Writing &

Publications

I have authored over 40 peer-reviewed publications and 2 book chapters focused on global health security, equity, and behavioral science.

Toolkits: 

Shomuyiwa D.O. A Toolkit for Black Women after Pregnancy Loss

Featured Peer Reviewed Publications

  1. George, N.S., Phiri, S.S., Shomuyiwa, D.O. Mwaba M., Imoke FI, Kaniki IH, Oji GM, Iseghehi L. Strengthening access to zinc and oral rehydration solution for childhood diarrheal treatment in Africa. glob health res policy 10, 65 (2025). doi: 10.1186/s41256-025-00428-8
  2. Christian BN, Shomuyiwa DO, George NS. “Navigating the crossroads − an increasingly aging population, the impending family caregiving crisis, and the imperative for gender equity in Nigeria”. International Perspectives on Health Equity, Vol. 1 No. 1 pp. 124–139, (2025). doi: https://doi.org/10.1108/iphee-05-2024-0022
  3. Adebisi YA., Akande-Sholabi, W., Jimoh, N.D. Jajar L., Adebowale, K.A….Shomuyiwa DO, Gilbert, A., Olpengs D., Sasay N. & Oladunjoye I.O. Leveraging a people-centred approach to combat antimicrobial resistance in Africa. Trop Med Health 53, 177 (2025). doi: 10.1186/s41182-025-00863-w
  4. Paul M.M., Raphael N., Menelas N., Abimana D, Bonaventure U.J, Pasteur D,….. Shomuyiwa DO., Samuel M., & Eric R. Prevalence and predictors of critical COVID-19 pneumonia among patients with COVID-19 admitted at Nyarugenge major COVID-19 Referral Center in Rwanda. BMC Infect Dis 25, 1639 (2025). doi:10.1186/s12879-025-12001-2
  5. Adebisi, Y. A., Ogunkola, I. O., Jimoh, N. D., Alshahrani, N. Z., Shomuyiwa, D. O., Alaran, A. J., & Lucero-Prisno, D. E. (2025). Tobacco smoking and the risk of Long COVID: a prospective cohort study with mediation analysis. Journal of Epidemiology and Population Health, 73(5), 203142. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeph.2025.203142
  6. Fadele, K.P., Igwe, S.C., Shomuyiwa, DO. and Lucero-Prisno, D.E., III (2025), The Urgent Need to Address Neonatal Mortality in Nigeria. Public Health Challenges, 4: e70069. https://doi.org/10.1002/puh2.70069
  7. Christian BN, Shomuyiwa DO, George NS. “Navigating the crossroads − an increasingly aging population, the impending family caregiving crisis, and the imperative for gender equity in Nigeria”. 2025. International Perspectives on Health Equity, Vol. 1 No. 1 pp. 122–137, doi: https://doi.org/10.1108/IPHEE-05-2024-0022
  8. Shomuyiwa DO, Lucero-Prisno D-E. Climate change trauma and collective dissociation: Unraveling the impact on mental health and advocating for collective action. Cambridge Prisms: Global Mental Health. 2025;12:e5. doi:10.1017/gmh.2024.119
  9. Ekerin O, Shomuyiwa DO, Ogunkola IO, Adebisi YA, Manirambona E. Mpox as an emerging health threat for survivors of sex trafficking. Trop Med Int Health. 2024. https://doi.org/10.1111/tmi.14064
  10. Lucero-Prisno, D.E., III, Shomuyiwa, DO, Kouwenhoven, M.B.N., Dorji, T., Adebisi, Y.A., Odey, G.O.,…, and Wong, M.C. (2025), Top 10 Public Health Challenges for 2024: Charting a New Direction for Global Health Security. Public Health Chall., 4: e70022. https://doi.org/10.1002/puh2.70022
  11. George, NS, Shomuyiwa, DO, Ogbodum, MU, Imoke, FI, & Domagała, A. (2024). Healthier School Systems for Learners: Government Role in Fostering Holistic Interventions. J Educ Community Health, 11(2), 112-117. https://doi.org/10.34172/jech.2881
  12. Okesanya, OJ, Ogaya, JB, Ogieuhi, IJ, Ahmed, MM, Ukoaka, BM, Jamgbadi, OF, Shomuyiwa, DO, Lucero-Prisno III, DE, Amisu, BO, Adebusuyi, O., Chung, WK, Manirambona, E., Idris, NB, & De los Santos, JAA. (2025). Tecovirimat in the management of poxviruses: a narrative review of available evidence. The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine, 37(1), 23. https://doi.org/10.1186/s43162-025- 00401-4
  13. Ntwari, B. K., Rubuga, F. K., Uwingabiye, S. J., Dushimimana, V., Hategekimana, J. B., Cyubahiro, S., Rwema, I. S., Ukwishatse, D.,…, Shomuyiwa, DO, Lucero-Prisno III, DE. (2024). Uptake of the Hepatitis B Vaccine Among Pre-Service Health Professionals in Rwanda. Public Health Challenges, 3(4), e70019. https://doi.org/10.1002/puh2.70019
  14. Hategekimana, J.B., Ndikubwimana, A., Ndayisenga, J…Shomuyiwa, DO, et al. Knowledge, attitudes and strategies on contraceptive utilization among adolescents: views from beneficiaries and parents in City of Kigali. Contracept Reprod Med 9, 61 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40834-024-00317-4
  15. Lucero-Prisno, DE III, Ogaya, JB, Shomuyiwa, DO, Adebisi, YA., Kouwenhoven, M.B.N., Ogunkola, I.O., Goodness, O., Jimoh, N.D., Ahmed, M.M. and Dorji, T. (2024), Public Health Word of the Year 2023 — Conflict. Public Health Chall., 3: e220. https://doi.org/10.1002/puh2.220
  16. Ekerin, O, Shomuyiwa, DO, Lucero-Prisno, DE. et al. Restrictive migration policies and their impact on HIV prevention, care and treatment services. Health Res Policy Sys 22, 91 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12961-024-01172-0
  17. Owhor, G. A., Adekoya, O. O., Ezenwafor, C. C., Ofoedu, E. A., Chikezie, N. C., & Shomuyiwa, D.O. (2024). How Africa’s Political Challenges Impede Healthcare Advancement. The Nigerian Health Journal, 24(4), 1641-1646. https://doi.org/10.60787/tnhj.v24i4.831
  18. Omosigho, PO, John, OO, Musa, MB; Aboelhassan, YMEI, Olabode, ON, Bouaddi, O, Mengesha, DT, Micheal, AS, Modber, MAKA, Sow, AU, Kheir, SG, Shomuyiwa, DO, Adebimpe, OT, Manirambona, E, Lucero-Prisno, DE. Stigma and Infectious Diseases in Africa: Examining Impact and Strategies for Reduction. November 7, 2023. Annals of Medicine & Surgery. doi: 10.1097/MS9.0000000000001470
  19. Christian, B-N, Shomuyiwa, DO, Christian, NG, Umoette, NR. Integrating eye care into primary healthcare in Nigeria: Challenges of the primary healthcare workforce. Public Health Chall. 2024; 3:e191. https://doi.org/10.1002/puh2.191
  20. Tamang, M, Wangda , P, Shomuyiwa, DO, & Chophel, S. (2024). Strengthening Bhutanese Traditional Medicine in healthcare service delivery in Bhutan. Bhutan Sorig Journal, 1(1), 36–41. https://doi.org/10.47811/bsj.0005050304
  21. Manirambona E, Okesanya OJ, Shomuyiwa, DO, Saidu, MS, Lucero-Prisno, DE. Mitigating the threat of “Disease X” to global health security. New Microbes and Infections. 2024;27. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nmni.2024.101223
  22. Shomuyiwa DO, Okesanya OJ, Okon II, Ekerin O, Manirambona E, Lucero-Prisno Iii DE. Cabo Verde’s malaria-free certification: A blueprint for eradicating malaria in Africa. J Taibah Univ Med Sci. 2024;19(3):534-536. Published 2024 Apr 9. https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.jtumed.2024.04.001
  23. Ngoma C, Matatiyo A, Oke GI, Adebisi YA, Shomuyiwa DO. Navigating the digital frontier during the COVID-19 pandemic and EVALI epidemic: The impact of social media on public health. Public Health Chall. 2024; 3:e173. https://doi.org/10.1002/puh2.173
  24. Okesanya OJ, Adigun, OA, Shomuyiwa, DO, Olabode, ON, et al. Introducing African-led Innovation to tackle the challenges of climate change in Africa. PAMJ – One Health. 2024;13:2. doi: 10.11604/pamj-oh.2024.13.2.41492
  25. Shomuyiwa, DO, Odey, GO., Ndep, AO. et al. Transforming adolescent menstrual health through policy: the role of value added tax exemptions in improving access to sanitary products. glob health res policy 9, 19 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1186/s41256-024-00358-x
  26. Okesanya OJ, Alnaeem KFH, Hassan HK,….Shomuyiwa DO et al. The intersectional impact of climate change and gender inequalities in Africa. Public Health Chall. 2024; 3:e169. https://doi.org/10.1002/puh2.169
  27. Manirambona, E, Lucero-Prisno, DE, Shomuyiwa, DO. et al. Harnessing wastewater-based surveillance (WBS) in Africa: a historic turning point towards strengthening the pandemic control. Discov Water 4, 9 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s43832-024-00066-0
  28. Shomuyiwa DO, George NS, Sunday, BA, et al. Addressing neglected tropical diseases in Africa: A gender perspective. Health Sci Rep. 2023;6:e1726.doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/hsr2.1726
  29. Manirambona, E, Obnial, JC, Musa, SS, Miranda, AV, Haruna, UA, Shomuyiwa, DO. The need for health system strengthening in the wake of natural disasters: Lessons from the 2023 Türkiye–Syria earthquake. Public Health Chall. 2023;2:e131. https://doi.org/10.1002/puh2.131
