Charles Agoti joins a panel at the #knrf2024 to discuss the importance of strengthening research capacity. He emphasises that local institutions, with support from the Kenyan government and funding partners, should increase their support for local research.

IDeAL, Africa KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Science for Africa Foundation FCDO Research Young Scientists Kenya🇰🇪 Sam Kinyanjui C Mauncho Thank you IDeAL, Africa KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Wellcome and my mentors James Nokes, Sam Kinyanjui, Eddie, Khamadi, PatCane, Philip among others for making my story worth telling

🌍 We believe scientists & innovators are key actors in driving interventions to address Africa's most pressing challenges. Our 4 strategic portfolios play a crucial role in realising this goal. Read more in our Annual Report 2023 📖 bit.ly/4fVwhDr #FromScienceToImpact

Deadline extended! Apply for the KEMRI-Wellcome Trust PGD studentship, which is fully funded and offered in collaboration with Pwani University Deadline: September 8, 2024 Apply: shorturl.at/TqKHI Alternative link: shorturl.at/29weX

Participants from Pwani University engage in various discussions during the Gender and Diversity Sensitization Workshop which was held at PU, Resouce Center. IDeAL, Africa

Congratulations to J Muriuki for being selected by @ASH_Hematology to receive the ASH Global Research Award. Learn more about the award here: hematology.org/awards/career-…… #ASHAwards

In a short time, we at Science for Africa Foundation have laid a strong foundation by operationalising our organ, attracting vital funding & championing impactful research to address the unique challenges in Africa. Read more in Annual Report 2023 here: bit.ly/4fVwhDr

Webinar alert! Join us for an upcoming university engagement webinar on “What is health financing & how does Kenya finance its health system? Why the shift to SHIF and what are the implications.” Register here: shorturl.at/NUYtM 🗓️ September 12th, 2024 🕑 2 - 4 PM EAT

📚This week’s #Researchhighlight: Evaluation of the psychometric properties of the UBACC questionnaire in a multi-country psychiatric study in Africa. See summary and read more👇shorturl.at/0Atcx Cheruto Kipkemoi

Prof Sassy Molyneux is the academic co-lead of MSc #HSIE. She worked for KEMRI-Wellcome Trust for 27 years and remains a member of the Health Systems & Research Ethics dept. Her research interests span #HealthPolicyandSystemsResearch and #EmpiricalEthics. #MScHSIE

#ResearchHighlight from Germana Bancone MORU New #WHO classification of genetic variants causing #G6PDDeficiency This classification reconciles biochemical and clinical aspects of the different G6PD mutations ndm.ac/tropmed.res-hi pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39070600/

#MeetOurResearchers video interview with Philippe Guérin IDDO NDM Centre for Global Health Research Enabling #DataReuse to combat #InfectiousDiseases IDDO integrates and analyses individual patient data from diverse studies, uncovering new insights otherwise inaccessible tropicalmedicine.ox.ac.uk/wall-of-faces/…

Apply by 11 September for these KEMRI-Wellcome Trust fully funded studentships: shorturl.at/oWevZ. This is a unique educational programme designed to give recent graduates a theoretical and practical understanding of the theory and conduct of research, which is important when

After a series of engagements with various stakeholders, the HSRE team held a strategic retreat to synthesize their thoughts and plans for the next six years. It was exciting to witness the emergence of more cohesive multidisciplinary strategies.

🚨 Reminder! 🚨 Don't miss our upcoming university engagement webinar on “What is health financing & how does Kenya finance its health system? Why the shift to SHIF and what are the implications.” Secure your spot now by registering here: shorturl.at/NUYtM See you there!

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Day 5/5: The final day of the HTA training is here! Today, we’re exploring Social and Ethical Considerations in Health Technology Assessment (HTA) with insights from Alex Hinga, a Postdoctoral Researcher at the KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Program. Stay tuned for more updates.