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Kenya Medical Research Institute/Walter Reed Project Clinical Research Center (KEMRI/WRP) CRS – ACTG. Site Details. LOCATION. Hospital Road, P.O. Box 1357. Kericho, Get Directions. SiteType. CRS Coordinator. Samwel Chirchir. samwel.chirchir@usamru-k.org. 254-52-2030686. CRS Leader. Fredrick Sawe. fredrick.sawe@usamru-k.org. 254-0522030388.
- Kericho Clinical Research Center
- HIV Vaccine Research
- Cohort Studies
- Other Infectious Diseases Research
- Kombewa Clinical Research Centre, Kisumu
- Moi University Clinical Research Centre, Eldoret
- U.S. Army Medical Research Directorate–Africa
The KEMRI Walter Reed Project Clinical Research Center, which opened in Kericho 2012, has successfully conducted more than 52 studies, ranging from clinical trials of therapeutics and vaccines to cohort studies. The Kericho CRC is part of MHRP’s NIAID Clinical Trials Unit networks, and maintains the high caliber standards and accreditations require...
The CRC has conducted three HIV vaccine trials and an HIV vaccine trial, RV460, completed vaccination in 2023 and analysis is ongoing. This was a randomized, double blind comparative adjuvant study for a DNA/ Protein Prime/Boost HIV Vaccine using gp145, which was developed by MHRP. One of the adjuvants being evaluated in this study is the MHRP-crea...
Over a period of nearly 10 years (2009-2018), the CRC carried out a large prospective acute infection cohort study, RV217. The Kericho site enrolled more than 900 volunteers in the study for twice-weekly blood collections with 34 incident acute HIV infections observed. The high rate of volunteer visit compliance was key to study success. Kericho co...
The site has also conducted Ebola and polio vaccine trials. Additionally, the site has one Shigella vaccine trial in review, with two others under development. Plans for a yellow fever vaccine trial and a COVID-19 vaccine trial are also in the works.
A KEMRI satellite clinic, the Kombewa Clinical Research Centre in Kisumu County participates in the African Cohort Study and other PEPFAR-supported research for the optimization of HIV prevention and treatment services. Current public health research is being conducted in collaboration with the Kenya Defense Force to investigate factors associated ...
Moi University Clinical Research Centre (MUCRC) is located at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH), Eldoret, Kenya. MRHP has worked with the site since 2008, the same year it was selected as a Clinical Research Site for the AIDS Clinical Trials Group (ACTG) Network. As part of that network, the site's work with MHRP is primarily in the area of...
The U.S. Department of Defense has conducted research in Kenya at the invitation of the Kenyan government since 1969. All MRHP activities in Kenya are conducted under the U.S. Army Medical Research Directorate–Africa (USAMRD-A), which is on the campus of the Kenyan Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) in Nairobi.
Oct 10, 2023 · These programs are known locally as the Walter Reed Program-Kenya. MHRP Research in Kenya In 2003, MHRP Kenya began providing some of the first-ever PEPFAR-supported HIV services in Kericho.
The United States Army Medical Research Directorate-Africa (USAMRD-A) — previously known as the "U.S. Army Medical Research Unit-Kenya (USAMRU-K)" — is a "Special Foreign Activity" of the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya.
Trial Site. Walter Reed Project - Kenya Med. Research Institute Kericho ACTG CRS 12501. Address. Hospital Road, P.O. Box 1357 Kericho 20200 Kenya. Site Contact. Fred Sawe. Overview. Timing of antiretroviral therapy for HIV-1 infection and tuberculosis.
The institute’s namesake, Maj. Walter Reed, made his reputation as a founding member of the institution, then the Army Medical School, when he confirmed the means of transmission of yellow fever in Cuba in the aftermath of the Spanish-American War—ultimately allowing for the disease to be virtually eradicated in the Americas and for the construc...
Herein, we examine the site's significant contributions to malaria policy, management, and prevention practices in Kenya and around the world. The Walter Reed Project is a collaboration between the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research of the United States Department of Defense and the Kenya Medical Research Institute.
