Department of Medical Microbiology & Immunology

Chair of the Department Dr. Marianne Mureithi will be part of a team taking part in the Race for Daraja, an annual event to support girls' education in Kenya. This tradition started in 2009 when the first students and supporters of Daraja ran simultaneously to fundraise for Daraja Academy.

The Staff of the Department of Medical Microbiology & Immunology with some of the students visited the Life 4 Kids Children's Home in Nairobi on the 23rd of April 2022.

Life 4 Kids provides homes for homeless and abandoned boys in Nairobi providing for their emotional, physical and educational needs

Member of the Department Prof. Walter Jaoko announced the commencement of a HIV Vaccine Trial. Individuals within the trial will one dose of the vaccine and one booster four weeks after.

The full article of the announcement can be read here

Member of the Department Prof. Walter Jaoko was featured on The Star where he spoke on why the COVID-19 Omicron variant may actually be a good news.

He highlighted how the variant did not as appear to be as lethal as Delta but aired on the side of caution due to current unknowns. The full article can be read here

Veterinarian, epidemiologist and PhD Student Veronicah Mbaire Chuchu recently wrote an article for The Nation on the infectious disease rabies.

In the article, Dr. Chuchu emphasises the importance of a coordinated effort from the government, private sector and the community in the control and eradication of the disease. She highlighted vaccines which are still the most successful public health intervention of all time and can be used for both animals and humans to stop rabies spread. You can read more about this from the link below

Members of the Department Prof. Omu Anzala and Dr. Marianne Mureithi were featured on The Daily Nation's Health Segment where they discussed the challenges of the HIV Vaccine Trials and what researchers have learnt from it.

Member of the Department and Director of KAVI-Institute of Clinical Research Prof. Walter Jaoko was a Guest on Hope TV on the 23rd of August 2021 where he discussed COVID-19 Vaccines in Kenya