Following completion of the Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Impact Study (PCVIS) in March 2022, the PCVIS team donated Health equipment used to implement the Kilifi Electronic Immunization Registry (KEIR) to the County hospital. KEIR was implemented as part of PCVIS and involved electronic data capture of childhood immunizations at health facilities located within the Kilifi Health […]

Women have made significant contribution in research despite the numerous challenges they face. To celebrate the women and girls in science we asked some women at KEMRI Wellcome Trust Research programme to share their journey in research, their achievements, and a word of advice to fellow women in science. Rebecca Njuguna Health Economist Growing up […]

The Clinical Information Network team hosted a series of stakeholder engagement meetings. The meetings include a Training of Trainers meeting for the RESPECT team as well as a meeting to discuss the Harness Innovation in Global Health for Quality Care (HIGH-Q). The objective of the HIGH-Q meeting is to discuss research evaluation and feedback.

NIHR IHCoR-Africa Group will be offering a portfolio of training in collaboration with the Initiative to Develop African Research Leaders (IDeAL), the Pan African Society of Cardiology (PASCAR), the Kenyan Cardiac Society (KCS), and Science for Africa Foundation. As part of this portfolio of training, we are pleased to announce that we are now calling […]

2022 was an eventful year, please see a summary of the Programme highlights here 2022 Overview.pdf

The KEMRI – Wellcome Trust Research Programme hosted a 3-day workshop focused on developing a roadmap to strengthen modelling for policy in Low-and Middle-income countries (#LMICs). The workshop brought together experts from different parts of the world for this collaborative roadmap development activity.The research team was led by Dr. Jacquie Oliwa  who presented the empirical […]

We hosted the launch of the VAnguard research project. The NIHR Funded Project Builds Knowledge-base on Factors Influencing Vaccine Impact among Communities in Kenya and Uganda. The project aims to strengthen collaborations between national and international stakeholders in the identification of social and biological factors that impair vaccine impact in African communities, to develop integrated […]

We hosted the first Mendelian randomization conference in Africa organized by KEMRI- Wellcome Trust Research Programme and the University of Bristol. The 5-day conference which was attended by 24 participants from Sudan, Nigeria, Ethiopia, The Gambia, Uganda, Burundi, Nigeria, Kenya, and South Africa, aimed at building capacity in genomic epidemiology using mendelian randomization for scientists […]

We hosted a delegation from Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) led by the CEO Dr. Richard Hatchett who paid us a courtesy visit. The team was interested in learning more about ongoing activities at KEMRI- Wellcome Trust Research Programme and our robust contribution to Kenya’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

We hosted Radio Maisha and Spice Fm radio teams for an open day and training on KWTRP research work. This culminated with a live on location broadcast at KWTRP for the launch of our radio programmes on both stations. The live broadcast, which aired from 6am -12 Noon, featured interviews with our researchers on epilepsy, […]