Sammy M. Njenga

Public health scientist, leader, nationalist, hopeful.

[Parasites Without Borders @PWB_Global]

Each year, Parasites Without Borders hosts a fundraiser for @ASTMH - American Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene. The funds sponsor Travel Awards for three qualified students, early-career investigators, and trainees in the tropical medicine field who are traveling from low- and lower-middle-income countries to attend the 2025 ASTMH Annual Meeting on November 9-13, 2025, in Toronto, Canada.

Your donations to the 2024 campaign helped new students and trainees attend the Annual Meeting which can be a career-defining experience, introducing them to opportunities from around the globe.

Learn more at https://t.co/BNCEybAlXJ

[Cyprian, Is Nyakundi @C_NyaKundiH]

#77NiNumbers

[Dr. King'ori (Felixe JaSiaya) @Dr_Kingori]

CS Opiyo Wandayi has told Kenyans that leaders are appointed by God, urging them to respect President William Ruto. Below is a picture of the same Wandayi being arrested for protesting shortly after God appointed Ruto.

[Africa CDC @AfricaCDC]

➡️ APPLY NOW: The Continental Bioinformatics Training!

Public health practitioners from @_AfricanUnion Member States—this is your chance to gain cutting-edge expertise in bioinformatics analysis, pathogen surveillance, and data-driven decision-making.

Be part of Africa’s health transformation and apply by 20 April 2025: https://t.co/hbkG9SboB4

#AfricaCDC #PublicHealth

[Coalition for Operational Research on NTDs @COR_NTD]

“We are deeply honored to receive the Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Agency for International Development,” said Dr. Patrick Lammie, Director of the Neglected Tropical Diseases Support Center at The Task Force for Global Health.” #beatNTDs @USAID

[Andrew S. MacDonald @ProfAndrewMac]

If you're looking for a PhD, & passionate about #helminths & #mucosal #immunity, please apply! This project in Edinburgh will investigate intestinal/lung #inflammation, tissue damage & repair during murine #schistosome infection (deadline 10th August) 🪱🤓https://t.co/6BWgyGzucr

[LSTM @LSTMnews]

Thinking of studying for a Master's? Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine is ranked in the top 5.3% of universities worldwide in the 2024 Center for World University Rankings (CWUR).
Discover our postgraduate courses & take the next step on your journey: https://t.co/OHP7ADjx5R

[Coalition for Operational Research on NTDs @COR_NTD]

The NTD Support Center is excited to share an exciting consultancy opportunity for a technical writer with expertise in health systems strengthening to contribute to an ambitious new disease elimination project. Details are available here: https://t.co/VMHHEFsx5d

[InfoNTD @InfoNTD]

⚡️Practical Material Alert!⚡️
The @WHO published the Entomological manual for onchocerciasis elimination programmes. This manual is a new resource for strengthening the capacity of scientists combatting onchocerciasis. #beatNTDs

🖱️➡️https://t.co/bsi4YHvAvE

[Infectious Disease Tracker @HmpxvT]

⚠️ BREAKING:

Peru's 🇵🇪 health minister resigns as dengue fever case count surpasses 146,000 with 248 deaths in the country's largest dengue outbreak ever.

[Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease MDPI @TropicalmedMDPI]

Soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections affect 1.5 billion people worldwide. We welcome submissions focusing on updates, challenges, and opportunities in the diagnosis, treatment, and control of STH infections.

🔗https://t.co/RMTABnCFrd

#Helminth #infectiousdiseases #NTD

[Sammy M. Njenga @SammyMNjenga]

Integrated survey of helminthic neglected tropical diseases and comparison of two mosquito sampling methods for lymphatic filariasis molecular xenomonitoring in the River Galana area, Kilifi County, coastal Kenya, @PLOSONE https://t.co/5A3wFdB6ph

[Africa Research Excellence Fund @AREF_Africa]

📢Our Research Development Fellowship application is now open!

We are funding early-career researchers in Africa:

💷 Up to £47,000 funding
🥼Work with experts in world leading research institutions
💡Join over 60+ fellows and 400+ alumni

Learn more👉🏾 https://t.co/Han9bUncpz

[Amy Pickering @SeqH2O]

Now out for your holiday reading, we estimated the global market for in-line chlorination, and it’s large-2B people! Drinking water from piped and other “improved” sources is often contaminated, disinfection is needed @katyac_h2o https://t.co/EKGo5DqWTY

[Sammy M. Njenga @SammyMNjenga]

Integrated survey of helminthic neglected tropical diseases and comparison of two mosquito sampling methods for lymphatic filariasis molecular xenomonitoring in the River Galana area, Kilifi County, coastal Kenya, @PLOSONE https://t.co/5A3wFdB6ph

[MosquitoPapers @mosquito_papers]

Integrated survey of helminthic neglected tropical diseases and comparison of two mosquito sampling methods for lymphatic filariasis molecular xenomonitoring in the River Galana area, Kilifi County, coastal Kenya https://t.co/NHaxW9Tax6

[Kirsten E. Wiens @KirstenWiens]

Examples of integrated serosurveillance include work led by @SammyMNjenga to monitor antibody responses to parasitic and vaccine-preventable diseases in coastal Kenya. https://t.co/NFqMhQWp6Y

[Sammy M. Njenga @SammyMNjenga]

@NTDS_Kenya The last mile towards eliminating lymphatic filariasis (elephantiasis) as a public health problem in Kenya just starting

[Division of Vector Borne and NTDs, Kenya @NTDS_Kenya]

@SammyMNjenga the chairperson LF Technical Advisory Group making his opening remarks.

[Sammy M. Njenga @SammyMNjenga]

@biswasg I wish you an enjoyable retirement Dr @biswasg