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Public Engagement Archives

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PCVIS News Issue 6 Newsletter: 11 Mar 2010 2009 successful year in public health delivery, PCVIS electronic data finds good use at health facility, ABD Study gets new Doctor... Read more...	Research: Kenya in denial over homosexuals In the news: 8 Jan 2010 Research about homosexuality in Kenya suggests its not just a decadent foreign influence and it is not confined to tourists at the coast. Read more...	Dr Alexis Nzila declared Outstanding Senior African Scientist for 2009 Press release: 16 Oct 2009 Dr Alexis Nzila, a senior scientist at KEMRI-Wellcome Trust has won the prestigious European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP) Award Read more...
Sickle cell study boosts call for improved childhood immunisation programmes in Africa Press release: 10 Sep 2009 More than 80% of sickle cell anemia cases are in Africa. Study results have prompted calls for all children in Africa to receive vaccinations. Read more...	New Chief Operations Officer News event: 29 Jul 2009 We welcome Dr Catherine Kenyatta who joined the Programme in July 2009. Read more...	KEMRI-Wellcome Trust research ranks in top five News event: 6 Jul 2009 A recent analysis of scientific journal citation indicates that the KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme is leading the world in parasitology research. Read more...
Tea or coffee? No, we serve science instead In the news: 1 Jul 2009 KEMRI-Wellcome Trust employees are promoting public scientific research education and awareness to people in Nairobi by holding Kenya Science Cafés. Read more...	Financing Kenyan health centres and dispensaries Policy brief: 25 May 2009 Evaluating direct facility funding (DFF) pilot scheme in the Kenyan Coast Province to explore the implementation and perceived impact of DFF at health centres. Read more...	Medicine man Marsh In the news: 23 May 2009 Linda Nordling meets Kevin Marsh, an Oxford professor who is most at home fighting tropical diseases in Kenya. Read more...
Bob Snow: championing malaria in Africa In the news: 30 Apr 2009 Feature biographical article. Read more...	Global scientists gather to share information on typhoid fever, related fevers Press release: 23 Jan 2009 Seventh International Symposium on Typhoid Fever and other invasive Salmonelloses held in Kilifi, Kenya from 25-28 January, 2009. Read more...	Results Of A Malaria Vaccine Initiative Offer Rays Of Hope For Africa’s Six Million Children Press release: 8 Dec 2008 Studies reveal that the malaria vaccine candidate RTS,S/AS01E, provides both infants and young children with substantial protection against malaria. Read more...