Benson Chilima

Affiliations

Public Health Institute, Ministry of Health Malawi, Lilongwe, Malawi.

Publications (13)

Utilizing river and wastewater as a SARS-CoV-2 surveillance tool in settings with limited formal sewage systems.

Nature communications

Avec: Kayla G Barnes , Joshua I Levy , Jillian Gauld , Jonathan Rigby , Oscar Kanjerwa , Christopher B Uzzell , Chisomo Chilupsya , Catherine Anscombe , Christopher Tomkins-Tinch , Omar Mbeti , Edward Cairns , Herbert Thole , Shannon McSweeney , Marah G Chibwana , Philip M Ashton , Khuzwayo C Jere , John Scott Meschke , Peter Diggle , Jennifer Cornick , Benjamin Chilima , Kondwani Jambo , Kristian G Andersen , Gift Kawalazira , Steve Paterson , Tonney S Nyirenda , Nicholas Feasey

Assessing the potential of HTA to inform resource allocation decisions in low-income settings: The case of Malawi.

Frontiers in public health

Avec: Francesco Ramponi , Pakwanja Twea , Benson Chilima , Dominic Nkhoma , Isabel Kazanga Chiumia , Gerald Manthalu , Joseph Mfutso-Bengo , Paul Revill , Michael Drummond , Mark Sculpher

Omicron B.1.1.529 variant infections associated with severe disease are uncommon in a COVID-19 under-vaccinated, high SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence population in Malawi.

EClinicalMedicine

Avec: Upendo L Mseka , Jonathan Mandolo , Kenneth Nyoni , Oscar Divala , Dzinkambani Kambalame , Daniel Mapemba , Moses Kamzati , Innocent Chibwe , Marc Y R Henrion , Kingsley Manda , Deus Thindwa , Memory Mvula , Bright Odala , Raphael Kamng'ona , Nelson Dzinza , Khuzwayo C Jere , Nicholas Feasey , Antonia Ho , Abena S Amoah , Melita Gordon , Todd D Swarthout , Amelia Crampin , Robert S Heyderman , Matthew Kagoli , Evelyn Chitsa-Banda , Collins Mitambo , John Phuka , Benson Chilima , Watipaso Kasambara , Kondwani C Jambo , Annie Chauma-Mwale

Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices on COVID-19 Vaccination among General Adult Population in Malawi: A Countrywide Cross-Sectional Survey.

Vaccines

Avec: Master R O Chisale , Dzinkambani Kambalame , Saul Eric Mwale , Balwani Chingatichifwe Mbakaya , Regina Mankhamba , Pizga Kumwenda , Ben Chilima , Collins Mitambo , Mavuto Chiwaula , Billy Nyambalo , Clara Sambani , Jellita Gondwe , Charity Muwalo , Amon Dembo , Lines Chinyamunyamu , Mavuto Thomas , Matthews Kagoli , Evelyn Chitsa Banda

COVID-19 vaccine inequity in African low-income countries.

Frontiers in public health

Avec: Chifundo Annessia Kunyenje , Gowokani Chijere Chirwa , Sebastian M Mboma , Wingston Ng'ambi , Emmanuel Mnjowe , Dominic Nkhoma , Lucky Gift Ngwira , Marlen Stacey Chawani , Ben Chilima , Collins Mitambo , Amelia Crampin , Joseph Mfutso-Bengo

Using economic analysis to inform health resource allocation: lessons from Malawi.

Discover health systems

Avec: Megha Rao , Dominic Nkhoma , Sakshi Mohan , Pakwanja Twea , Benson Chilima , Joseph Mfutso-Bengo , Jessica Ochalek , Timothy B Hallett , Andrew N Phillips , Finn McGuire , Beth Woods , Simon Walker , Mark Sculpher , Paul Revill

Urine selenium concentration is a useful biomarker for assessing population level selenium status.

Environment international

Avec: Felix P Phiri , E Louise Ander , R Murray Lark , Elizabeth H Bailey , Benson Chilima , Jellita Gondwe , Edward J M Joy , Alexander A Kalimbira , John C Phuka , Parminder S Suchdev , Daniel R S Middleton , Elliott M Hamilton , Michael J Watts , Scott D Young , Martin R Broadley

The risk of selenium deficiency in Malawi is large and varies over multiple spatial scales.

Scientific reports

Avec: Felix P Phiri , E Louise Ander , Elizabeth H Bailey , Benson Chilima , Allan D C Chilimba , Jellita Gondwe , Edward J M Joy , Alexander A Kalimbira , Diriba B Kumssa , R Murray Lark , John C Phuka , Andrew Salter , Parminder S Suchdev , Michael J Watts , Scott D Young , Martin R Broadley

Pain Is Widespread and Predicts Poor Mental Health Among Older Adults in Rural Malawi.

