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clinical science

Kilifi Perinatal and Maternal Health Research Programme (KIPMAT)

Principal Investigator(s): 
Jay Berkley

Other investigators: Anna Seale, Maureen Owiti

Samuel Akech

Sam Akech
Email: 
sakechatkilifi [dot] kemri-wellcome [dot] org
Group: 
Clinical Group

Sam Akech is registered for Doctor of Philosophy (Dphil) in Clinical Medicine at University Oxford, UK since September 2007. He is supervised by Prof.

Julie Makani

Julie Makani
Email: 
juliemakaniatyahoo [dot] com
Group: 
Sickle Cell Disease (Dar es Salaam)

Principle Investigator of the Sickle Cell Research Project

Child Newborn Health Group (CNHG)

Training to provide effective, evidence-based care to children and newbornsTraining to provide effective, evidence-based care to children and newbornsFor many years biomedical research has focused on defining what the best therapeutic products are or optimizing approaches to care. However, the reality is that such research is rarely translated into practice, especially in low income settings. Thus, one of CNHG'S major aims is to understand and evaluate the quality of care and the development and implementation of clinical practice guidelines.

Patricia Njuguna

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Email: 
pnjugunaatkilifi [dot] kemri-wellcome [dot] org
Group: 
Clinical Group

Patricia Wambui Njuguna is Paediatrician based in Kilifi, Kenya. She graduated with a Masters in Medicine (Paediatrics and Child Health) (University of Nairobi) in 2006.

Mike English

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Email: 
menglishatnairobi [dot] kemri-wellcome [dot] org
Group: 
Child and Newborn Health Group

Mike worked in Kilifi from 1992-1996 on malaria and returned to the UK to complete specialist training as a General Paediatrician in 1998.

Susan M Graham

Email: 
grahamsmatu [dot] washington [dot] edu
Group: 
International AIDS Vaccine Initiative

Current Projects

Jay Berkley

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Email: 
jberkleyatkilifi [dot] kemri-wellcome [dot] org
Group: 
Clinical Group

Jay Berkley has a broad research interest in childhood infection in sub-Saharan Africa.