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Ms Dr. Nancy Stephen Matowo

Assistant Professor

United Kingdom

I am a Medical Entomologist and vector control specialist with over 10 years of experience in public health and vector control research. I hold a Research Fellow position with the Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM). I joined LSHTM in 2018 and I am currently based at the National Institute for Medical Research, Mwanza Centre in Tanzania. My research interests focus on mosquito behaviour, ecology, design, field evaluation, and implementation of innovative vector control interventions. I have established and extensively investigated spatial and temporal variations of insecticide resistance and associated resistance mechanisms in malaria vectors in rural Tanzania. I have broad experience coordinating research teams in large field-based projects. Currently, I manage an entomological component of a large cluster randomized controlled trial assessing the effectiveness of novel dual active ingredients next-generation long-lasting insecticide nets (LLINs) against malaria transmitted by pyrethroid-resistant mosquito populations in rural Tanzania. The trial findings published in the Lancet have contributed to WHO policy change that resulted in the impactful implementation of the new pyrethroid-chlorfenapyr ITNs in controlling malaria (https://www.who.int/news/item/14-03-2023-who-publishes-recommendations-…). I have published extensively in peer-reviewed journals and presented research outputs at both national and international forums. I provide technical assistance to the Vector Control Technical Working Group (VCTWG) of the National Malaria Control Programme. I have been participating and contributing to the annual consultative meeting (PMI Malaria Operational Plan) technical discussions, sharing the project findings in supporting NMCP implementation and scale-up of new malaria vector control interventions. I support MSc and PhD students, and recently supported three students from the LSHTM who came for the field summer project.

Affiliations

Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology and International Health
Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health

Centres

Malaria Centre

Teaching

I am a DL tutor for the MSc Control of Infectious Diseases program at LSHTM. Due to my overseas location, I primarily engage in remote teaching activities. Currently, I have been supporting teaching activities including assessing assignments and marking student exams for the malaria module (IDM503,) and malaria module (IDM3195): from Science to Policy and Practice. Recently, I reviewed malaria scenarios for Tanzania for IDM395 and delivered a virtual presentation to MSc students. I support PhD students enrolled in our project, drawing on skills acquired from various short courses, including the New Doctoral Supervisor Induction program by TED – LSHTM, which I recently completed. Furthermore, I have served as an External Examiner for MSc dissertations at the School of Life Sciences and Bio-Engineering, Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology, Tanzania.

Research

My research interests revolve around vector-borne diseases, particularly focusing on malaria entomology and epidemiology, mosquito behavior and ecology, evaluating the effectiveness of innovative vector-borne disease control interventions through community trials, and investigating insecticide resistance and its management strategies.
Research Area
Vector control
Tropical medicine
Medical entomology
Epidemiology
Ecology, environment
Climate change
Mosquitoes
Clinical trials
Randomised controlled trials
Behaviour change
Public health
Disease control
Insects
Agriculture
Disease and Health Conditions
Malaria
Vector borne diseases
Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs)
Dengue
Zoonoses
Country
Tanzania

Selected Publications

Acceptability and preferences for dual-active ingredient long-lasting insecticidal nets in rural Tanzania: a mixed-methods study.
Lukole, EA; Gobin, S; COOK, J; Charlwood, JD; Mosha, JF; MATOWO, NS; Mallya, E; Aziz, T; Mosha, JV; Martin, J; ROWLAND, M; KLEINSCHMIDT, I; Manjurano, A; Mosha, FW; WEBSTER, J; Protopopoff, N;
2025
Malaria journal
Community benefits of mass distribution of three types of dual-active-ingredient long-lasting insecticidal nets against malaria prevalence in Tanzania: evidence from a 3-year cluster-randomized controlled trial.
Lukole, EA; COOK, J; Mosha, JF; MATOWO, NS; Kulkarni, MA; Mallya, E; Aziz, T; Martin, J; ROWLAND, M; KLEINSCHMIDT, I; Manjurano, A; Mosha, FW; Protopopoff, N;
2025
BMC public health
Insights into the biology and insecticide susceptibility of the secondary malaria vector Anopheles parensis in an area with long-term use of insecticide-treated nets in northwestern Tanzania.
Mapua, SA; Nambunga, IH; Odero, JO; Mkandawile, G; Masalu, JP; Kahamba, NF; Hape, EE; MATOWO, NS; Tripet, F; Okumu, FO;
2024
Parasites & vectors
Bio-efficacy of field aged novel class of long-lasting insecticidal nets, against pyrethroid-resistant malaria vectors in Tanzania: A series of experimental hut trials.
MARTIN, JL; Messenger, LA; ROWLAND, M; Mosha, FW; Bernard, E; Kisamo, M; Limbe, S; Hape, P; Thickstun, C; Steven, C; Moshi, O; Shirima, B; MATOWO, NS; Mosha, JF; Dee, DP; Churcher, TS; Kulkarni, MA; Manjurano, A; Protopopoff, N;
2024
PLOS global public health
Stata file for the experimental hut data
Martin, JL; Messenger, LA; ROWLAND, M; Mosha, FW; Bernard, E; Kisamo, M; Limbe, S; Hape, P; Thickstun, C; Steven, C; Moshi, O; Shirima, B; MATOWO, NS; Mosha, JF; Dee, DP; Churcher, TS; Kulkarni, MA; Manjurano, A; Protopopoff, N;
2024
PLOS Global Public Health
Evaluation of bio-efficacy of field-aged novel long-lasting insecticidal nets (PBO, chlorfenapyr or pyriproxyfen combined with pyrethroid) against Anopheles gambiae (s.s.) in Tanzania.
MARTIN, JL; Messenger, LA; Bernard, E; Kisamo, M; Hape, P; Sizya, O; Festo, E; Matiku, W; Marcel, V; Malya, E; Aziz, T; MATOWO, NS; Mosha, JF; Mosha, FW; ROWLAND, M; Manjurano, A; Protopopoff, N;
2024
Current research in parasitology & vector-borne diseases
Monitoring of Fabric Integrity and Attrition Rate of Dual-Active Ingredient Long-Lasting Insecticidal Nets in Tanzania: A Prospective Cohort Study Nested in a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial.
MARTIN, J; Lukole, E; Messenger, LA; Aziz, T; Mallya, E; Bernard, E; MATOWO, NS; Mosha, JF; ROWLAND, M; Mosha, FW; Manjurano, A; Protopopoff, N;
2024
Insects
Community benefits of mass distribution of three types of dual-active-ingredient long-lasting insecticidal nets against malaria prevalence in Tanzania: evidence from a 3-year cluster-randomized controlled trial
LUKOLE, EA; COOK, J; Mosha, J; MATOWO, N; Kulkarni, M; Mallya, E; Aziz, T; MARTIN, J; Rowland, M; Kleinschmidt, I; Manjurano, A; Kinung’hi, S; Mosha, F; Protopopoff, N;
2024
medRxiv
Bio-efficacy of field aged novel class of long-lasting insecticidal nets, against pyrethroid-resistant malaria vectors in Tanzania: A series of experimental hut trials
MARTIN, J; Messenger, L; Rowland, M; Mosha, F; Bernard, E; Kisamo, M; Limbe, S; Hape, P; Thickstun, C; Steven, C; Moshi, O; Shirima, B; MATOWO, N; Mosha, J; Dee, D; Churcher, T; Kulkarni, M; Manjurano, A; PROTOPOPOFF, N;
2023
medRxiv
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