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<blockquote>'''Mugo, Nelly R.'''
* The Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), Kenya; {{UNI|University of Washington|UW}}, Department of Global Health, USA
* {{MBChB}} ({{MD}}), MMed (Obs/Gyn), {{MPH}}
Nelly Mugo has a joint appointment at the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) and the {{UNI|University of Washington |UW}} (USA), department of global health. She heads the sexual reproductive adolescent child health research program, KEMRI. Her research focuses on both [[HIV]] and cervical cancer prevention.
She leads a clinical trial site in Thika, Kenya that has conducted high impact [[HIV]] prevention research including the Partners PrEP Study, the landmark clinical trial of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for [[HIV]] prevention among serodiscordant couples and the demonstration project of integrated PrEP and antiretroviral treatment for serodiscordant couples. This work has laid the foundation for PrEP implementation in Kenya and globally. She is the lead investigator for the Partners Scale up project, Thika site, and will be conducting a clinical trial on [[HIV]] self-testing to reduce frequency of clinic visits for oral PrEP users.