Miriam Were

Specialty: Public Health (Community Health)

Location: Nairobi, Kenya

Tier: ELITE

H-Index: 20

Years Active: 0

Hospital Affiliations

• University of Nairobi - Professor of Public Health
• National AIDS Control Council (Kenya) - Chair

Key Publications

1. "The Lancet Commission on lessons for the future from the COVID-19 pandemic" - The Lancet (2022) [850 citations]
2. "Alma-Ata 30 years on: revolutionary, relevant, and time to revitalise" - The Lancet (2008) [380 citations]
3. "Lancet COVID-19 Commission Statement on the occasion of the 75th session of the UN General Assembly" - The Lancet (2020) [180 citations]
4. "Community health workers at the dawn of a new era: 11. CHWs leading the way to “Health for All”" - Health Research Policy and Systems (2021) [113 citations]
5. "Communities, universal health coverage and primary health care" - Bulletin of the World Health Organization (2020) [103 citations]
6. "Institutional and behaviour-change interventions to support COVID-19 public health measures: a review by the Lancet Commission Task Force on public health measures to suppress the pandemic" - International Health (2021) [69 citations]
7. "Human rights and the COVID-19 pandemic: a retrospective and prospective analysis" - The Lancet (2022) [56 citations]
8. "Community Involvement in Health Systems Strengthening to Improve Global Health Outcomes: A Review of Guidelines and Potential Roles" - International Quarterly of Community Health Education (2017) [55 citations]
9. "Priorities for the COVID-19 pandemic at the start of 2021: statement of the Lancet COVID-19 Commission" - The Lancet (2021) [31 citations]
10. "Putting health equity at heart of universal coverage—the need for national programmes of action" - BMJ (2019) [28 citations]

Knowledge Graph Relationships

Miriam Were is a Public Health specialist affiliated with University of Nairobi, National AIDS Control Council (Kenya). Authored 10 scholarly articles.