Kenya
HealthKenya AIDS Vaccine Initiative (KAVI) - Expansion of Research Clinic for AIDS/HIV Vaccine
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Kenya AIDS Vaccine Initiative (KAVI)
University of Nairobi Kenyatta National Hospital
Nairobi,
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Kenya
+254 2 717-694
http://www.kaviuon.org
Mission
The Kenya AIDS Vaccine Initiative is a collaboration between the Nairobi University, the Medical Research Council in Oxford, and the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI). KAVI's mission is to contribute to a world without AIDS by developing a safe, effective, and affordable preventive HIV vaccine in collaboration with its partners.
Programs
KAVI's programs include conducting HIV vaccine trials & community AIDS outreach and education.
Kenya AIDS Vaccine Initiative (KAVI)'s Funded Projects on GlobalGiving
Personnel Overview
Dr. Elizabeth Ngugi - Chair, Department of Community Health
Elizabeth Ngugi, is Co-Director of the CIDA-funded Strengthening STD/HIV/AIDS Control Project in Kenya. She is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Community Health in the University of Nairobi.
Dr. Job Bwayo - Chief Investigator
Dr. Bwayo is team leader for Kenya AIDS Vaccine Initiative and a lecturer in Immunology at the University of Nairobi and a former Chairman in the Department of Medical Microbiology, College of Health Sciences. He is a Co-director to Regional AIDS Training Network. Dr Bwayo is a senior member of World Health Organization Collaborative Centre for STD/HIV Research Training
Personnel Statistics
Dr. Job Bwayo, Chief Investigator
Founded in 2000
Employees: 15
Volunteers: 63
