Alice Matimba

Biographic Data

ID7048587
NAMEAlice Matimba
GIVEN NAMESAlice
FAMILY NAMEMatimba
SIGNATUREMATIMBA A
AFFILIATIONSWellcome Sanger Institute
ORCID0000-0002-8805-7989
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS5
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR5
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2020
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX0

  • Mapping pathogen genomics training provision

    Open AccessAlice Matimba, Kirsty Lee Garson et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2026

    Background: Pathogen genomics plays a central role in infectious disease surveillance and outbreak response. However, information about available training initiatives remains fragmented, limiting visibility into how programmes are structured, delivered, and assessed. Methods: We conducted a structured survey to characterise pathogen genomics training initiatives identified through the PHA4GE Training and Workforce Development Working Group and af…

  • Prevalence and risk factors for diabetic foot complications among people living with diabetes in Harare, Zimbabwe

    Open AccessOppah Kuguyo, Doreen Macherera Mukona et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2024

    This study showed that there was a high prevalence of DF (53%) in PLWD in Zimbabwe, and insulin use was protective against DF. There is an urgent need for policy revisions to include foot screening in routine primary care and increasing insulin use for PLWD to prevent complications such as DF as an integral part of primary care

  • Guideline for feedback of individual genetic research findings for genomics research in Africa

    Open AccessAlice Matimba, Stuart A Ali et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2022

    As human genomics research in Africa continues to generate large amounts of data, ethical issues arise regarding how actionable genetic information is shared with research participants. The Human Heredity and Health in Africa Consortium (H3Africa) Ethics and Community Engagement Working group acknowledged the need for such guidance, identified key issues and principles relevant to genomics research in Africa and developed a practical guideline fo…

  • Challenges and Considerations for Delivering Bioinformatics Training in LMICs

    Open AccessVerena Ras, Patricia Carvajal-López et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Education2021

    © 2021 Ras, Carvajal-López, Gopalasingam, Matimba, Chauke, Mulder, Guerfali, Del Angel, Reyes, Oliveira, De Las Rivas and Cristancho

  • Patient-centric research in the time of Covid-19

    Open AccessVictoria Nembaware, Nchangwi Syntia Munung et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2020

    Research practices should be ethical and transparent, prioritising patient benefits and provision of health carehealthcare, and respecting participant autonomy.Priority should be given to research studies with the potential for immediate translated patient benefits based on realistic interventions appropriate to an African context. Institutional Ethics Review Boards should be supported to ensure high-quality, rapid review of research proposals. I…