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The vision, mission and core values of the University demonstrates the importance placed upon research activities within the University. Find out more below.

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Kenyatta National Hospital and University Of Nairobi Ethics and Research Review Committee

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As a result of rapid expansion and complexities in administration, the university has a decentralized administration composed of six campus colleges headed by principals.

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UoN sensitizes Integrity Assurance Officers on Anti-Corruption

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Ms. Rebecca Ngondo, the Chief Legal Officer, UoN, during the workshop.

A workshop on the sensitization of Colleges/Central Units/Student Welfare Authority Corruption Prevention Committees’ Integrity Assurance Officers (IAOs) was held on May 21st, 2013 at the Confucius Institute, Education Building, University of Nairobi (UoN).

UoN joins world in fight against malaria

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This year, the University of Nairobi (UoN) marked the World Malaria Day in Siaya County, Boro Division. During the drive, over 1,000 people including women and children were tested for Malaria in Siaya District Hospital.

In preparation for the World Malaria Day, the School of Medicine, Department of Medical Physiology, in partnership with the Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation and the Global Fund Malaria Round 10 officials from Geneva, mobilized and trained local Community Health Workers.

According to Dr. Triza Mwendwa, the principal investigator implementing Global Fund Malaria Round 10 programme in Siaya County, out of the 10 tested for malaria were positive meaning the malaria positivity was high and a lot of intervention was needed so as to eradicate the menace.

The programme aims to contribute to the 2017 national goal of reducing the morbidity and mortality attributable to malaria in the various epidemiology zones by two thirds of the 2007-2008 levels.

Tokyo Foundation visit Varsity

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Prof. Peter Mbithi, Deputy Vice Chancellor, Administration and Finance and Mr. Takashi Suzuki, Director, SYLFF Programme during the meeting.

The University of Nairobi (UoN) was once again privileged to host a team from Tokyo Foundation which administers the Ryoichi Sasakawa Young Leaders Fellowship Fund (SYLFF Programme). Since the establishment of the Programme in the University in 1989, SYLFF has presented fellowships to nearly 150 outstanding postgraduate students drawn for the social sciences and humanities.

IAGAS Director and colleagues’ paper on health ranked top

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Prof. Isaac Nyamongo, Director, IAGAS.

Prof. Isaac Nyamongo, Director, Institute of Anthropology, Gender and African Studies (IAGAS) and four other colleagues have jointly published a paper that was recently ranked among the 10 best resources on mixed methods research.

The paper by Njeru MK, Blystad A, Shayo EH, Nyamongo IK, and Fylkesnes K “Practicing provider-initiated HIV testing in high prevalence settings: consent concerns and missed preventive opportunities” was published in 2011.

The best resources were selected based on their importance to mixed methods research field (based on number of citations), comprehensiveness of the content provided by the authors, usefulness to readers and relevance to public health and health systems in resource-constrained countries.

An increasing number of researchers are turning to mixed methods research in order to research complex issues such as found in the area of health. Although qualitative research and quantitative research approaches are most widely used, mixed methods research provide an alternative methodological approach to conducting research. Mixed methods research is particularly useful in low- and middle-income country (LMIC) settings, where understanding social, economic and cultural contexts are critical in assessing health systems performance.

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