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Prognosis Biotech SA Company experts, on 15th October 2024, trained PHPT staff on current Quantum Mycotoxins technologies designed to quantify mycotoxins at very low concentrations in grains, cereals and nuts. This is based on ELISA kits and Lateral-flow tests.

Prognosis Biotech SA company is specialized in developing and manufacturing modern in-vitro testing technologies for use in the food, beverages, agriculture and clinical diagnostic markets.

The department of Public Health Pharmacology and Toxicology calls for application for continuing
PhD students registered at the department for work study program. This is supported by the
University of Nairobi Guidelines for student’s work-study-program. The applicants should be able to
commit up to one third of their time giving tutorials and teaching for undergraduate classes and
practical for Postgraduate students. Application should reach the department by 20/7/2024.

The Department of Public Health Pharmacology & Toxicology recently organised a tree planting exercise at the Veterinary Farm (Kanyariri) where over 1000 indigenous/native and exotic trees were planted. The trees were donated by Prof. Kimenju. 

The goal of this programme is to provide learners with the opportunity to develop ethics decision-making skills in the ethical challenges that occur in One Health research and research during emergencies. It will give learners an opportunity to develop leadership and collaboration skills for ethical conduct of One Health and emergency research. They will gain confidence and skills in identifying, reflecting on and making decisions  for One Health and emergency research which can be applied in research, ethics review and regulatory contexts.

The goal of this programme is to provide learners or participants with the opportunity to appreciate the relevance of ethics throughout all phases of research involving humans, animals or the environment, to develop skills in formulation of ethical guidelines to inform policy and practice of One Health and emergency research, to appreciate the ethical challenges in One Health and emergency research, and to develop confidence and skills in ethical decision-making in One Health and emergency research, during its ethical review and in regulatory contexts.

Semester two dates for the Academic Year 2023/2024 are as follows:

Teaching period: 4th March 2024- 31st May 2024

Examinations:      3rd June 2024- 14th June 2024.

ACADEMIC TRIP

MOHERE students privileged to visit different places during the academic trip held between 19th- 24th February 2024 at the Coastal Region of Kenya . Some of the places they visited includes:

· Fort Jesus

Department of Public Health, Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Nairobi and University of Helsinki, Finland  staff members  held a meeting to discuss enhanced collaboration between the two universities. The team from Finland visited the PHPT department to explore areas of collaboration in research on one health. This is based on the existing collaboration between university of Helnsiki and University of Nairobi on one health research capacity building. 

About one million people living in and around Nairobi are at risk of contracting a parasite from unprocessed pork slaughtered in Kiambu County.

This is according to a study conducted by scientists from the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) in collaboration with the University of Nairobi's Department of Public Health Pharmacology and Toxicology and the University of Liverpool's Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences.

The 2023 GOHI symposium hosted by the Kenya Medical Research Institute(KEMRI) was held on November 2nd -3rd 2023, in Nairobi Kenya at  the Weston Hotel. The symposium brought on board stakeholders from different organizations including: