KEMRI Centre for Clinical Research









  1. Undertake research in communicable and Non communicable diseases.
  2. Provide a platform for clinical trials (drug safety and efficacy) in neglected, communicable and non-communicable diseases.
  3. Provide a conducive environment for patient/ participant monitoring, support and safety. READMORE.

Products and services offered

  1. Laboratory diagnostics
  2. Diagnostic imaging services. General X-Ray and Ultrasonography
  3. Endoscopy services
  4. General outpatient services
  5. Pharmacy dispensing services
  6. Catering services
  7. Laundry services


  1. Undertake research in Communicable and Non-Communicable Diseases
  2. Provide a platform for clinical trials (drug safety and efficacy) in Neglected, Communicable and Non-Communicable Diseases
  4. Test new therapies, tools and vaccines for new therapies READMORE.




Ongoing Projects

  • A demographic surveillance system (DSS) in the previous bed net study area aimed at establishing a high quality surveillance system in a population of 135,000 and provide an infrastructure that will yield reliable demographic
    data and serve as a platform to evaluate the impact of public health interventions on morbidity and mortality.
  • Population genetics of malaria vectors.
  • The effects of climate change on human health.
  • The epidemiology and immunology of malaria epidemics in the highlands. READMORE

Ongoing Projects

  • A community-based trial on the impact of insecticide-treated bed nets on childhood morbidity and mortality in an area of intense and perennial malaria transmission in western Kenya,
  • The interaction of malaria and HIV in pregnant women and the immuno-epidemiology of malaria in western Kenya,
  • The Asembo Bay Cohort Project.

Dr. Veronica Kemunto Manduku

Deputy Director Centre For Clinical Research

Contact Info

Kenya Medical Research Institute Headquarters, 

Nairobi. off Mbagathi way,

P.O BOX 20778 – 00200 Nairobi

Tel: 2720781