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MicroPATH Laboratory located at the University of Nairobi Kenyatta National Hospital Campus.
Introducing MicroPATH Laboratory
Monday, March 21, 2022 - 09:38

The Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) of the University of Nairobi (UoN) is the leading tertiary healthcare training center in Kenya and the East & Central Africa region. It was created in 1985 and has its origin in the Faculty of Medicine which was established in 1967.

RESEARCH NEWS
Thursday, March 17, 2022 - 08:39

Rodents are known reservoir hosts for many pathogens that can cause disease in humans. The risk of zoonotic spillover is high in informal urban settlements (slums) where rodents and human densities are high, rodents live in close proximity to humans and human knowledge of disease risks and

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TABASAMU: A MULTIDISCIPLINARY COLLABORATION ON BUILDING UP RESEARCH CAPACITY IN ORAL HEALTH AND HIV/AIDS
TABASAMU: A MULTIDISCIPLINARY COLLABORATION ON BUILDING UP RESEARCH CAPACITY IN ORAL HEALTH AND HIV/AIDS
Wednesday, March 9, 2022 - 13:40

On 14th Feb 2022, Prof Walter Jaoko, Prof Omu Anzala and Dr Marianne Mureithi met with Prof. Arthur Kemoli from the Department of Dental Sciences and representatives of the University of Washington led by Prof.

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RESEARCH NEWS: Winnie Mutai et al publication on comorbidities and comorbidity measures in predicting healthcare facility-onset Clostridioides difficile infection in Kenya
Thursday, February 24, 2022 - 08:10

Clostridioides difficile is primarily associated with hospital-acquired diarrhoea. The disease burden is aggravated in patients with comorbidities due to increased likelihood of polypharmacy, extended hospital stays and compromised immunity. The study aimed to investigate comorbidity

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Silk Farming (Sericulture) at University of Nairobi, Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology - A collaborative research project
Wednesday, February 9, 2022 - 18:44

The University of Nairobi through the Directorate of University Advancement and Institutional Development, has partnered with Silk Origin Ltd. in the establishment of a Sericulture Center of Excellence. The Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of Nairobi, through the

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