Centre Programmes
Centre Programmes

Some of the large multi-disciplinary studies successfully conducted in the Centre include;

Past Studies

  • 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.

Ongoing Studies

  • 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.
  • Immunology of malaria during pregnancy.
  • The genetic basis of severe malarial anemia in young children.
  • A study to assess the impact of co-trimoxazole prophylaxis on development of anti-folate resistance in pathogens of public health importance including P. falciparum, S. pneumoniae, and enteric bacteria.
  • A study on the In-vivo response of P. falciparum to antimalarial treatment in HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected individuals.
  • A study on the In-vivo response of P. falciparum to antimalarial treatment in HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected individuals.
  • The effect of folic acid supplementation on efficacy of sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine in pregnant women in western Kenya
  • Surveillance for severe diarrhea in western Kenya.
  • Etiology of diarrhea among HIV-infected adults in western Kenya.
  • Evaluation of studies that examine the genetic and immunological determinants of resistance to schistosomiasis in children in Western Kenya.
  • A prospective cohort study to assess HIV and STD incidence in rural high-risk adolescents, teenagers, and adults
  • Descriptive cross-sectional studies of HIV/AIDS/STI prevalence, risk behaviors, and an assessment of parental attitudes toward adolescent sexuality, in rural western Kenya, Nyanza Province.
  • Efficacy of highly active anti-retroviral therapy (HAART) beginning late in pregnancy and continuing for 6 months post-partum and rapid weaning in reducing the risk of peri- and post-natal HIV transmission.
 

Vision

"To be a leading centre of excellence in human health research."

Mission

"To improve human health and quality of life through research, capacity building and service delivery."

Motto

"In Search of Better Health"
towards the realization of our Vision