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Dr. Kasusu Nyamuryekung'e operates at the intersection of Implementation Research, Health Economics, and Knowledge Translation. He holds a DDS (MUHAS), a PGD in Global Health (Tampere), an MPhil (Bergen), and a PhD in Public Oral Health and Health Economics (Turku), followed by a Fogarty GloCal Postdoctoral Fellowship (NIH/University of California).
Key highlights of his work include:
Policy Impact: A certified MoH/CDC Trainer of Trainers in policy brief development and a member of the Vanderbilt-led Data to Policy (D2P) global consortium, he regularly helps shape national Ministry of Health guidelines.
Field Experience: Strong background in epidemiology, human centered design and community-based implementation research
He is dedicated towards driving a paradigm shift from curative approaches toward preventive and rehabilitative care models that account for implementation context.
Health Economics: Evaluating the economic burden of chronic and oral diseases, conducting robust cost-effectiveness analyses, and investigating catastrophic health expenditures.
Implementation Science: Navigating service delivery challenges, optimizing integrated Community Health Worker (iCCHW) program transitions, and designing sustainable evidence-to-policy frameworks.
Knowledge Translation: Driving multi-institutional collaborations—such as contributing in the Knowledge Translation Hub (KTH) for Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health alongside partners like the APHRC—to turn research data into actionable public health strategies
Ekeigwe K, Nyamuryekung’e KK, Minja A, Somba M, Mtei RJ, Cannon A, Lema I, Saronga HP, van Praag E, Kaaya S, Baumgartner JN. Oral pain among young adolescents in Tanzania: A cross-sectional study. Community Dental Health. 2026 Mar 5:0265539X261457536.
Mbawalla HS, Nyamuryekung’e KK, Mtaya-Mlangwa M, Masalu JR. Prevalence of Dental Caries, Fluorosis, Trauma, Gingivitis, and Malocclusion on Adolescents’ Oral Health‐Related Quality of Life: A Tanzania National Survey. International Journal of Dentistry. 2026;2026(1):9927578.
Kasusu Klint Nyamuryekung´e et al. Leveraging community engagement for strengthening primary health care services: lessons from the 1st international primary health care conference, Tanzania. Pan African Medical Journal. 2025;52(1):3. [doi: 10.11604/pamj.supp.2025.52.1.46898]
