Congratulations to Wilfrida Ogonda on emerging as the 2nd runner-up in the Rising Scientific Award category at #KASHConference for her abstract on "Germline engagement and Affinity Maturation of CD4 Binding Site Broadly Neutralizing Antibodies Induced by HIV Vaccine Candidates".

@Dolapo_Olugbile shared his journey as an IDeAL MSc Immunology fellow during the #KASHConference. The IDeAL Programme nurtures the next generation of African scientists through multidisciplinary research, mentorship, and capacity building to develop world-class research leaders.

Our Masters fellows Lucy Magige, Margaret Mburu, and PGD student Natasha Kisandi presented on maternal nutrition in Africa, hypertension among young Kenyan health officers, and global dietary patterns among women offering insights for nutrition & public health.#KASHConference

Looking forward to sharing more from the intervention soon. #KASH2026 #KASHConference #heatnexus @KEMRI_Kenya

Juliet Odhiambo, Community Liaison Officer, @KEMRI_Wellcome presents on "Stakeholders/Community Engagement & Involvement Outcomes from the IHCoR-Africa Project in Kilifi, Kenya and Kiang’ West in The Gambia" at the #KASHConference. #KASH2026

Profound: Behind every cancer case reported to cancer registry is a patient who needs services. Registries are crucial assets to guide patient care, prioritisation and improve quality of life. Happy 25th anniversary @CancerReg_KE. #KASH2026 #KASHConference

The Head, National Cancer Registry @NCIKenya, @GladysKenya stated; "Cancer registration is everyone's responsibility, if you can get cancer, you can report cancer to the registry" @GICR_IARC @uicc @Intercancer @CancerProgramKE #KASH2026 #KASHConference

25 years of @CancerReg_KE is a legacy of resilience, and commitment to cancer surveillance in Kenya and SSA. Data saves lives! #KASH2026 #KASHConference @KEMRI_Kenya @NCIKenya @uicc @CancerProgramKE @GICR_IARC @VitalStrat @WHOKenya @Being_Africa @AfricaCDC @AC3network

In my keynote address at the #KASHConference side event, I emphasized that demand for research evidence is not created by publishing more papers, but by packaging evidence in ways that stakeholders can trust, understand, and use to guide their decisions. @aphrc @KEMRI_Kenya

Congratulations to our researchers for winning awards at the ongoing #KASHConference in recognition of their impactful contributions to science and health.#KASH2026

Day 3 of the ongoing #KASHConference kicks off with a plenary session from Prof. Isabella Oyier, Head of Bioscience, @KEMRI_Wellcome on “Molecular Innovations for Health Facility-based Surveillance of Antimalaria Drug Resistance.”

DAY 3 of the #KASHConference #KASH2026

This research is vital! Community engagement in health research leads to better outcomes and more sustainable public health interventions. Kenya's investment in medical research infrastructure shows the continent's growing capacity to address its own health challenges. #Healthcare #MedicalResearch #Kenya #PublicHealth #KASHConference

The Director General of the Kenya Vision 2030 Delivery Secretariat Mr. Kenneth Mwige delivered a keynote address at the 16th KEMRI Annual Scientific and Health (KASH) Conference at Safari Park Hotel. In his address, he emphasized that strengthening Kenya’s vaccine manufacturing capacity is a national imperative, central to health security, economic transformation, and long term resilience, and firmly anchored in Vision 2030 and the Fourth Medium Term Plan (MTP IV). He highlighted the critical role of BioVax Kenya in anchoring local production, KEMRI in advancing research and innovation, strengthened regulatory systems in assuring quality and safety, and the Social Health Authority (SHA) in enabling sustainable financing under Universal Health Coverage. Together, these pillars are laying the foundation for a competitive and self reliant health manufacturing ecosystem. As Africa works toward producing 60 percent of its vaccines locally by 2040, he called for accelerated implementation, stronger partnerships, and decisive action to translate policy into tangible outcomes. #KenyaVision2030 #KASHConference #KASH2026

Dr. Abdullahi Osman, Senior Lecturer, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health at @PU_Kilifi presenting during the symposium on multi-pathogen genomic surveillance in the ongoing #KASHConference.

Our researchers, Prof. Isabella Oyier, Head of Bioscience, @KEMRI_Wellcome and Prof. Abdirahman Abdi, Senior Researcher, @KEMRI_Wellcome presenting during the symposium on multi-pathogen genomic surveillance in the ongoing #KASHConference.

Marta Maia, researcher, @KEMRI_Wellcome presents findings from a cluster-randomized trial on Ivermectin as a complementary strategy for malaria control and prevention in areas where malaria is mesoendemic and transmission is perennial. #KASHConference

Visit our exhibition stand at the #KASHConference themed "The Future of Health: Scientific Research, Innovations, Technologies and Manufacturing for a Resilient Universal Health Coverage " & discover how our research is strengthening health systems & improving health outcomes.

Dr. @uyoga_sophie , Ag. Deputy Director at the KEMRI Centre for Geographic Medicine Research Coast presents on Routine Paediatric Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) Outpatient Care in a Rural Kenyan Hospital: The model care program in the ongoing #KASHConference. #KASH2026

Insightful discussions continue on Day 2 of the #KASHConference as Dr. @amulele_anne, Postdoctoral Research Scientist at @KEMRI_Wellcome, presents research on whether negative procalcitonin predicts blood culture negativity in rural Kenyan hospital admissions, and on Klebsiella pneumoniae outbreaks and antigenic diversity among neonates in Kenyan hospitals. #KASH2026