Innovation in aging

Avec: Iliana V Kohler , Alberto Ciancio , Fabrice Kämpfen , Hans-Peter Kohler , Victor Mwapasa , Benson Chilima , Steve Vinkhumbo , James Mwera , Jürgen Maurer

Utilizing river and wastewater as a SARS-CoV-2 surveillance tool to predict trends and identify variants of concern in settings with limited formal sewage systems.

Research square

Avec: Kayla Barnes , Joshua Levy , Kristian Andersen , Jillian Gauld , Jonathan Rigby , Oscar Kanjerwa , Christopher Uzzell , Chisomo Chilupsya , Catherine Anscombe , Christopher Tomkins-Tinch , Omar Mbeti , Edward Cairns , Herbert Thole , Shannon McSweeney , Marah Chibwana , Philip Ashton , Khuzwayo Jere , John Meschke , Peter Diggle , Jennifer Cornick , Kondwani Jambo , Gift Kawalazira , Steve Paterson , Tonney Nyirenda , Nicholas Feasey , Benjamin Chilima

Cost of wastewater-based environmental surveillance for SARS-CoV-2: Evidence from pilot sites in Blantyre, Malawi and Kathmandu, Nepal.

PLOS global public health

Avec: Lucky G Ngwira , Bhawana Sharma , Kabita Bade Shrestha , Sushil Dahal , Reshma Tuladhar , Gerald Manthalu , Ben Chilima , Allone Ganizani , Jonathan Rigby , Oscar Kanjerwa , Kayla Barnes , Catherine Anscombe , Joseph Mfutso-Bengo , Nicholas Feasey , Mercy Mvundura

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Reinfection Rates in Malawi: A Possible Tool to Guide Vaccine Prioritisation and Immunisation Policies.

Vaccines

Avec: Master R O Chisale , Frank Watson Sinyiza , Paul Uchizi Kaseka , Chikondi Sharon Chimbatata , Balwani Chingatichifwe Mbakaya , Tsung-Shu Joseph Wu , Billy Wilson Nyambalo , Annie Chauma-Mwale , Ben Chilima , Kwong-Leung Joseph Yu , Alfred Bornwell Kayira

Six months survival and risk factors for attrition for patients detected with cryptococcal antigenemia through screening in Malawi.

PloS one

Avec: Master R O Chisale , Alex Jordan , Pocha S Kamudumuli , Bernard Mvula , Michael Odo , Alice Maida , James Kandulu , Ben Chilima , Frank W Sinyiza , Pauline Katundu , Hsin-Yi Lee , Rebecca Mtegha , Tsung-Shu Joseph Wu , Joseph Bitirinyo , Rose Nyirenda , Thoko Kalua , Greg Greene , Tom Chiller

