Director, KAVI-Institute of clinical Research |HIV/AIDS Researcher |Associate Professor | Teacher & mentor |Top40under40KE women 2016
University of Nairobi
Joined March 2014
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Marianne Mureithi retweeted
On 20 October 2026, France reported the first documented case of human disease caused by the Shamonda virus. This virus primarily affects animals such as cattle, sheep, goats and horses.
WHO is in touch with the French authorities and is closely monitoring the situation.
Here is what you need to know ➡️
Marianne Mureithi retweeted
“ Africa must lead its own science and shape its own research priorities.” Prof. Maryanne Mureithi, Director, KAVI-ICR.
Speaking during UoNResearchWeek, she highlighted the University of Nairobi’s legacy in vaccine science, the importance of locally driven research funding, and the need to anticipate emerging challenges through innovation, collaboration and science that responds to African needs. #WeAreUoN
Marianne Mureithi retweeted
Happy Mashujaa Day, Kenya. We honour the heroes of our past and the quiet heroes of today: the volunteers, clinicians and scientists who protect our health. #MashujaaDay #KAVIICR
@UoN_FHS @UoNDVCRIE @uonbi
Marianne Mureithi retweeted
@AfricaCDC's Prof. Mosoka Papa Fallah paid a courtesy visit to us on the 15 October 2026, with a full tour of our clinical and lab capabilities and talks with Prof. Mureithi and Prof. Anzala on how we can support Africa's health sovereignty goals
@UoN_FHS @uonbi @UoNDVCRIE
Marianne Mureithi retweeted
How Ebola spreads: blood & body fluids of a sick person, bodies of those who died, contaminated items, infected wild animals.
NOT through the air, and usually not from people without symptoms. #EbolaKE #KnowTheFacts
Marianne Mureithi retweeted
Truly a great honour. I give all the glory to God.
I owe so much to the students & faculty of the Dept of Paediatrics & Child Health, University of Nairobi; ETAT+ instructors across Kenya; and all the healthworkers who attended in our Breastfeeding Boot Camps.
It is teamwork.
Marianne Mureithi retweeted
CEMA co-director @DrLoice Ombajo outlines the transmission risks, incubation periods, and symptom progression of #Ebola. #Bundibugyo
Ebola Is Here With Us
Dr Loice Ombajo: Not every Ebola contact gets the virus; the virus' incubation period is about 2 to 21 days.
#TheLastWordNTV @EricLatiff
Healthy ageing needs more than evidence. It needs evidence generated with the people it is intended to serve.
Breakout Room 4 at #IDOPKE2026 examined how research, curriculum, medical training and innovation need to evolve in response to population ageing.
A key point: older persons should not only be recipients of research and innovation. Their perspectives should inform the questions we ask, the evidence we generate, and how that evidence is translated into training, policy and practice.
“Nothing about us without us.”
@SuqoonKe @uonbi @UoNDVCRIE @kaviuon
#HealthyAgeing #Research #MedicalEducation #Innovation #OlderPersons @IDOP_KE
Marianne Mureithi retweeted
By 2030, 1 in 6 people will be 60+ (@WHO), yet older persons are routinely left out of clinical trials. On #IDOP2026, our Director, @Docmureithi, moderates “From Evidence to Action and Impact for Healthy Ageing” at #IDOPKE2026, 3:30 PM.
@IDOP_KE @uonbi
Marianne Mureithi retweeted
Powerful insights from the first panel at the Scientific pre-conference of @IDOP_KE
'Healthy ageing is bigger than healthcare. Older persons need more than medical care; financial security, legal support, transport, housing and social services all influence their ability to live independently.
Kenya needs to prepare now for a rapidly ageing population. The country does not have centuries to develop age-responsive systems; it must strengthen them within the coming decades as the number of older persons grows.'
@IDOP_KE @kaviuon @MOHMedServices @SP_Kenya @WHOKenya
#IDOPKE2026 #HealthyAgeing
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#HappeningNow Prof. Maryanne Mureithi @kaviuon
is one of the panelists at the inaugural @IDOP_KE
talking about the challenges that the older persons in Kenya face and how that can be mitigated and ensure #Healthyageing
@WHOKenya @MOHMedServices @SP_Kenya #IDOPKE2026
Marianne Mureithi retweeted
We are encouraged to know our family health history. This article explains, in plain language, two genes you may have heard mentioned alongside breast, ovarian and prostate cancer: BRCA1 and BRCA2.
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Marianne Mureithi retweeted
September marks both #OvarianCancer & #ProstateCancer Awareness Month, two very different cancers that share one important thing in common: they are often found late, simply because their early signs are quiet or easy to overlook.
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On 23 Sept, I joined the @uonbi Medical Research Club for student research presentations. I was impressed by the originality of the questions, scientific approaches & the students' ability to explain why their findings matter.
I also spoke on rigorous science & strengthening African research through investment & cross-border collaboration.
Thank you to the UoN Medical Research Club for the invitation. @kaviuon @UoN_FHS @UoNDVCRIE
#StudentResearch #BiomedicalResearch #UniversityOfNairobi
Marianne Mureithi retweeted
We were delighted to welcome Dr. Brian Ogoti & Prof. Marcel A. Müller of @ChariteBerlin to KAVI-ICR. Science and mentorship that spans Nairobi and Berlin.
#OneHealth #EmergingInfectiousDiseases #GlobalHealth
What does it mean to truly own our research in Africa? At @kaviuon , it means community-driven questions, local trial capacity & communities as partners.
At #CultureOfScienceconference, I joined Paul Washika, @samkariuki2, Christian Rusangwa & Charles Kilel to discuss what it takes for African institutions to lead research from beginning to end. @uonbi @UoNDVCRIE
Africa has the expertise. Now we must invest in it. From participants to principals. From hosting research to leading it. This conference is convened by @CHReaDKenya & hosted by @Amref_Worldwide, concluding today.
#AfricanLedResearch #ResearchSovereignty