27-28 July 2026 ยท Great Hall, King's College London

KUKHA 5th Anniversary Conference

From challenges to global solutions together: building Kenya and Africa's health innovation future.

KUKHA 5th Anniversary Conference, 27-28 July 2026, Great Hall, King's College London

Purpose

A strategic platform for implementation.

The conference aligns Kenya's health priorities, Universal Health Coverage, One Health preparedness, local manufacturing, research translation, investment, and Kenya-UK institutional partnerships.

Cancer
Kidney Disease
Antimicrobial Resistance
Climate-Health Research
Local Manufacturing
Investor Partnerships

Conference Objectives

The implementation agenda.

Establish the National Health Challenge Platform
Launch OHIFA as a catalytic One Health financing vehicle
Launch COHRIC as the permanent delivery institution
Strengthen local manufacturing and technology transfer
Build Kenya-UK academic and clinical research partnerships
Create climate-resilient health innovation pathways

Innovation Pipeline

From real health challenges to deployable solutions.

Challenge definition
Research and ideation
Proof of concept
Intellectual property
Product development
Tech transfer
Local manufacturing
Product implementation

Conference Spotlight

Kenya and the UK convene in London for the KUKHA 5th Anniversary.

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

KUKHA 5th Anniversary Conference, 27-28 July 2026, Great Hall, King's College London

Conference Programme

Explore the summit schedule.

Open Programme

Inventor Business Academy

Four 90-minute sessions covering health start-ups, business skills, team building, collaboration, IP, regulation, and MVP design.

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Technology Transfer

Licensing, joint ventures, public-private partnerships, and local manufacturing pathways for diagnostics, devices, medicines, and digital platforms.

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Nairobi Declaration

A policy statement on Climate, One Health, and Health Innovation endorsed by participating governments, institutions, and investors.

Strategic Partnerships

MoUs, institutional agreements, investor engagement, and working groups for climate-health research and clinical trials.

Role of Academia

Research institutions as engines of translation.

Universities, institutes, clinical partners, and centres of excellence will lead research, clinical trials, regulatory science, innovation commercialisation, and skills development.

Research leadership
Clinical trials networks
Technology transfer
Training and fellowships
Innovation commercialisation
Kenya-UK academic collaboration

Event Contacts

Conference host and organiser.

Event Co-Host

Kenya UK Health Alliance

Dr. John Guto

john.guto@kukha.org.uk

Secretariat

info@kukha.org.uk

Participation

Delegates, speakers, sponsors, investors, and Academy participants.

Use the participation page to register interest in attending, speaking, sponsoring, investing, joining the Inventor Business Academy, or partnering with KUKHA.

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