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Dr. Jonathan Abuga

Researcher profile

Dr. Jonathan Abuga

Chairperson of Department

Department of Public Health

Environmental healthhousehold energy and air pollutionclimate change and healthcancer epidemiologydisability epidemiology

Biography

Dr. Jonathan Abuga, PhD COD, Public Health Biography Dr. Abuga is a public and environmental health specialist with over a decade of teaching and research experience. His work covers neurological impairment and disability epidemiology, healthcare access, household energy use, air pollution, climate change and health, cancer epidemiology, and health-system strengthening. Research Interests Environmental health; household energy and air pollution; climate change and health; cancer epidemiology; disability epidemiology; health systems. Education Background PhD, University of Amsterdam; master's degree, Hebrew University of Jerusalem; university education at Kenyatta University. Work Experience Teaching and public-health research at Kisii University. Publications Publications listed on the official profile. Research Grants Research projects in environmental health, cancer epidemiology, and communication disorders. Skills Public health research; epidemiology; environmental health; disease-burden modelling.