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One-Health Research and Innovation Conference: from challenges to global solutions together, building Kenya and Africa's health innovation future.
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KUKHA UK and Kenyan Chapters organised the 1st summit in Nairobi. The Leaders Health Dockets of East African Governments met in Nairobi to chart a way forward.
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An inaugural KUKHA members meeting at the UK Houses of Parliament, at the House of Lords.
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The UK KUKHA Chapter joined hands with the Kenyan chapter and held a successful conference in Nairobi, Kenya.
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Kenya-UK partners convene around practical health collaboration, innovation, and shared delivery.
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Institutional leaders formalise collaboration across health workforce, research, and innovation.
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KUKHA brings together health leaders, researchers, and implementation partners from Kenya and the United Kingdom.
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The alliance connects institutions and experts to build durable pathways for better health outcomes.
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KUKHA 5th Anniversary 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.
H.E. Dr. William Ruto Keynote Video
H.E. Dr. William Ruto, President of the Republic of Kenya, speaks at King's College London during a KUKHA strategic meeting on Kenya-UK health collaboration.
His address underlines Kenya's commitment to stronger health partnerships with the United Kingdom, connecting leadership, institutions, workforce development, research, innovation, and practical delivery for better health outcomes.
Presidential address
H.E. Dr. William Ruto frames health collaboration as a strategic bridge between Kenya and the United Kingdom.
Partnership agenda
The remarks reinforce KUKHA's role in linking institutions, workforce development, research, and health innovation.
Ruto keynote address
KUKHA strategic meeting
Location
King's College London
Speaker
H.E. Dr. William Ruto
Focus
Kenya-UK health partnership
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 KUKHA 5th Anniversary 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.
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The Kenya United Kingdom Health Alliance 5th Anniversary brings together health leaders, researchers, innovators, investors and institutions to strengthen practical health partnerships between Kenya and the United Kingdom.
Dates
27-28 July 2026
Venue
Great Hall, King's College London
Expected Outcomes
Events
Financing global health innovations and sustainable development.
Healing little hearts through specialist healthcare partnership.
Trauma surgery training and frontline clinical capacity development.
Team
Honorary Coordinator
Chair
Vice Chair
Treasurer
Partners