  30. Omosigho, PO, John, OO, Musa, MB; Aboelhassan, YMEI, Olabode, ON, Bouaddi, O, Mengesha, DT, Micheal, AS, Modber, MAKA, Sow, AU, Kheir, SG, Shomuyiwa, DO, Adebimpe, OT, Manirambona, E, Lucero-Prisno, DE. Stigma and Infectious Diseases in Africa: Examining Impact and Strategies for Reduction. November 7, 2023. Annals of Medicine & Surgery. | DOI: 10.1097/MS9.0000000000001470
  31. Shomuyiwa, DO, Bridge, G. Oral health of adolescents in West Africa: prioritizing its social determinants. Glob Health Res Policy. 2023;8(1):28. doi:10.1186/s41256-023-00313-2; https://ghrp.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s41256-023-00313-2
  32. Shomuyiwa, DO, Ajayi, OT, Jitanan, M, Musa, SS, Gregorio, ER, Manirambona, E, Tamang, M, Sow, AU, Ledra D, Phungdee T, Gyelteshe, D. ‘The FIFA World Cup as a Tool for Global Health Diplomacy’, Public Health Challenges, 2023;2(3),e106 doi: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/puh2.106.
  33. Lucero-Prisno, DE, Shomuyiwa, DO, Ramazanu, S, et al. Public Health Word of the Year 2022 – New Normal. Public Health Chall. 2023; 2:e102. https://doi.org/10.1002/puh2.102
  34. Ogbodum MU, Shomuyiwa DO, Lucero-Prisno DE, et al. African Medicines Agency: How it will change the landscape of medicines in Africa. Public Health Chall. 2023;2:e96.https://doi.org/10.1002/puh2.96
  35. Ekerin, O, Shomuyiwa, DO, Bayoh, AVS, Atieno, OS, Tejan, YS, Ndep, AO, Mengesha, DT, and Lowe, M. Potential Impacts of Roe v. Wade repeal on Sexual and Reproductive Health in Sub-Saharan Africa. Public Health Challenges, 2023; 2(2), e88. https://doi.org/10.1002/PUH2.88
  36. Chikezie, NC, Shomuyiwa, DO, Okoli, EA, Onah, IM, Adekoya, OO, Owhor, GA, and Abdulwahab, AA. Addressing the issue of a depleting health workforce in sub-Saharan Africa. The Lancet, 2023; 401(10389), 1649–1650. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(23)00720-1
  37. Lucero-Prisno, DE, Shomuyiwa, DO, Kouwenhoven, MBN, Dorji, T, Odey, GO, Miranda, AV, Ogunkola, IO, Adebisi, YA, Huang, J, Xu, L, Obnial, JC, Huda, A, Thepanondh, S, Dayrit, MM, … Wong, MCS. Top 10 public health challenges to track in 2023: Shifting focus beyond a global pandemic. Public Health Challenges, 2023; 2(2), e86. https://doi.org/10.1002/PUH2.86
  38. Shomuyiwa, DO, Manirambona, E. Monkeypox virus declared as a global health emergency: What next for Africa’s preparedness? Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2023; 53, 102577. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tmaid.2023.102577
  39. Shomuyiwa DO, Otitodun MI, Anyanwu IT, et al. Will Cape Verde attain COVID-19 herd immunity? Progress, Challenges, and Recommendations. Public Health Chall. 2023; 2:e103. https://doi.org/10.1002/puh2.103
  40. Shomuyiwa, DO, Onukansi, OF, Ivanova, M, and Lucero-Prisno III, DE. The Plastic Treaty: What is in it for Africa? Public Health Challenges. 2023;2(2), e83. https://doi.org/10.1002/PUH2.83
  41. Musa, SS, Ela, TB, Manirambona, E, Shomuyiwa, DO, Haruna, UA, et al. How climate change and insecurity pushed 5 million people to hunger in Chad, Africa. Public Health Challenges. 2022; 1:e47. https://doi.org/10.1002/puh2.47
  42. Yurii, A., Shomuyiwa, DO, Zharkova, A. and Pavlo, K. (2022), Protecting the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant: A call for global action. Public Health Chall., 1: e23. https://doi.org/10.1002/puh2.23
  43. Manirambona, E and Shomuyiwa, DO “Monkeypox among refugees: A call for a global protection,” Travel Med. Infect. Dis., vol. 50, p. 102458, 2022, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tmaid.2022.102458
  44. Manirambona, E, Shomuyiwa, DO, Musa, SS and Lucero-Prisno, D.E., III. Monkeypox among men who have sex with men in Africa: The need for testing and vaccination beyond stigma. J Med Virol, (2022), 95: e28121. https://doi.org/10.1002/jmv.28121
  45. Abdulwahab, AA, Shomuyiwa, DO, Nwachuya CA, Akwue MC, Abdulwasiu, MA, Agada EC, Usman RK, Awolola, TO, Olawehinmi, T Adebisi, YA. Challenges facing pharmaceutical care provision in Nigerian tertiary hospitals: A short review[J]. AIMS Medical Science, 2022, 9(4): 486-495. doi: 10.3934/medsci.2022026
  46. Shomuyiwa, DO, Lucero-Prisno, DE, Manirambona, E, et al. Curbing antimicrobial resistance in post- COVID Africa: challenges, actions, and recommendations. Health Sci Rep. 2022; 5:e771. doi: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/hsr2.771

Book Chapters:

  1. Shomuyiwa DO, Ogun, S, George, NS, Fadele K, Lucero-Prisno III, DE. (2025). The Duality of Food Production and Consumption in the United States: Science, Health, and Practices. Elsevier Science & Technology, 2025. (Under Review)
  2. Aiyenuro, AE, Onyeani, CO,… Shomuyiwa, DO…et al (2024). COVID-19 Pandemic in Nigeria. International and Life-Course Aspects of COVID-19. Elsevier Science & Technology, 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-95648-2.00058-7

Reports

  1. Pinto, G. S., Aqqad, F., Masyitah, N., Meilianti, S., Koudmani, D., Ekpoh, M., & Shomuyiwa, D.O. (2024). Leveraging pharmacy to deliver life-course vaccination. The Hague. International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP). https://www.anf.pt/media/oaokke5w/5851.pdf
  2. Shomuyiwa D.O. Viegas, R, Timothy, M., International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP). Managing throat and mouth inflammation in the community pharmacy. (2024) Report from a digital event and an international insight board. The Hague. International Pharmaceutical Federation. https://www.fip.org/file/6115

Conferences and Seminars

  1. Shomuyiwa, D.O., Ogunkola, O., Adebisi, Y.A. (2025). Stressors Related to Antimicrobial Resistance Management and Their Impact on Psychological Well-being and Work Performance Among Healthcare Professionals in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review [E-Poster presentation]. 4th International Conference on Public Health in Africa (CPHIA 2025).
  2. Shomuyiwa, D.O., Clinton, S., Wang, L., Sarwar, G., Callands, T., Ingram, L., Gibbs, J., Haider, M. R., Kirklewski, S., Nicholson, E., Kershaw, T. S., & Hansen, N. (2025, November 2–5). Digital dating and sexual risk: Analyzing risk behavior by partner-seeking modality [Poster presentation]. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting & Expo, Washington, DC, United States.
  3. Wang, L., Clinton, S., Shomuyiwa, DO., Sarwar, G., Callands, T., Ingram, L., Gibbs, J., Haider, M. R., Kirklewski, S., Nicholson, E., Kershaw, T. S., & Hansen, N. (2025, November 2–5). Relationship dynamics, casual partner-seeking, and PrEP awareness among young men who have sex with men: A latent profile analysis [Poster presentation]. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting & Expo, Washington, DC, United States.
  4. Shomuyiwa, DO, Lozada-Aguayo, P., Barbour, C., DeVilmé, A., Huff, H. C., Lavender, C., Snuggs, G., Wideman, J., & Ingram, LA. (2025, November 2-5). What Black women want: A computational analysis of Black women’s visions for equitable maternal care [Oral Conference Presentation]. American Public Health Association 2025 Annual Meeting and Expo. Washington, DC, United States.
  5. Snuggs, G., Lozada-Aguayo, P., Barbour, C., DeVilmé, A., Huff, H. C., Lavender, C., Shomuyiwa, DO, Wideman, J., & Ingram, L. A. (2025, November 2-5). Exploring generative artificial intelligence to conduct qualitative analysis of maternal healthcare experiences [Poster presentation]. American Public Health Association 2025 Annual Meeting and Expo. Washington, DC, United States.
  6. Snuggs, G., Lozada-Aguayo, P., Barbour, C., DeVilmé, A., Huff, H. C., Lavender, C., Shomuyiwa, DO, Wideman, J., & Ingram, L. A. (2025, November 2-5). Exploring generative artificial intelligence to conduct qualitative analysis of maternal healthcare experiences [Poster presentation]. American Public Health Association 2025 Annual Meeting and Expo. Washington, DC, United States.
