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Research interests
Kamala is the senior researcher and senior lecturer committed to public health and tropical medicine and has more than 10 years of field experience in Africa and Asia, coordinating clinical trials to inform treatment of the management of infectious diseases.
Her current research at Menzies focuses on optimising the treatment of P. vivax and developing public health strategies for malaria elimination. Her research program spans clinical trials and epidemiological studies and incorporates related aspects of health economics and social science.
She has published in leading international journals such as PLOS Med and the Lancet.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 2 Zero Hunger -
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation -
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions -
SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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EFFORT clinical trial: Effectiveness of tafenoquine and primaquine
Ley-Thriemer, K. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A) & Cassidy-Seyoum, S. (Student Investigator)
16/08/21 → 26/06/25
Project: HDR Project › PhD
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Evidence-based policy change for more effective radical cure
Ley-Thriemer, K. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A) & Ruwanpura, V. S. H. (Student Investigator)
12/08/19 → 23/06/25
Project: HDR Project › PhD
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Molecular Surveillance of Drug Resistant Malaria
Ley-Thriemer, K. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A), Mon, N. C. N. (Associate Investigator) & Tun, M. W. (Associate Investigator)
1/07/15 → 30/05/16
Project: Research
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Vivax malaria radical cure implementation, challenges, and the way forward in the case of South Ethiopia
Ley-Thriemer, K. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A) & Degaga, T. S. (Student Investigator)
31/08/23 → …
Project: HDR Project › PhD
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Effectiveness and safety of 7-day high-dose primaquine and single-dose tafenoquine versus 14-day low-dose primaquine in patients with Plasmodium vivax malaria (EFFORT): a multicentre, open-label, randomised, controlled, superiority trial
Degaga, T. S., Pasaribu, A. P., Tripura, R., Ghanchi, N., Rajasekhar, M., Adhikari, B., Ley, B., Bamboro, S. A., Jabbar, F. A., Hasibuan, N., Tego, T. T., Zehra, S., Qurashi, B., Mnjala, H., Lee, G., Li, P., Kazi, A. M., Safitri, W., Yulita, Y. & Siagian, D. S. P. & 43 others, , Feb 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: The Lancet Infectious Diseases. p. 1-12 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Moving towards high-dose primaquine or single-dose tafenoquine for Plasmodium vivax treatment in Cambodia: a meeting report from dissemination of results of the EFFORT trial to stakeholders
Dysoley, L., Cassidy-Seyoum, S., Adhikari, B., Dahal, A., Phoumen, N., Srey, S., Phalla, T., Vonn, P., Engrkruy, B., Sovanarath, O., Mengkea, H., Rathana, P., Makara, I., Heng, P. K., Heng, Y., Khlok, H., Pong, K., Moeng, T., Vantha, S. & Soviet, U. & 33 others, , Jan 2026, In: Malaria Journal. 25, 1, p. 1-9 9 p., 2.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Acceptability and feasibility of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) testing using SD Biosensor by village malaria workers in Cambodia: a qualitative study
Cassidy-Seyoum, S. A., Adhikari, B., Chheng, K., Chanpheakdey, P., Meershoek, A., Hsiang, M. S., von Seidlein, L., Tripura, R., Ley, B., Price, R. N., Dysoley, L., Thriemer, K. & Engel, N., 16 Jun 2025, In: BMJ Global Health. 10, 6, p. 1-13 13 p., e019615.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Acceptability of intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine plus dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine in Papua New Guinea: a qualitative study
Lufele, E., Pascoe, S., Mengi, A., Auwun, A., Neuendorf, N., Bolnga, J. W., Laman, M., Rogerson, S. J., Thriemer, K. & Unger, H. W., Dec 2025, In: Malaria Journal. 24, 1, p. 1-16 16 p., 13.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Automated reporting of primaquine dose efficacy, tolerability and safety for Plasmodium vivax malaria using a systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis
WorldWide Antimalarial Resistance Network (WWARN) Vivax Primaquine Dosing Efficacy, Tolerability and Safety Study Group, Anstey, N. & Degaga, T. S., Dec 2025, In: Malaria Journal. 24, 1, p. 1-8 8 p., 400.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Co-design of a routine clinical review to improve the safety of high dose radical cure treatment for Plasmodium vivax malaria: findings from Cambodia and Ethiopia
Cassidy-Seyoum, S. A., Mwaura, M., Chheng, K., Kejela, M., Korra, K. G., Wodaj, T., Degaga, T. S., Hsiang, M. S., von Seidlein, L., Tripura, R., Adhikari, B., Ley, B., Lek, D., Price, R. N., Engel, N. & Thriemer, K., Dec 2025, In: Malaria Journal. 24, 1, p. 1-20 20 p., 171.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Community patient follow-up as a part of P. vivax case management in Cambodia: a mixed methods study
Cassidy-Seyoum, S., Chheng, K., Chanpheakdey, P., Meershoek, A., Hsiang, M., Seidlein, L., Adhikari, B., Tripura, R., Ley, B., Price, R., Lek, D., Thriemer, K. & Engel, N., 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) p. 1-30, 30 p.Research output: Working paper › Preprint
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Activities
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Improving primaquine treatment for P. vivax malaria
Ley-Thriemer, K. (Invited speaker)
16 Dec 2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk