KUKHA
One-Health Research and Innovation Conference: from challenges to global solutions together, building Kenya and Africa's health innovation future.
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His Excellence President Uhuru Kenyatta presided over the inauguration of the Kenya United Kingdom Health Alliance (KUKHA UK) at Royal College of Physician.
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Kenya UK Health Partnership Strategic Summit at Kings College London.
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The President of Afreximbank joining Kenya UK Summit in promoting Africa Health Sovereignty agenda through establishment of medical centers of excellence.
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4th KUKHA One-Health Research & Innovation Conference
One-Health Research and Innovation Conference: from challenges to global solutions together, building Kenya and Africa's health innovation future.
Sub-theme
Futuristic end-to-end healthcare innovation eco-system: securing One Health and creating jobs.
Featured Video
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
Key Focus
Open each focus area to explore the workstreams connected to the summit agenda.
Partnerships for investors, manufacturers, innovators, and institutions.
Read moreClinical trials, oncology diagnostics, prevention, and care pathways.
Read moreRenal care technologies, dialysis access, screening, and referral systems.
Read morePreparedness, antimicrobial resistance, diagnostics, and local manufacturing.
Read moreClimate-resilient research and One Health innovation for Africa.
Read moreStrategic Conference
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.
Explore Conference 2026Strengthening service delivery, workforce, access to medicines, and health financing.
Turning county and institutional health challenges into fundable innovation opportunities.
Supporting technology transfer, medical technologies, diagnostics, and pharmaceutical production.
Connecting human, animal, and environmental health with climate-resilient solutions.
Trade & Investment
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
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
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.
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.
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
Human, animal, and environmental health connected through a climate lens.
Challenge definition, research, proof of concept, IP, product development, manufacturing, and implementation.
Startup planning, business skills, team building, and collaboration with limited resources.
Financing, research, innovation, commercialisation, policy, legislation, and One Health advocacy.
Conference Speakers
Conference Guest Speaker
President of the Republic of Kenya
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Conference Speakers
OHIFA
A catalytic financing platform for research translation, proof-of-concept, prototyping, manufacturing infrastructure, and climate-adaptive health innovation.
Learn about OHIFACOHRIC
The institutional engine for delivering conference outcomes, operating the challenge platform, supporting OHIFA, and driving policy advocacy.
Explore COHRICChallenges
A structured pathway for counties and healthcare institutions to submit real-world challenges that can become research, innovation, and manufacturing opportunities.
Submit a challengeExpected Outcomes
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Team
Honorary Coordinator
Chair
Vice Chair
Treasurer
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