What's on this week! 14th - 20th July, July 17, 2002
 Nairobi
Dr. G. Foglia has joined USAMRU-K as the Chief of the Walter Reed Project, HIV Program. Congratulations to Willie Sang on promotion to Principal Research Officer, we wish you the best in your assignments. GEIS News: Continued processing 3 new protocols and one modification to old malaria protocol. Their status is as follows: Modification to WRAIR #682, KEMRI #484 – Epidemiology of Malaria in Kenyan Adults… Requested modification to allow me to do surveillance in Korogocho. This is done in an attempt to see if there is any malaria transmission occurring within this slum and to give Dr. Dorothy Njeru some research experience. The modifications have been approved by WRAIR and KEMRI. We plan to begin sample collection the second week of July. New protocol WRAIR #963, KEMRI #677 – Acute febrile illness surveillance in Kenya. Was returned this week by the KEMRI Ethics Board, disallowing the leg as a potential phlebotomy site. The correction was made to the consent form and the protocol was resubmitted to the KEMRI Ethics Board and to WRAIR. On the US Army side, the protocol has passed scientific review and is going to the WRAIR HUC and the MRMC HSRRB. New protocol WRAIR #964, KEMRI #678 – Epidemiology of diarrheal illness in Kenya. This has been approved by the Kenyan authorities. However, we are addressing the concerns of the WRAIR SRC. New protocol (unnumbered) – Epidemiology of malaria and drug resistance patterns in Kenya. Has been approved by the Center for Clinical Research’s Scientific Committee and is being sent to the KEMRI SSC for review. Has been submitted to the WRAIR ORM. Work has begun on two more protocols: influenza surveillance and epidemiology of admissions to select hospitals. I have begun reworking the outbreak investigation course for presentation to public health authorities. Willie Sang spoke with Prof. H.N.K. Arap Mengech, the Director of the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in Eldoret. Prof. Mengech very much wants to work with us on our protocols and has advised us that we do not need to work through intermediaries. This is good news, as I was concerned about our ability to work with the chief of Microbiology. Received a sample from Malindi of a <2yo child with a 9 day history of fever, who developed bleeding from injections sites, bleeding from nose and gums, hemoptysis, and bloody diarrhea. The child expired on 27 June at approximately 2200. Preliminary results are expected early next week. Remain in mourning over the U.S.’s defeat by Germany. RODNEY COLDREN, MC
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 Kisumu
The new state of the art access road into the KEMRI compound where WRP is co-located was finally inaugurated with lots of fun fare on Thursday the 20th June 2002.
Dr. John Waitumbi
RV 142, WRAIR no 855, KEMRI SSC no.590
"HIV and Malaria Cohort Study Among Plantation Workers and Adult
Dependants in Kericho, Kenya" has been approved by the WRAIR
Scientific Review Committee and Human Use Review Committee. We expect
enrollment to commence in September 2002.
Wilfred and Lilian will attend the 14th international AIDS Conference in Spain which takes place from 7th-12th July 2002. The conference whose theme is "Knowledge and Commitment for Action" brings together all the professionals involved in HIV/AIDS: medical practitioners, epidemiologists, social scientists, Human rights groups, community leaders and policy makers. They will present a poster at this meeting summarizing our experience at Kericho. Dr.Gina Foglia & Lilian Langat
7th-12th July 2002: 14th international AIDS Conference in Spain.
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Kericho
Events!