The department of Public Health Pharmacology and Toxicology (PHPT) is one of the functional units of the University of Nairobi, under the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine. At the department of PHPT we have three thematic areas for research and training: Veterinary Public Health, Pharmacology and Toxicology and Leather Science and Technology. The thematic unit of Veterinary Public Health is where we train both undergraduate and postgraduate students on food safety and hygiene, veterinary epidemiology and economics and one health concepts. We also offer consultancy services in food and water microbiology and testing for aflatoxins in food and cereals. The thematic unit of pharmacology and toxicology, is where we offer training and consultancy services on concepts of pharmacology, drug analysis for the industry, research on natural products and bioprospecting, toxicology and environmental toxicants. Under leather science and technology, we train both under graduates and postgraduates on innovations in leather sciences.
