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training

Internet-based training of front-line health workers on men who have sex with men

Principal Investigator(s):

Eduard Sanders

The modular online training course will be largely based on the text found in the publication, Men Who Have Sex with Men: An Introductory Guide for Health Workers in Africa, published by t

Sam Kinyanjui

Email:

skmuchina

kilifi [dot] kemri-wellcome [dot] org

Group:

Molecular Parasitology and Immunology

No description available.

Postdoctoral internships

Kenyans who return home following PhD training abroad play an important role in building capacity for research in the country.

Medical elective application form

<ul class="links inline"><li class="node_read_more first last"><a href="/http%3A/%252Fwww.kemri-wellcome.org/sites/kemri-wellcome.org/files/medicalelectiveapplicationform.doc" title="Read the rest of Medical elective application form.">Read more</a></li> </ul> </div> </div>  </div> <div class="views-row views-row-5 views-row-odd">  <div id="node-236" class="node odd teaser node-type-book tag-37 tag-109"> <h2 class="title"><a href="/node/236" title="Medical elective FAQs">Medical elective FAQs</a></h2> <div class="meta"> </div> <div class="content"> <p> <strong>Frequently Asked Questions</strong></p> </div> <div class="links"> <ul class="links inline"><li class="node_read_more first last"><a href="/node/236" title="Read the rest of Medical elective FAQs.">Read more</a></li> </ul> </div> </div>  </div> <div class="views-row views-row-6 views-row-even">  <div id="node-235" class="node even teaser node-type-book tag-37 tag-109"> <h2 class="title"><a href="/careers-training/medical-electives/travel" title="Travel to Kilifi">Travel to Kilifi</a></h2> <div class="meta"> </div> <div class="content"> <p><strong>Road transport: </strong><br />Kilifi is 60 kilometers North of Mombasa on the Mombasa-Malindi highway. When traveling from within Kenya, you can either take a Nairobi-Malindi bus and alight en route or take a bus to Mombasa and get a taxi, bus or matatu to Kilifi from Mombasa. Kilifi matatus can be boarded at Buxton bus terminus in Mombasa.</p><p><strong>Rail transport:</strong><br />Currently rail transport in Kenya is not very efficient and we advise against using it as a means of travel.</p> </div> <div class="links"> <ul class="links inline"><li class="node_read_more first last"><a href="/careers-training/medical-electives/travel" title="Read the rest of Travel to Kilifi.">Read more</a></li> </ul> </div> </div>  </div> <div class="views-row views-row-7 views-row-odd">  <div id="node-234" class="node odd teaser node-type-book tag-37 tag-109"> <h2 class="title"><a href="/careers-training/medical-electives/kilifi" title="Background to Kilifi">Background to Kilifi</a></h2> <div class="meta"> </div> <div class="content"> <p><strong>Location</strong></p><p>Kilifi Town is situated on the Kenyan coast about 60 km north of Mombasa. It is a small town of around 10,000 people. The hospital and town itself are on the north side of the bridge with some residential areas in Mnarani to the south of the bridge. It has a reasonable range of shops for basic supplies, a post office and two banks.</p><p>Kilifi town is situated in Kilifi District of Coast Province, Kenya. Kilifi District is one of the six districts which make up Coast province. To the south is Mombasa District, to the north Malindi, Tana River and Lamu districts, to the west Taita Taveta whilst to the east lies the Indian Ocean. The district covers an area of 12,464 sq.km. inclusive of about 109 sq.km. of water.</p><p><strong>Topography and geology</strong></p><p>Kilifi District has four major topographical features. These are the Coastal plain, the Foot Plateau, the Coastal Range and the Nyika Plateau.</p> </div> <div class="links"> <ul class="links inline"><li class="node_read_more first last"><a href="/careers-training/medical-electives/kilifi" title="Read the rest of Background to Kilifi.">Read more</a></li> </ul> </div> </div>  </div> <div class="views-row views-row-8 views-row-even">  <div id="node-233" class="node even teaser node-type-book tag-37 tag-109"> <h2 class="title"><a href="/careers-training/medical-electives/overview" title="Overview of Medical Elective Programme">Overview of Medical Elective Programme</a></h2> <div class="meta"> </div> <div class="content"> <p><strong>Overview of the KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme</strong></p><p>The KEMRI/Wellcome Trust Research Programme at the Centre for Geographical Medicine Research in Kilifi is primarily involved in research in paediatric infectious diseases: clinical description of diseases, pathophysiology, morbidity and mortality, immunology, interventions and drug trials, pharmacology and social medicine research among others. We operate in a Kenyan district hospital where children are admitted to a general paediatric ward or a High Dependency Unit (HDU). 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