Dr Kennedy Uadiale

Biography

Kennedy Uadiale is a medical doctor and public health practitioner. He completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Benin. In 2017, he completed his MSc in international public health at Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) where he graduated with a distinction and was awarded the prize for the highest overall marks in the international public health programme.

Kennedy spent 13 years in medical humanitarian response and health system strengthening. He worked with Medecins Sans Frontieres where he rose to the position of medical coordinator responsible for designing and monitoring implementation of medical programmes in several countries including Nigeria, Bangladesh, Sudan, South Sudan and Sierra Leone. In 2013, Kennedy investigated and led the Medecins Sans Frontieres emergency response team in Nigeria during an outbreak of meningitis caused by a novel strain neisseria meningitidis sero-group C. He subsequently participated in the World Health Organisation meningococcal expert group meetings in Geneva, Switzerland on tackling outbreaks caused by this new strain.

Kennedy joined LSTM in 2024 and is responsible for managing the Malawi arm of the National Institute for Health and Care Research funded project on optimising antibiotic usage to mitigate antimicrobial resistance. His PhD is embedded in this project focusing on tackling antimicrobial resistance through monitoring of quality of care and antibiotic usage.

Research interests

Kennedy is passionate about tackling public health challenges through relevant research. His research interest includes infectious disease control and addressing antimicrobial resistance. 

Teaching

Kennedy enjoys training and supporting data collectors and the research teams in the field.

Selected research publications

Assessment of water, sanitation and hygiene services within nineteen Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh in 2022 – Journal: BMC Health Services Research – Published: 9th June 2025

Acquisition of virulence genes by a carrier strain gave rise to the ongoing epidemics of meningococcal disease in West Africa – Journal: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America – Published: 22nd May 2018

Invasive Meningococcal Meningitis Serogroup C Outbreak in Northwest Nigeria, 2015 – Third Consecutive Outbreak of a New Strain – Journal: PLoS Currents – Published: 7th July 2016

Evaluation of Pastorex meningitis kit performance for the rapid identification of Neisseria meningitidis serogroup C in Nigeria – Journal: Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene – Published: 1st July 2016

Sequential outbreaks due to a new strain of Neisseria meningitidis serogroup C in northern Nigeria, 2013-14 – Journal: PLoS Currents – Published: 29th December 2014

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