Kenya Medical Research Institute

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, 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 including HIV, cholera, Chikungunya virus, H1N1 flu, yellow fever, Rift Valley fever, Ebola, aflatoxicosis and COVID-19.

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