The Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) is a medical research centre in East Africa's. It is located in Kenya's capital, Nairobi.
Established in 1979, KEMRI has played an important role in the fight against malaria, HIV/AIDS and other diseases in Kenya, and in sub-Saharan Africa as a whole.
KEMRI Research:
- Centre for Biotechnology Research and Development (CBRD):Mandate is to develop biotechnological innovations such as diagnostic kits, vaccines and associated delivery technology
- Centre for Clinical Research (CCR)
- Centre for Geographic Medicine Research-Coast (CGMR-C)
- Centre for Global Health Research (CGHR)
- Centre for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases Control Research (CIPDCR)
- Centre for Microbiology Research (CMR)
- Centre for Public Health Research (CPHR)
- Centre for Respiratory Diseases Research (CRDR)
- Centre for Traditional Medicine and Drug Research (CTMDR)
- Centre for Virus Research (CVR)
- The Eastern and Southern Africa Centre of International Parasite Control (ESACIPAC)
- KEMRI Graduate School of Health Sciences
- Health Safety and Environment
- Production Centre.
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