Representatives of the Global One Health initiative (GOHi) met with key leaders of the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) to discuss ongoing collaborations. Wondwossen Gebreyes, GOHi executive director, Robert Onsare, GOHi Kenya liaison director, and Feven Tigistu-Sahle, GOHi Eastern Africa-Omics program leader, traveled to Nairobi and Kisumu to meet with Simon Kariuki, KEMRI chief research officer. They visited TB, Malaria, HIV and neglected tropical disease laboratories and one of the clinical trial sites at Siaya County Referral Hospital.
In Nairobi, the team met Elijah Songok, acting director general of KEMRI, and discussed current research priorities, such as the local manufacturing of medical products, diagnostic tool developments and training programs. Gebreyes highlighted GOHi's regional activities and plans for the future. Gebreyes was also able to connect with researchers at the Centre for Microbiology Research.
The One Health Eastern Africa Training (OHEART) program fellows, who are staff members of KEMRI, provided an update on their progress to GOHi representatives.
GOHi also shared more information about its plans for its scientific symposium, which will take place in mid-September in Nairobi in collaboration with KEMRI and other key partners and sponsors.