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Building the evidence base for community engagement in health research Read the policy brief here:  REAL_Brief 1_09Dec21
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Policy Brief; Modelling the Cost-Effectiveness of COVID-19 Vaccination Strategies in Kenya

The KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme today released the results of its latest modelling on COVID-19 vaccine scale-up within the country. The analysis found that the country’s COVID-19 vaccination campaign can achieve greater value for money if it focuses on the elderly, rather than a strategy that pursues scaling up vaccines to the whole population.;  Find […]
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New Research Highlights Need to Adjust COVID Vaccination Approach

The new analysis demonstrates that quickly channelling doses to vulnerable groups can save both lives and money. The KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme today released the results of its latest modelling on COVID-19 vaccine scale-up within the country. The analysis found that the country’s COVID-19 vaccination campaign can achieve greater value for money if it focuses […]
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Policy Brief : Forecasting the impact of Omicron sub-variant BA.2/4 in Kenya

Genomic surveillance data shows that the Omicron sub-variants BA.2 and BA.4 have been introduced in Kenya see more in this Policy brief; Read more.
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Celebrating Dr. Emelda Okiro

Dr Emelda Okiro has been awarded the prestigious Wellcome Senior Research Fellowship. Emelda’s fellowship is the first African Senior Research Fellowship awarded in the KEMRI-Wellcome Research Programme and among the less than five SRFs awarded to researchers in Africa. “To be awarded this fellowship is a great honour, and I am grateful to the many […]
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Research finds that half of deaths among children admitted to hospital happens after discharge

Young children in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia who become sick or malnourished continue to have a high risk of death in the six months after being hospitalized, according to findings by researchers in the Childhood Acute Illness & Nutrition (CHAIN) Network. Appearing in The Lancet Global Health, the study of 3,101 acutely ill children […]
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Community and Public Engagement- 2016 -2021 Evaluation Report

Community and Public Engagement: 2016 -2021 Evaluation Report

Monitoring and Evaluation helps us keep track of our public engagement activities and outcomes. KEMRI -Wellcome Trust recently completed a report detailing our experiences and learning. Find the report here: Community and Public Engagement M&E Report
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Potentially life-saving treatment is safe to use for babies with neonatal sepsis, study reveals

Results from a clinical trial completed in Kenya have determined that a safe dose of the antibiotic, fosfomycin, can be used to treat babies with neonatal sepsis. This is a significant development, as there are very few antibiotics specifically licensed to treat multidrug-resistant infections in babies. The NeoFosfo trial investigated the pharmacokinetics (PK) and safety […]
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Examining the implementation of the Linda Mama free maternity program in Kenya

Maternal mortality is still unacceptably high in Kenya. A recently published policy brief examines the implementation of the Linda Mama free maternity program in Kenya. The process evaluation of the Linda Mama program reveals that there are barriers in access to maternal care, inefficiencies in the funding flow, claims process and reimbursement processes, and gaps […]
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