• ICCA – KEMRI Project
• HEKIMA

COMING SOON

To conduct research that will identify effective and efficient ways to organize, manage, and deliver high quality, equitable and responsive health care within the areas of health services, health information systems, health financing, medicines and technologies, health workforce, and leadership and governance in Kenya.

To conduct research in public health, nutrition, maternal and child health, and food science including studies on dietary intake and food safety

To conduct research and studies on disease patterns, undertake surveillance and monitoring

This Unit focuses on research that affects Kenya population as well as behavioral sciences with the sole aim of promoting optimal physical, social, and emotional wellness

This unit focus on the assessment of oral health needs. Carry out critical evaluations, derivation of appropriate indicators oral health, commissioning and evaluation of dental health services. Research and development in oral health.

To undertake research in environmental, occupational and industrial health

Social Sciences Research arm is an independent Unit in the Centre for Public Health Research, KEMRI that provides broad research endeavors in the social sciences, along with research skills related to health, illness and health care.

The research in this discipline is conducted by social scientists following a systematic plan that utilizes both quantitative and qualitative designs. The quantitative design approaches social phenomena through quantifiable evidence and often relies on statistical analysis of many cases (or across intentionally designed treatments in an experiment) to create valid and reliable general claims related to quantity.

Qualitative design, on the other hand, emphasize understanding of social phenomena through direct observation, communication with participants, or analysis of texts, and may stress contextual subjective accuracy over generality. Reasons for social research ankers on identifying general patterns and relationships, testing and refining theory, making predictions, interpreting significance, exploring diversity, giving voice, and advancing new theories.

The Social Science Unit comprises various skills visa vis Medical Sociology, Sociology, Anthropology, Demography, and Psychology. Its functions include carrying out research that ensures excellence in research and innovation for human health, strengthening disease-based research, enhancing dissemination and translation of research findings for evidence based policy formulation and implementation, and mentoring programmes.

Hematology is concerned with the diagnosis of diseases related to blood. The laboratory work that goes into the study of blood is frequently performed by a medical technologist or medical laboratory scientist. Including analysis of factors concerned with oncology

Parasitology laboratory offers a referral service for the identification of a wide range of human parasites from clinical specimens. Examples of tests include Blood Parasite diagnosis: Malaria, African Trypanosomes and Filariasis, Faecal Parasite diagnosis:

Faecal microscopy direct examination and / or concentration for parasites (including hot stool), Culture for Strongyloides /Hookworm, Faecal staining methods, Enterobius microscopy

To explores the chemical processes within and related to living organisms. Mainly to establish the optimal dietary and
nutritional requirements of both healthy individuals and those inflicted with illness.

Specialized laboratory, equipment supported by International Atomic Energy Agency the second
one in Kenya, the other one is in UoN. Assesses intake of human milk, in breastfed
infants using stable Isotope Techniques (deuterium)

Uses the application of basic sciences and engineering to study the physical, chemical, and biochemical nature of foods and the principles of food processing including the study of microorganisms causing food spoilage

Dr. Bukania is a trained public health nutrition scientist with over 20 years’ experience in clinical nutrition services and research. Expert in designing and executing assignments focusing majorly on generating evidence to support implementation of nutrition related Programmes in the communities. Equally impressive history of spearheading nutrition research initiatives ranging from household surveys, stakeholders’ analyses studies, randomized controlled trials and implementation research, strategy development, Review of policy documents. She has hands on experience in translation of research findings to policy documents.

Through various working Groups, Dr Bukania provides technical supports to the Ministry of Health, Division of Nutrition and Dietetics (DND). Currently, Chairs the Scaling Up Nutrition Academia and Research Network, and a Secretariat Member of the Scaling Up Nutrition Movement in Kenya.  She also chairs the DND Research in Nutrition Technical Working Group.  Further, she plays an advisory role to the Livestock for Health (L4H) program of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. In addition, Dr. Bukania is a member of the Global Food Matters Expert Group.

Centre for Public Health Research

P.O. BOX 20752-00202, KNH Nairobi, Kenya

Email: directorcphr@kemri.go.ke