Two invited speakers, one oral presenter, and four posters - a good visit to @SFET_Society for ADDovenom researchers from University of Bristol Université de Liège Centre for Snakebite Research & Interventions this week. Congratulations to Axel De Monts (Université de Liège) for the Best Poster Presentation Award!

Today, I commemorated World NTD Day in Kilifi County, Magarini Sub County. I observed integration of neglected tropical diseases interventions into UHC by visiting Sosoni households and witnessed services provided by CHPs including deworming against various NTDs, referral of

Today, Kilifi and Kitui counties hosted the #WorldNTDDay2025 celebrations, reinforcing the urgent need for community-driven action, stronger healthcare systems and collaboration across sectors to combat Neglected Tropical Diseases. #uniteacteliminate #endneglect #snakebites

Most Social media platforms globally have become very negative and extremely toxic! When I joined Facebook in 2008, it was an appealing platform offering constructive engagement. It was a space for meaningful connections, sharing social experiences, gathering information,

Kenya Snakebite Research and Intervention Centre is working closely with the community, including Community Health Promoters, to develop context-specific locally driven solutions for snakebite prevention, early response and management. #communityeducation #communityhealth #savinglivesandlimbs #preventingsnakebite

Congratulations Dr. Ouma Oluga, OGW on your appointment as PS Medical services by HE The President William Samoei Ruto, PhD

The Ministry of Health through Kenya Institute of Primate Research - KIPRE is training CHAs & CHPs in Western Kenya (Vihiga, Kakamega, Bungoma, Trans Nzoia) to boost #NTD surveillance & empower frontline health workers, with a focus on Snakebite Envenoming. #SBE #NTDs #PrimaryHealthCare

The Ministry of Health, through KIPRE, is training Community Health Assistants and Promoters in Western Kenya (Vihiga, Kakamega, Bungoma & Trans Nzoia) to strengthen NTD surveillance and data collection, with a focus on Snakebite Envenoming.

KIPRE’s Director General represented by Dr. George Omondi, alongside Wellcome Trust’s Michaelene Welsh, paid a courtesy call to PS Medical Services Dr. Ouma Oluga and Director General for Health Dr. Patrick Amoth.

The meeting reaffirmed the strategic and enduring alliance between the Wellcome Trust and the Ministry of Health through the Kenya Institute of Primate Research in advancing antivenom research and development, empowering communities and the healthcare systems

through targeted education and interventions and driving strategic advocacy to transform the fight against snakebite envenoming, as an NTD. Also present in the meeting was Dr Stephen Muleshe, Director of International Health Relations at the Ministry of Health.

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SHA IS WORKING 1. 23 million registered members 2. 50,000 daily new registrations. 3. 43B disbursed in 8 months 4. 4.5 million Kenyans treated and fully paid for without any additional cost to them 5. Emergency Fund established and operational at the cost of government as

These numbers are legit. You can challenge them if you have alternative figures from KNBStats and I will gladly accept the lie. On a daily basis we are on the ground with Kenyans ensuring that no one is left behind from accessing healthcare based on financial hardship. The

The Ministry of Health today hosted a high-level delegation from the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) at the Kenya Institute of Primate Research - KIPRE marking a significant milestone in Kenya’s efforts to boost local production of life-saving biologics, including antivenoms.

PS Mary Muthoni Muriuki (Public Health) & PS Dr. Ouma Oluga (Medical Services) led Kenya's delegation, reaffirming commitment to fight snakebite envenoming - a neglected crisis affecting farmers, herders & children in arid regions hardest.

The collaboration will focus on three key pillars: - Comprehensive mapping of Kenya’s venomous snake species, - Nationwide assessment of snakebite envenoming burden, and - Feasibility studies for sustainable local antivenom production.

Today, Kenya BioVax Institute 🇰🇪 participated in the official opening of the #BRITES Programme Stakeholder Planning Meeting, hosted by the Kenya Institute of Primate Research (Kenya Institute of Primate Research - KIPRE ). This two-day forum brings together a diverse network of public and private

The Ministry of Health & @LSTMNews launches the BRITE Programme to boost local production of antivenoms. v.gd/ou0YUE