Kenya Medical Research Institute

Kenya Medical Research Institute Established in 1979, KEMRI is the national body mandated to carry out Human Health Research in Kenya
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The Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) is a state corporation established through the Science and Technology (Amendment) Act of 1979, as the national body responsible for carrying out health research in Kenya, Currently, KEMRI operates under Legal Notice 35 of March 2021. Since it's inception, KEMRI has developed a critical mass of scientists and technical personnel, to enable it mount a competitive research infrastructure to rank as a leading centre of excellence in health research both in Africa as well as globally.

KEMRI is excited to be part of Kenya’s mRNA vaccine manufacturing journeyToday, the Principal Secretary for Medical Serv...
18/02/2026

KEMRI is excited to be part of Kenya’s mRNA vaccine manufacturing journey

Today, the Principal Secretary for Medical Services, Dr. Ouma Oluga, officially launched Kenya’s participation in the WHO–Medicines Patent Pool (MPP) mRNA Technology Transfer Programme — a landmark step toward strengthening national and regional health security.

Through collaboration with the Kenya BioVax Institute Limited, KEMRI will contribute its research expertise and laboratory infrastructure to support the establishment of sustainable, locally owned mRNA vaccine and biopharmaceutical manufacturing capacity.

The programme positions Kenya among a select group of countries building capability for future vaccines and therapeutics targeting priority diseases

The launch brought together representatives from WHO Kenya and the Meds Patent Pool, leadership of Kenya BioVax Institute Limited (KBI) and KEMRI led by Ag. Director General represented by Ms. Lilian Mayieka, the Pharmacy and Poisons Board, development partners, and industry stakeholders, including Thermo Fisher Scientific.

While attending the African Union Summit, the Ag. Director General KEMRI, Prof. Elijah Songok held a strategic engagemen...
17/02/2026

While attending the African Union Summit, the Ag. Director General KEMRI, Prof. Elijah Songok held a strategic engagement with the Vice President of the Henry M. Jackson Foundation (HJF), Dr. Sandhya Vasan on the sidelines of the summit.

The discussions focused on strengthening partnerships in research, innovation, and capacity development in support of regional and global health priorities.

⏳ Deadline approaching!Are you developing innovations or products that can transform women’s health in Africa?The Leader...
16/02/2026

⏳ Deadline approaching!

Are you developing innovations or products that can transform women’s health in Africa?

The Leadership for Innovation and Excellence in Accelerating Women’s Health (LEA-WH) Fellowship is inviting product developers and innovators from diverse fields to apply.

📆Deadline: 20 Feb 2026.
🔗 https://lea-wh.kgs.ac.ke/
If you missed the informational webinar, you can watch the recording here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYbbvKaTc84

After an exciting and intellectually rich program featuring 34 Scientific sessions, 20 symposia, 9 plenary sessions, 1 k...
13/02/2026

After an exciting and intellectually rich program featuring 34 Scientific sessions, 20 symposia, 9 plenary sessions, 1 keynote address and a vibrant preconference session, the curtains have officially come down on the 16th .

was officially closed by PS State Department for Gender and affirmative action, Ms, Anne Wangombe. She challenged stakeholders to turn knowledge into action by investing inclusively in scientists, innovators, and change agents and breaking barriers through sustained collaboration across government, research institutions, partners, the private sector, and communities.

Present at the closing ceremony were KEMRI Board of Directors led by Dr. Abdullahi Ali, Ag. Director General, represented by Dr. Erick Muok, Board members Mr. Christopher Marwa, Ms. Vivian Chebichii, and Ms. Wangui Njenga.

To the 1,000+ participants who filled our hallways with scientific rigor, curious minds, warm smiles, and heartfelt conv...
13/02/2026

To the 1,000+ participants who filled our hallways with scientific rigor, curious minds, warm smiles, and heartfelt conversations—thank you!

You showed up, you engaged, you challenged ideas, and you reminded us that science thrives in community. Your presence, passion, and shared commitment to improving health gave life and meaning to every session, discussion, and connection made at .

We are truly grateful to each of you for making this conference unforgettable.

13/02/2026

was proudly supported by our sponsors:

🥇 Gold Sponsors:
KCB Bank, Carramore International Limited, and KEMRI Wellcome Trust

🥉 Bronze Sponsors:
Inqaba Biotech and GA Insurance

Your partnership and support were instrumental in delivering a successful and impactful conference. We sincerely thank you for standing with science, innovation, and health research.

The KEMRI Cancer Registry team celebrated 25 years of the Nairobi Cancer Registry at What does this quarter – century ...
13/02/2026

The KEMRI Cancer Registry team celebrated 25 years of the Nairobi Cancer Registry at

What does this quarter – century represent for cancer surveillance?

- It represents navigating complex landscape to avail data for decision making; often the unspoken difficulty of abstracting cancer data in resource constrained settings.
- It represents collaborations and partnerships with stakeholders (MoH, NCCP, NCI, hospitals, treatment and diagnostic centers, GICR, IACR, US NCI, counties, CRS, KNBS) to strengthen evidence-based cancer control.