Réseau de co-auteurs

Ben Chilima 5 collaborations

Nicholas Feasey 4 collaborations

Joseph Mfutso-Bengo 4 collaborations

Jonathan Rigby 3 collaborations

Oscar Kanjerwa 3 collaborations

Catherine Anscombe 3 collaborations

Dominic Nkhoma 3 collaborations

Collins Mitambo 3 collaborations

Master R O Chisale 3 collaborations

Jellita Gondwe 3 collaborations

Jillian Gauld 2 collaborations

Chisomo Chilupsya 2 collaborations

Christopher Tomkins-Tinch 2 collaborations

Omar Mbeti 2 collaborations

Edward Cairns 2 collaborations

Herbert Thole 2 collaborations

Shannon McSweeney 2 collaborations

Khuzwayo C Jere 2 collaborations

Peter Diggle 2 collaborations

Jennifer Cornick 2 collaborations

Benjamin Chilima 2 collaborations

Kondwani Jambo 2 collaborations

Gift Kawalazira 2 collaborations

Steve Paterson 2 collaborations

Pakwanja Twea 2 collaborations

Gerald Manthalu 2 collaborations

Paul Revill 2 collaborations

Mark Sculpher 2 collaborations

Dzinkambani Kambalame 2 collaborations

Amelia Crampin 2 collaborations

Annie Chauma-Mwale 2 collaborations

Balwani Chingatichifwe Mbakaya 2 collaborations

Felix P Phiri 2 collaborations

E Louise Ander 2 collaborations

R Murray Lark 2 collaborations

Elizabeth H Bailey 2 collaborations

Edward J M Joy 2 collaborations

Alexander A Kalimbira 2 collaborations

John C Phuka 2 collaborations

Parminder S Suchdev 2 collaborations

Michael J Watts 2 collaborations

Scott D Young 2 collaborations

Martin R Broadley 2 collaborations

Kayla Barnes 2 collaborations

Tsung-Shu Joseph Wu 2 collaborations

Kayla G Barnes 1 collaboration

Joshua I Levy 1 collaboration

Christopher B Uzzell 1 collaboration

Marah G Chibwana 1 collaboration

Philip M Ashton 1 collaboration

John Scott Meschke 1 collaboration

Kristian G Andersen 1 collaboration

Tonney S Nyirenda 1 collaboration

Francesco Ramponi 1 collaboration

Isabel Kazanga Chiumia 1 collaboration

Michael Drummond 1 collaboration

Upendo L Mseka 1 collaboration

Jonathan Mandolo 1 collaboration

Kenneth Nyoni 1 collaboration

Oscar Divala 1 collaboration

Daniel Mapemba 1 collaboration

Moses Kamzati 1 collaboration

Innocent Chibwe 1 collaboration

Marc Y R Henrion 1 collaboration

Kingsley Manda 1 collaboration

Deus Thindwa 1 collaboration

Memory Mvula 1 collaboration

Bright Odala 1 collaboration

Raphael Kamng'ona 1 collaboration

Nelson Dzinza 1 collaboration

Antonia Ho 1 collaboration

Abena S Amoah 1 collaboration

Melita Gordon 1 collaboration

Todd D Swarthout 1 collaboration

Robert S Heyderman 1 collaboration

Matthew Kagoli 1 collaboration

Evelyn Chitsa-Banda 1 collaboration

John Phuka 1 collaboration

Watipaso Kasambara 1 collaboration

Kondwani C Jambo 1 collaboration

Saul Eric Mwale 1 collaboration

Regina Mankhamba 1 collaboration

Pizga Kumwenda 1 collaboration

Mavuto Chiwaula 1 collaboration

Billy Nyambalo 1 collaboration

Clara Sambani 1 collaboration

Charity Muwalo 1 collaboration

Amon Dembo 1 collaboration

Lines Chinyamunyamu 1 collaboration

Mavuto Thomas 1 collaboration

Matthews Kagoli 1 collaboration

Evelyn Chitsa Banda 1 collaboration

Chifundo Annessia Kunyenje 1 collaboration

Gowokani Chijere Chirwa 1 collaboration

Sebastian M Mboma 1 collaboration

Wingston Ng'ambi 1 collaboration

Emmanuel Mnjowe 1 collaboration

Lucky Gift Ngwira 1 collaboration

Marlen Stacey Chawani 1 collaboration

Megha Rao 1 collaboration

Sakshi Mohan 1 collaboration

Jessica Ochalek 1 collaboration

Timothy B Hallett 1 collaboration

Andrew N Phillips 1 collaboration

Finn McGuire 1 collaboration

Beth Woods 1 collaboration

Simon Walker 1 collaboration

Daniel R S Middleton 1 collaboration

Elliott M Hamilton 1 collaboration

Allan D C Chilimba 1 collaboration

Diriba B Kumssa 1 collaboration

Andrew Salter 1 collaboration

Iliana V Kohler 1 collaboration

Alberto Ciancio 1 collaboration

Fabrice Kämpfen 1 collaboration

Hans-Peter Kohler 1 collaboration

Victor Mwapasa 1 collaboration

Steve Vinkhumbo 1 collaboration

James Mwera 1 collaboration

Jürgen Maurer 1 collaboration

Joshua Levy 1 collaboration

Kristian Andersen 1 collaboration

Christopher Uzzell 1 collaboration

Marah Chibwana 1 collaboration

Philip Ashton 1 collaboration

Khuzwayo Jere 1 collaboration

John Meschke 1 collaboration

Tonney Nyirenda 1 collaboration

Lucky G Ngwira 1 collaboration

Bhawana Sharma 1 collaboration

Kabita Bade Shrestha 1 collaboration

Sushil Dahal 1 collaboration

Reshma Tuladhar 1 collaboration

Allone Ganizani 1 collaboration

Mercy Mvundura 1 collaboration

Frank Watson Sinyiza 1 collaboration

Paul Uchizi Kaseka 1 collaboration

Chikondi Sharon Chimbatata 1 collaboration

Billy Wilson Nyambalo 1 collaboration

Kwong-Leung Joseph Yu 1 collaboration

Alfred Bornwell Kayira 1 collaboration

Alex Jordan 1 collaboration

Pocha S Kamudumuli 1 collaboration

Bernard Mvula 1 collaboration

Michael Odo 1 collaboration

Alice Maida 1 collaboration

James Kandulu 1 collaboration

Frank W Sinyiza 1 collaboration

Pauline Katundu 1 collaboration

Hsin-Yi Lee 1 collaboration

Rebecca Mtegha 1 collaboration

Joseph Bitirinyo 1 collaboration

Rose Nyirenda 1 collaboration

Thoko Kalua 1 collaboration

Greg Greene 1 collaboration

Tom Chiller 1 collaboration