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Amina Abubakar

Job: Professor and Director of Institute for Human Development

Role in SPARK: Co-Principal Investigator

Institution: Aga Khan University and Kenya Medical Research Institute – Wellcome Trust Research Programme (KWTRP)

https://www.aku.edu/ihd/about/Pages/people.aspx

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Leonard Mbonani

Job: Government Special Needs Assessment Officer, Disability Researcher & Educator

Role in SPARK: Co-Investigator 

Institution: KUHENZA for the Children Foundation

https://www.linkedin.com/in/leonard-mbonani-b18601233/

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Carophine Nasambu

Job: Statistician

Role in SPARK: Data Manager

Institution: Kenya Medical Research Institute - Wellcome Trust Research Programme 

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Ann Wangari Mumira

Job: CST facilitator  

Role in SPARK: CST facilitator 

Institution: Aga Khan University 
https://www.aku.edu/ihd/about/Pages/people.aspx

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Eunice Ombech

Job: Community Liaison Officer 

Role in SPARK: CST Supervisor

Institution: Aga Khan University 

https://www.aku.edu/ihd/about/Pages/people.aspx

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Victoria Lewa

Job: Clinical Research Nurse

Role in SPARK: CST Supervisor

Institution: Kenya Medical Research Institute – Wellcome Trust Research Programme (KWTRP)

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Damaris Nguyo

Job: Field Enumerator

Role in SPARK: Data collection and entry

Institution: Aga Khan University
https://www.aku.edu/ihd/about/Pages/people.aspx

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Nancy Githinji

Job: Project Administrator

Role in SPARK: Project coordinator

Institution: Kenya Medical Research Institute – Wellcome Trust Research Programme (KWTRP)

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John Maina

Job: Field Enumerator

Role in SPARK: Data collection*

Institution: Kenya Medical Research Institute – Wellcome Trust Research Programme (KWTRP)

*Transitioned to a new position

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Eddie Chengo

Job: Clinician

Role in SPARK: Consultant Clinical Specialist*

Institution: Foundations for People with Epilepsy
*Transitioned to a new position
https://fpecentre.org/team/

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Charles Newton

Job: Professor of Psychiatry

Role in SPARK: Co-Investigator 

Institution: KEMRI–Wellcome Trust Research Programme

https://www.psych.ox.ac.uk/team/charles-newton 

Vibian Angwenyi

Vibian Angwenyi

Job: Assistant Professor

Role in SPARK: Post doc and Project Co-ordinator Nairobi

Institution: Aga Khan University 

https://www.aku.edu/ihd/about/Pages/people.aspx

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Eva Mwangome

Job: Project Co-ordinator – Kilifi

Role in SPARK: Project Coordination and PhD student (Stigma)

Institution: Kenya Medical Research Institute – Wellcome Trust Research Programme (KWTRP)

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Beatrice Mkubwa

Job: PhD student 

Role in SPARK: Implementation Science/ mhGAP contextualization and implementation 

Institution: Aga Khan University, Institute for Human Development

https://www.aku.edu/ihd/about/Pages/people.aspx

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Eunice Wandei

Job: Research Associate

Role in SPARK: CST supervisor* 

Institution: Aga Khan University 
*Transitioned to a new position

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Joy Yvonne Yaa

Job: Clinical Research Nurse

Role in SPARK: CST Facilitator

Institution: Kenya Medical Research Institute – Wellcome Trust Research Programme (KWTRP)

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Kevin Sidika

Job: Field Enumerator

Role in SPARK: Data collection

Institution: Aga Khan University
https://www.aku.edu/ihd/about/Pages/people.aspx

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Patrick Idd

Job: Field Enumerator

Role in SPARK: Data collection

Institution: Kenya Medical Research Institute – Wellcome Trust Research Programme (KWTRP)

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Derrick Otieno

Job: Field Enumerator

Role in SPARK: Data collection*

Institution: Kenya Medical Research Institute – Wellcome Trust Research Programme (KWTRP)

*Transitioned to a new position

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Edwine Barasa

Job: Executive Director (KWTRP)

Role in SPARK: Co-Investigator and Health Economist

Institution: Kenya Medical Research Institute – Wellcome Trust Research Programme (KWTRP)
https://kemri-wellcome.org/managemen
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Brenda Nzioka

Brenda Mumbua Nzioka

Job: Research Assistant 

Role in SPARK: CST facilitator

Institution: Aga Khan University

https://www.aku.edu/ihd/about/Pages/people.aspx

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Dr. Angela Kairu

Job: PhD Student

Role in SPARK: Health Economics

Institution: KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme (KWTRP)

http://www.heru.co.ke/people.html

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Veronica Achoki

Job: CST facilitator  

Role in SPARK: CST facilitator 

Institution: Aga Khan University 

https://www.aku.edu/ihd/about/Pages/people.aspx

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Constance Thoya

Job: Nurse

Role in SPARK: CST Facilitator

Institution: Kenya Medical Research Institute – Wellcome Trust Research Programme (KWTRP)

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Ann Muisyo

Job: Field Enumerator

Role in SPARK: Data collection and entry

Institution: Aga Khan University
https://www.aku.edu/ihd/about/Pages/people.aspx

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Samlee Nyambu

Job: Post-graduate Diploma Student

Role in SPARK: Post-graduate Diploma Student

Institution: Aga Khan University

https://www.aku.edu/ihd/about/Pages/people.aspx

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Charo Nguku

Job: Field Enumerator

Role in SPARK: Data collection

Institution: Kenya Medical Research Institute – Wellcome Trust Research Programme (KWTRP)

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Walter Kisangi

Job: Clinician

Role in SPARK: Consultant Clinical Specialist*

Institution: Aga Khan University
*Transitioned to a new position

Kenya Team

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Department of Psychology

Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN)

Second Floor Addison House,

Guy's Campus, King's College London

London SE1 1UL, UK

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This research was funded by the NIHR (NIHR200842) using UK international development funding from the UK Government to support global health research. The views expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of the NIHR or the UK government.​

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