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The Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) is a medical research centre in East Africa's. It is located in Kenya's capital, Nairobi

Nairobi

Nairobi is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The city and its surrounding area also forms the Nairobi County. The name "Nairobi" comes from the Maasai phrase Enkare Nyirobi, which translates to "the place of cool waters". However, it is popularly known as the "Green City in the Sun" and is...

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Established in 1979, KEMRI has played an important role in the fight against malaria

Malaria

Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease of humans and other animals caused by eukaryotic protists of the genus Plasmodium. The disease results from the multiplication of Plasmodium parasites within red blood cells, causing symptoms that typically include fever and headache, in severe cases...

, HIV/AIDS and other diseases in Kenya

Kenya

Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...

, 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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