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IDDO’s visceral leishmaniasis (VL) collaboration is working on two new projects looking at the treatment of VL. The first is a systematic review of the literature on design and analysis of antileishmanial clinical efficacy studies, and the second is a systematic review of published studies to estimate the baseline risk of serious adverse events and mortality in patients treated with antileishmanial therapies.
Celebrating World Malaria Day 2024
KWTRP Video
25 April 2024
On this World Malaria Day 2024, Professor Marta Maia from the KEMRI Welcome Trust Research Programme in Kilifi, Kenya, talks about her research work and shares her reflections on climate change and what this means to vector biology and current interventions.
Visit our exhibition: Malariaworld
KWTRP MORU NDM-CGHR OUCRU Public Engagement
17 April 2024
The Malariaworld exhibition has been developed for World Malaria Day 2024 to raise awareness of malaria and malaria research. We highlight some of the Nuffield Department of Medicine’s contributions to malaria research. Come and visit our exhibition at the John Radcliffe Academic Centre, 22-29 April 2024.
NEWRISK project awarded RIGHT 5 NHIR funding
Awards & Appointments KWTRP NDM-CGHR
27 February 2024
Led by Benjamin Tsofa and Jacob McKnight, the project named "A Novel Extreme Weather Risk Insurance System for Kenya (NEWRISK)” will focus on using the latest methods to provide focused data on extreme weather, population vulnerability, and health system capacity readiness across various climatic zones in Kenya.
School Leavers Attachment Scheme
KWTRP Public Engagement
22 February 2024
KWTRP hosted 153 students for the Annual School Leavers Attachment Scheme (SLAS) Open Day. The SLAS open day targets top performing students in Kilifi to give them an opportunity to information from various stakeholders and scientists that would help them firm up or redefine their career aspirations. It is an opportunity to give the students information about the need to take science and health related careers with the focus on creating the next pool of researchers in Kenya, Africa and beyond.
12 Remarkable African Life Scientists– An inspirational book for young people
KWTRP Public Engagement
18 February 2024
Dr Tabitha Mwangi, a former KWTRP scientist now working in the UK, has written an inspirational book targeted at High school going children but also useful in shaping students already in university in shaping their career journeys.
New interim director for the KEMRI Wellcome Trust Research Programme
Awards & Appointments KWTRP
1 February 2024
It is a bittersweet moment for the KWTRP family as we make changes to our Leadership team. After 10 years of tremendous growth and change in the Programme, Professor Philip Bejon officially steps down as the KWTRP Programme Executive Director. Professor Edwine Barasa takes over as the Interim Executive Director.
KWTRP Consultative Workshop on Data Access and Use for Public Health Planning and Decision-making
Conferences & meetings KWTRP
20 November 2023
The KEMRI Wellcome Trust Research Programme (KWTRP) convened stakeholders for a follow-up session on data access and use for public health planning and decision-making. This forum focused on discussing pathways to implementing priority recommendations generated during the first consultative workshop.
Celebrating World Pneumonia Day 2023
KWTRP
12 November 2023
We commemorate World pneumonia Day on the 12th of November annually, a reminder that pneumonia remains a preventable and curable disease.
Bohemia: exploring ivermectin for malaria control in Kwale county
KWTRP
24 October 2023
The Broad One Health Endectocide-based Malaria Intervention in Africa project (BOHEMIA) begins its mass drug administration (MDA) activities in Kenya’s Kwale County. The MDA in Kenya is being implemented by the KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme and led by co-principal investigators Dr Marta Maia and Dr Joseph Mwangang
R21 Phase III trial results
KWTRP
3 October 2023
After the successful completion and positive results from the Phase I (Kenya) and II (Burkina Faso) R21 vaccine trials, researchers have now published the results of the Phase III trial ahead of peer review.
Three CTMGH researchers awarded Professorships
Awards & Appointments KWTRP MORU OUCRU
19 September 2023
We are delighted to announce that three of our researchers have been awarded the Professor title, in recognition of their research achievements, contribution to teaching, and contribution to the general work of the Nuffield Department of Medicine.
New collaboration to tackle antibiotic-resistant sepsis in African newborns
KWTRP
3 August 2023
The KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme from NDM has participated in a new European-African consortium to improve the way infections in newborns are treated. This project, called SNIP-AFRICA, aims to reduce mortality among neonates in hospitals with sepsis in Africa, in an era of increasing antimicrobial resistance.
KWTRP Media Engagement
Conferences & meetings KWTRP
25 July 2023
KWTRP hosted journalists from South Africa, Zambia, Rwanda, Uganda, and Kenya who visited the programme for a tour that aimed to enrich the journalists’ training experience as part of a science communication training workshop for journalists in Mombasa. The team interacted with Dr Eunice Nduati who presented on IAVI work and they toured the research labs. The training will empower the journalists to communicate scientific concepts accurately and effectively to a broader audience.
Hypertension Control in Rural Africa(IHCoR) NIHR Global Health Research Group meeting
Conferences & meetings KWTRP
24 July 2023
KWTRP hosted the Improving Hypertension Control in Rural Africa (IHCoR) NIHR Global Health Research Group meeting dubbed the Kilifi Dialogues. The meeting brought together more than 30 leading researchers from various parts of the world to discuss the landscape of hypertension research in sub-Saharan Africa.
KWTRP School Leavers Attachment Scheme
KWTRP Public Engagement
10 July 2023
This year’s School Leavers Attachment Scheme (SLAS) cohort have successfully concluded. The cohort included 9 students drawn from secondary schools in Kilifi who scored highest in aptitude tests and interviews. The 3-month attachment, which started from 1st March to 31st May, involved two-week long rotations in the HSRE, Neuro, ICT, Labs, Wards and ED departments and bi-weekly tutorials.
Achieving maternal, newborn, and child health
Conferences & meetings KWTRP NDM-CGHR
23 June 2023
KWTRP and HSC researchers attended the International Maternal and Newborn Health Conference 8-11 May 2023 in Capetown, South Africa. This conference is held biannually to track progress made towards achieving maternal, newborn, and child health SDG targets as we get to 2030.
KWTRP Gender, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Policy
KWTRP
20 June 2023
KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme (KWTRP) has put in place the Gender, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Policy to provide guidelines to be followed in the management of the Programme human resources to ensure consistency and compliance with the labour laws in the application of all policies across the Programme.
How mathematical modelling can support policy decision making
KWTRP
6 June 2023
Researchers at the Kemri Wellcome Trust in collaboration with colleagues from various modelling groups and the World Health Organization have designed a framework to guide the use of mathematical modelling in evidence-based policy decision making.
Four CTMGH researchers awarded Associate Professorships
Awards & Appointments KWTRP MORU OUCRU
23 May 2023
We are delighted to announce that four of our researchers have been awarded the Associate Professor title, in recognition of their research achievements, contribution to teaching, and contribution to the general work of the Nuffield Department of Medicine.
Global team of humanities and social science researchers to explore Just Transitions for antimicrobial resistance
KWTRP MORU NDM-CGHR OUCRU
9 May 2023
'Just Transitions to mitigate antimicrobial resistance' is a multidisciplinary social science and humanities programme funded by the British Academy. Led by Dr Sonia Lewycka and Professor Phaik Yeong Cheah, its team of 20 researchers will convene global and regional dialogues, engaging with key stakeholders to co-create equitable and sustainable solutions to manage antimicrobial resistance.