Join us for a PhD Thesis Defence on Type-specific Human Papillomavirus and its Association with Human T Lymphotropic Virus-1 among Women Living with HIV at Kenyatta National Hospital by James Kangethe.

James Kangethe is a Ph.D. Candidate on Tropical and Infectious Diseases with research interest of Viral STIs among Women Living with HIV.

Join us for a PhD Proposal on Chronic Kidney Disease: Associated Pruritus and Health Related Quality of Life Among Adult Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis in Kenyan Tertiary Facilities by Dr. Jacqueline Kavete Mbuli.

Dr. Kavete is a Consultant Dermatologist at Mwai Kibaki Hospital-KNH ANNEX, a Honorary Lecturer at Jomo Kenyatta University of Science and Technology and Organizing secretary at the Kenya Association of Dermatologists.

The One Health approached has recently gained traction and momentum following the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the One Health approach is not new and has been applied over the years to deal with various diseases including Neglected Tropical Diseases.

A case being the zoonotic disease, African trypanosomiasis [Also known as as human African trypanosomiasis (HAT)/sleeping sickness in humans and animal African trypanosomiasis (AAT)/nagana in livestock]. This webinar highlights the case of how HAT and AAT was managed using a One Health approach.