Research News
New collaboration in the works between GDC and University
GDC and Mount Kenya University (MKU) will collaborate through the Public Private Partnership (PPP) framework to boost research and development.
Speaking during the launch of MKU’s multi-complex science laboratories in Nakuru, the GDC Managing Director & CEO Dr. Silas Simiyu said the two institutions will soon form a special committee to expedite the collaboration process.
Dr. Simiyu was the Chief Guest. He also gave a public lecture.
“We are ready to partner with you in this venture. Let the two parties form a committee so that we can discuss key and relevant areas of collaboration,” Dr. Simiyu advised.
MKU also announced that it would support the upcoming
Herbal Product Research Programme Consultative Forum
The urgent need for the discovery and development of new pharmaceuticals for the treatment of cancer, AIDS and infectious diseases, as well as a host of other diseases, demands that all approaches to drug discovery be exploited aggressively, and it is clear that nature has played, and will continue to play, a vital role in the drug discovery process. Plants have given the modern world a considerable array of drugs, and in the industrialized countries, 25% of the prescription drugs contain active principles that are still extracted from higher plants. In the area of anti-infectives (anti-bacterial, -fungal, -parasitic, and -viral), close to 70% of drugs are either naturally derived or inspired,
Non-communicable disease consultative forum
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs), such as heart disease, stroke, cancer, chronic respiratory diseases and diabetes, are the leading cause of mortality in the world. This invisible epidemic is an under-appreciated cause of poverty and hinders the economic development of many countries. The burden is growing - the number of people, families and communities afflicted is increasing. NCDs already disproportionately affect low- and middle-income countries where nearly 80% of NCD deaths – 29 million – occur. They are the leading causes of death in all regions except Africa, but current projections indicate that by 2020 the largest increases in NCD deaths will occur in Africa. In African nations, deaths from NCDs
Institutional Linkages and Industrial partnership
To strengthen collaborative research with other research institutions, the Directorate is in the process of establishing collaborations with institutions such as Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) to complement the available research infrastructure. Furthermore, the County Government of Kiambu (COKIA) and MKU came together to establish the County Health Research Forum and to strengthen University Ethical Review Committee. The two entities are holding discussions aimed at establishing a Cancer Registry for the Kiambu County to be hosted by Mount Kenya University.
List of Institutional Linkages and Industrial Partnership Collaborators
- Gatundu District Hospital
- Kenya National Library Services – Letter of Understanding
- African International College
- Hi Tec Institute of Professional Studies Ltd.
- Ministry of Health
- International Centre Of Insect Physiology & Ecology(ICIPE)
- Rwanda Tourism University College
- Sustainability Opportunity Training Epidemiology Networking Interdependence (SOTENI) Kenya
- Makerere University
- Kenya Pharmaceutical Association(KPA)
- Association of Volunteers Services International (AVSI) Foundation
- Gulu University
- South Imenti Tea Sacco
- Limkokwing University, Malaysia & MKU
- Consolata Hospital Nkubu
- Islamic Teachers Training College
- Export Processing Zone Authority (EPZA)
- The Institute Of Primate Research
- Ministry Of Information And Communication
- University of Cincinnati, USA
- Thika Level 5 District Hospital
- Kenya Forestry Research Institute (KEFRI)
- Xavier University, USA