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4th KUKHA One-Health Research & Innovation Conference

Together we innovate. Together we save lives.

One-Health Research and Innovation Conference: from challenges to global solutions together, building Kenya and Africa's health innovation future.

17-19 June 2026
Safari Park Hotel, Nairobi
Host: Kenya-UK Healthcare Alliance
KUKHA members at a health partnership event

Sub-theme

Futuristic end-to-end healthcare innovation eco-system: securing One Health and creating jobs.

Featured Video

Agreements on Health Workforce Collaboration and Launch of UK-Kenya Health Alliance

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Thursday witnessed the signing of two key health sector agreements between Kenya and the United Kingdom in London. The agreements on Health Workforce Collaboration and the launch of the UK-Kenya Health Alliance provides a framework for health sector workers exchange and capacity building, and a platform for collaboration in health research and investments between the two nations respectively.

280+

Kenyan nurses supported in the UK NHS

200+

Additional Kenyan nurses awaiting UK placement

£25M

Cancer grand challenges award

£91M

KEMRI-Oxford Wellcome Trust award

Strategic Conference

Moving from dialogue to implementation.

The 4th KUKHA Conference is designed to translate Kenya's priority health challenges into scalable, locally driven solutions through a structured One Health innovation ecosystem.

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Universal Health Coverage

Strengthening service delivery, workforce, access to medicines, and health financing.

National Challenge Platform

Turning county and institutional health challenges into fundable innovation opportunities.

Local Manufacturing

Supporting technology transfer, medical technologies, diagnostics, and pharmaceutical production.

Climate and One Health

Connecting human, animal, and environmental health with climate-resilient solutions.

Trade & Investment

Opening investable health partnerships between Kenya and the UK.

KUKHA connects innovators, institutions, manufacturers, investors, and public sector partners to move promising health solutions from research and dialogue into scalable delivery.

KUKHA Thematic Areas

The forward agenda from the new conference documents.

KUKHA's work links health system delivery, knowledge exchange, research, manufacturing, trade, and investment into one practical Kenya-UK partnership platform.

Health systems strengthening for UHC

Knowledge exchange through centres of excellence

Research and innovation

Global health security with local manufacturing

Trade and investment

Kenya-UK Health Alliance (KUKHA)

Kenya-UK Health Alliance

Kenya-UK Health Alliance (KUKHA)

We are the UK chapter of the alliance established resulting from the signing of a MoU between the UK and Kenyan governments. Our mandate is to establish long lasting linkages between Kenyan and UK healthcare professionals and healthcare organisations to facilitate the exchange of skills in enhancing the health outcomes of the citizens of the two nations.

Our Vision

To enhance collaboration between the UK and Kenyan on healthcare matters, especially to increase levels of experience and expertise among healthcare professions in both countries as a means of delivering better health outcomes for the citizens of both countries.

Our Mission

To develop infrastructure and mechanisms for staff exchange, resource and capacity development, especially within the Kenyan healthcare system as a means of supporting county governments to achieve their healthcare delivery mandates.

Conference Programme

Built from the 2026 summit brief.

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One Health Nexus

Human, animal, and environmental health connected through a climate lens.

Innovation Pipeline

Challenge definition, research, proof of concept, IP, product development, manufacturing, and implementation.

Inventor Business Academy

Startup planning, business skills, team building, and collaboration with limited resources.

OHIFA and COHRIC

Financing, research, innovation, commercialisation, policy, legislation, and One Health advocacy.

OHIFA

One-Health Innovation Fund for Africa

A catalytic financing platform for research translation, proof-of-concept, prototyping, manufacturing infrastructure, and climate-adaptive health innovation.

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COHRIC

Centre for One Health Research, Innovation and Commercialisation

The institutional engine for delivering conference outcomes, operating the challenge platform, supporting OHIFA, and driving policy advocacy.

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Challenges

National Health Challenge Platform

A structured pathway for counties and healthcare institutions to submit real-world challenges that can become research, innovation, and manufacturing opportunities.

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Expected Outcomes

Concrete deliverables from the 2026 conference.

Nairobi Declaration on Climate, One Health and Health Innovation
Formal launch of COHRIC with governance structure
Formal launch of OHIFA with investor engagement
Minimum 30 county and institutional health challenges
100 researchers and innovators certified
Clinical Trials Network for Cancer and Kidney Diseases

Events

Check out our recent events

The 7th East African Health Summit

The 7th East African Health Summit

Financing global health innovations and sustainable development.

Paediatric Cardiac Surgery

Paediatric Cardiac Surgery

Healing little hearts through specialist healthcare partnership.

Future Health Africa

Future Health Africa

Trauma surgery training and frontline clinical capacity development.

Team

The KUKHA Management Team

John Guto

John Guto

Honorary Coordinator

Jeremy Lefroy

Jeremy Lefroy

Chair

Keith Brennan

Keith Brennan

Vice Chair

Sheo Tibrewal

Sheo Tibrewal

Treasurer

Partners

Our Partners

Ministry of Education
THET Partnerships for Global Health
Kenya Ministry of Health
UK Government
The University of Manchester
Republic of Kenya
NHS
Ministry of Education
THET Partnerships for Global Health
Kenya Ministry of Health
UK Government
The University of Manchester
Republic of Kenya
NHS