Dhruv Darji
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Dhruv Darji
Dphil Student of Clinical Medicine
Education
MSc, Global Health Science and Epidemiology, University of Oxford (2023-24)
MPH, Master of Public Health, University of Lusaka (2021-22)
MBChB, Medicine and Surgery, University of Zambia (2020-23)
BSc, Human Biology, University of Zambia (2016-19)
Previous Experience
Clinical Research Assistant, Data Team, ISARIC, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford. (2024-25)
Junior Resident Medical Officer, Kitwe Teaching Hospital, Ministry of Health Zambia. (2023)
Thesis
Title: Impact and Evaluation of Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC)
What are the determinants of efficacious chemoprevention (and their effects) in the context of Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention?
What is the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and optimal dosing of long-acting malarials – e.g. amodiaquine – given in SMC?
How can the cost-effectiveness assessment models of SMC be optimised by precisely determining the burden of malaria, particularly the epidemiology of severe malaria, in West Africa?
These are fundamental questions I aim to address through my research to understand the impact of Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention in sub-Saharan Africa. My research spans epidemiological methods from individual participant data meta-analysis, pharmacometric modelling, Bayesian modelling and cost-effectiveness modelling. Currently, I have completed a large mapping review on malaria chemoprevention studies in children.
Other Achievements
Rhodes Scholarship, 2023 (Zambia)