  7. Shomuyiwa, DO., & Ingram, L. A. (2025, April). Exploring perinatal loss among American women: A scoping review highlighting emotional experiences, healthcare interactions, and social support [Poster presentation]. State of Public Health Conference 2025, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, United States.
  8. Shomuyiwa, DO., & Ingram, L.A. (2025, September). Navigating chronic comorbidities and maternal health: Black women’s pregnancy experiences in rural Georgia. [Poster presentation]. Georgia Rural Health Association (GRHA) Conference, 2025, Georgia, United States.
  9. Shomuyiwa, DO., Clinton, S., Sarwar, G., Ndungu, J., Wang, L., Callands, T., Gibbs, J.J., Hansen, NB., & Haider, MR. (2025, July). Adverse Childhood Experiences and Sexualized Drug Use among People Who Inject Drugs in Northeast Georgia. [Poster presentation]. Georgia Society of Addiction Medicine (GSAM) Conference, 2025, Georgia, United States.
  10. Lavender, C, Lake, J, Lozada‐Aguayo, P, Huff, H, Moss, J, Shomuyiwa, DO, Snuggs, G, Barbour, C, Wideman, J, DeVilme, A, & Ingram, LA. (2025, February 20). The Black maternal health crisis in rural Georgia: Reproductive healthcare access as a reproductive ethics issue [Workshop presentation]. Emerging Issues at the Intersection of Reproductive Ethics and Research Ethics Workshop, Rice University, Houston, TX, United States.
  11. Ekerin, O., Shomuyiwa, DO, Sonaike, O., Mojeed, R., Gbajumo, I., Ahmed, A. and Ogunsanya, A., (2024), July. Exploring the impact of climate-induced migration on HIV vulnerability in Africa. [Oral Conference presentation]. In Journal of the International AIDS Society (Vol. 27, pp. 54-54).
  12. Shomuyiwa, DO, George, NS. (2024, July). Addressing disparities: A systematic review of the TB/HIV co- infection care for migrants, refugees, and internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Africa [Poster presentation]. AIDS 2024, the 25th International AIDS Conference.
  13. Ekerin, O., Shomuyiwa, DO. (2024, July). Legal and policy implications of acculturation on HIV immigrants [Poster presentation]. AIDS 2024, the 25th International AIDS Conference.
  14. Shomuyiwa, DO. (2023, December). Impact of different PrEP frames on oral PrEP use among adolescent girls and young women in sub-Saharan Africa [Poster presentation]. ICASA 2023, 22nd International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa.
  15. Shomuyiwa, DO, Ajayi, O.T., Odey, G.O., Adebisi, Y.A. (2023, July). Impact of stigma on PrEP uptake among adolescent girls in 5 HIV high burden countries in Africa: A critical analysis [Poster presentation]. IAS 2023, 12th IAS Conference on HIV Science.
  16. Shomuyiwa, DO, Rabe, A.P. (2022, July). Patent medicine vendors and irrational use of antimicrobials: A review of five African countries [Poster presentation]. African Regional Interest Group Virtual Meeting, ISPE.
  17. Shomuyiwa, DO (2022, July). Substantiating the influence of framing in the health policy process [Poster presentation]. 3rd Annual National Conference of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria – Young Pharmacists Group.
  18. Shomuyiwa, DO (2023, June). Africa’s supply chain and the future of work [Conference attendance]. 2023 Supply Chain Research Summit, CARISCA Africa.
  19. Shomuyiwa, DO (2021, December). A new public health order in the 21st century [Conference attendance]. International Conference on Public Health in Africa.https://doi.org/10.1108/IPHEE-05-2024-0022

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