Most importantly, represents lives saved.

Through the data generated has contributed to national policies, inform strategies aligned with UHC, SDG 3.4, and global cervical cancer elimination strategy.

Over the years, Nairobi Cancer Registry has:
- Provided data to Masters and PhD students and scientists to justify their research grants / publications.
- Served as a mentorship platform to junior professionals finding their path in cancer surveillance (myself included)
- Catalyzed the establishment of new cancer registries in Kenya and across the Sub-Saharan Africa
- Continued to build capacity of surveillance officers in Sub-Saharan Africa through its role as a GICR Centre of Expertise
- Offered data to estimate national cancer burden to guide decision-making and resource allocation

This anniversary is not just a celebration of the past; it is a call to invest in the future!

Without data, we operate on guesswork, no policy.
Without surveillance, we are exposed, there is no accountability.

The KEMRI Cancer Registry is led by Anne Korir.

Special appreciation to our collaborators, funders, policymakers, registry staff, data sources, and researchers, thank you for believing in the power of cancer registries to change lives.

We sincerely thank and appreciate our exhibitors for .Your invaluable support, engagement, and partnership played a cri...
13/02/2026

We sincerely thank and appreciate our exhibitors for .

Your invaluable support, engagement, and partnership played a critical role in making this year’s conference a resounding success.

13/02/2026

🌟 Welcome to the Final Day of 🌟

We bring the conference to a close with high-impact plenary sessions that reflect on lessons learned, current realities, and future directions in global and regional health.

🎙️ Plenary Speakers Today:
▶️Dr. Sandhya Vasan — 𝐶ℎ𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑧𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐿𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑎 𝑒𝑝𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑚𝑖𝑐 𝑖𝑛 𝑁𝑖𝑔𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑎 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑑𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑙𝑜𝑝𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑒𝑓𝑓𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑚𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑢𝑟𝑒𝑠
▶️Dr. Fredrick Sewe — 𝐻𝐼𝑉 𝐶𝑎𝑟𝑒: 𝑃𝑎𝑠𝑡 𝐿𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑜𝑛𝑠, 𝑃𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑆𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑔𝑖𝑒𝑠, 𝐹𝑢𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝐷𝑖𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑄𝑢𝑒𝑠𝑡 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑎 𝐶𝑢𝑟𝑒
▶️Prof. John Clemens — 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐸𝑥𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑑 𝐴𝑛𝑎𝑙𝑦𝑠𝑖𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝐷𝑎𝑡𝑎𝑠𝑒𝑡𝑠 𝑃𝑟𝑜𝑗𝑒𝑐𝑡: 𝐴𝑛 𝑖𝑛𝑛𝑜𝑣𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑎𝑐ℎ 𝑡𝑜 𝑏𝑢𝑖𝑙𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑐ℎ 𝑐𝑎𝑝𝑎𝑐𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑒𝑟𝑠ℎ𝑖𝑝 𝑜𝑓 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑔 𝑠𝑐𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑠 𝑤ℎ𝑖𝑙𝑒 𝑎𝑑𝑑𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑖𝑚𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑡 𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑐ℎ 𝑞𝑢𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠

The KEMRI Clinical Trials Unit, in partnership with IQVIA, invites att to attend the symposium:“Clinical Trials Ecosys...
12/02/2026

The KEMRI Clinical Trials Unit, in partnership with IQVIA, invites att to attend the symposium:
“Clinical Trials Ecosystem in Kenya: Challenges and Opportunities.”

📅 Friday, 13th February 2026
🕑 1400 – 1630 hours (EAT)
📍 Safari Park Hotel – Maasai Mara Breakout Room

The session will feature expert presentations and a panel discussion bringing together regulators, investigators, sponsors, and ethics leaders to explore how we can strengthen Kenya’s clinical trials ecosystem and enhance regional competitiveness.

12/02/2026

📍 Happening Now at

Engaging plenary presentations are underway, spotlighting cutting-edge science, innovation, and evidence shaping the future of health:

🔹 Prof. Amir Sagi — The Monosex Advantage: Harnessing prawn biotechnology for sustainable control of aquatic disease vectors and invasive snails
🔹 Dr. Daniel Masiga — Visceral Leishmaniasis in East Africa: Insights from disease mapping to inform control strategies
🔹 Prof. Mwangi Thumbi — Mathematics of Life and Death: Modelling for better, faster health decisions
🔹 Prof. Isabelle Oyier — Molecular Innovations: Advancing health facility-based surveillance of antimalarial drug resistance

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The Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) is a state corporation established through the Science and Technology (Amendment) Act of 1979, as the national body responsible for carrying out medical health research in Kenya. Since it's inception, KEMRI has developed a critical mass of scientists and technical personnel, to enable it mount a competitive research infrastructure to rank as a leading center of excellence in health research both in Africa as well as globally.

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To be a leading centre of excellence in research for human health

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