The Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) is a state corporation established through the Science and Technology (Amendment) Act of 1979, (since amended to the Sciences, Technology and Innovation Act 2013), during the tenure of Nicholas Biwott as Minister of State,[1] as the national body responsible for carrying out health research in Kenya.
KEMRI is the medical research arm of the Kenya Government providing advice on various aspects of healthcare and delivery, including national diseases surveillance and rapid response capacity for major disease outbreaks such as HIV,[2] Cholera, Chikungunya Virus, H1N1 Flu, Yellow Fever, Rift Valley Fever, Ebola, Aflatoxicosis and COVID-19.
[8] President Ruto hailed the partnerships between CDC (Centres for Disease Control and Prevention), the US National Institute of Health and KEMRI as an initiative that had led to significant scientific discoveries, notably the malaria vaccine and called for increased grants to Kemri tol help establish strong intellectual property and scientific entrepreneurship frameworks.
This he said, would support Kenya's focus on product development, a key component of the country's pharmaceutical and biomedical manufacturing sector, aligned with BETA priorities.
The Wellcome (Trust), a global charitable foundation dedicated to improving health and research.