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📢Our 2024 Annual Report is here! 2024 was an exciting year of progress and growth for the Programme. Themed “Advancing global health innovation and nurturing research leadership,” the report highlights our shared success. Please read more below. Inside: 🔬 Cutting-edge…

What if mosquitoes died after biting humans? Scientists are exploring how Ivermectin, an antiparasitic drug that kills mosquitoes feeding on treated persons might help control malaria potentially breaking the transmission cycle. In this trial in Kenya, ivermectin given once per…

The Clinical Information Network team concluded a two-day workshop with Nurse Managers from 12 CIN-linked County Referral Hospitals. The workshop was a stakeholder consultation on routine staffing data and co-design of hospital staffing tools. The workshop emphasized the…

Thrilled to share groundbreaking research from my colleagues @kemri_wellcome - "Ivermectin to Control Malaria - A Cluster-Randomized Trial." Key Findings: - Mass administration of ivermectin (400 μg/kg) reduced malaria incidence by 26% compared to albendazole in children aged…

We held an introductory meeting with the Kirinyaga County Department of Health to officially launch two collaborative research projects ; Africa's First Referral Hospitals, Innovation and Care (AFRHiCARE) and A Novel Extreme Weather Risk Insurance System for Kenya (NEWRISK). The…

📣How can Social Health Insurance better support #UHC in LMICs? Join @KEMRI_Wellcome at #IHEA2025 for a powerhouse panel unpacking SHI design, performance & lessons from LMICs🌍 With @JoeKutzin @Karaghanson @EdwineBarasa @john_ataguba @ama_fenny @berylmaritim @DrMercyHealth…

Call for Applications📢! Are you a recent graduate interested in research? Apply for the fully funded Postgraduate Diploma Studentships offered by @KEMRI_Wellcome in partnership with @PU_Kilifi under @IDeAL_KEMRI_WT 🔗 : shorturl.at/TqKHI 🗓️: July 20, 2025

Genomic sequencing! A term I learnt during our genomics 🧬 sessions with @KEMRI_Wellcome over our 3 year period of engagement on science communication and language use! Understanding the backend really helps one understand the front end. Science communication is getting…

Beat the Deadline! Are you a recent graduate passionate about health research? Apply for a fully funded studentship by @KEMRI_Wellcome & @PU_Kilifi. Gain solid research skills, mentorship, & hands-on experience. Apply: shorturl.at/TqKHI Deadline: July 20, 2025

The Pathogen Epidemiology and Omics Group successfully completed a Biosafety training workshop at @KEMRI_Kenya supported by the @UKHSA as part of the "Rapid Virus Genomics for Outbreak Investigation- Assessing the Feasibility and Added Value in Coastal Kenya" study. The hands-on…

Today we held a one-day Malaria Policy Engagement meeting that gathered researchers, national policymakers and county health leaders from Kilifi, Kwale, and Mombasa counties. Organized under the @EDCTP East African Consortium for Clinical Research (EACCR3) malaria work package,…