccine-preventable diseases. He is particularly interested in translating epidemiological and clinical evidence into effective interventions, policy, and practice. Dr. Lubanga leads and contributes to multidisciplinary research programmes involving government, academic, clinical, community, and international partners. He serves as Principal Investigator of the EQUIP HPV vaccination implementation project and Site Principal Investigator for the HUNADIA Phase III Cholera Clinical Trial. He also contributes to antimicrobial resistance and One Health initiatives through national and regional technical working groups and serves on the Medicines Committee of the Pharmacy and Medicines Regulatory Authority of Malawi. His broader research interests include outbreak analytics and transmission modelling, antimicrobial stewardship, equitable vaccine delivery, implementation research, research capacity strengthening, health systems resilience, and the relationship between environmental and societal factors and infectious disease transmission. Dr. Lubanga is committed to strengthening locally led research capacity and translating evidence into measurable improvements in population health across Malawi and Africa. He has authored more than 30 peer-reviewed scientific publications and actively contributes to scientific collaboration, mentorship, policy engagement, and public health capacity strengthening.

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Career arc: 2023 - 2028

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Clinical Research Education and Management Services (CREAMS Mw)

Publications Synthesis

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Number : 26

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Citations: 70 1st author: 11 Last author: 5 Unique author: 0


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Title Journal Year Citations
Typhoid knowledge, prevention practices, and vaccine awareness in high-risk communities of Lilongwe, Malawi.
hygiene, typhoid fever, vaccines, vaccines, conjugate, public health, education
Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg20260
Knowledge, Perspectives, and Interests of Dental Surgery Students Towards Oral Health Policy of Malawi.
oral health, students, dental, education, dental, curriculum, education
Adv Med Educ Pract20250
Assessing the implementation determinants of antimicrobial stewardship programmes in sub-Saharan Africa through the complexity lens. A CFIR-guided systematic review.
antimicrobial stewardship, health personnel
Front Microbiol20250
Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Primary School Teachers Towards Oral Health in Mchinji District, Malawi.
oral health, teaching, schools, health promotion, health education, education, health literacy, demography
Clin Cosmet Investig Dent20250
Evaluating infection prevention and control programs in Zambian hospitals using the WHO infection prevention and control assessment framework tool.
public health, infections
Front Public Health20250

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