CURRICULUM VITAE FOR PROF · curriculum vitae for prof. kirana m. bhatt. department of clinical medicine and therapeutics . university of nairobi . may 2016 . personal data. name:

CURRICULUM VITAE FOR PROF. KIRANA M. BHATT. DEPARTMENT OF CLINICAL MEDICINE AND

THERAPEUTICS UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI

MAY 2016

PERSONAL DATA. NAME: PROF. KIRANA M. BHATT, EBS DATE OF BIRTH: 8th DECEMBER 1947. PLACE OF BIRTH: KARATINA, NYERI. SEX: FEMALE. MARITAL STATUS: SINGLE. NATIONALITY KENYAN ADDRESS: DEPARTMENT OF CLINICAL MEDICINE AND THERAPEUTICS

COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI P.O. BOX 19676 NAIROBI

EDUCATION: UNDERGRADUATE: 1. UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI 1968-1973 BACHELOR OF MEDICINE (MB. Ch.B.) POSTGRADUATE: 1. UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI 1975-1978

MASTER OF MEDICINE (M.MED)

2. EAST BIRNGHAM HOSPITAL FOR THREE WEEKS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES UNDER PROF. GEDDIS, 1986 3. COPETTS WOOD HOSPITAL, LONDON, 1986 TRAINING IN DEPARTMENT OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

4. ST. GEORGE’S HOSPITAL, LONDON. MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL LONDON 1986 TRAININGIN HIV AND AIDS MANAGEMENT. 5. HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL LONDON, MARCH 1987 UPDATE COURSE ON TUBERCULOSIS 6. DTM&H FROM ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS- APRIL 1987. 7. UNIVERSITY OF LONDON (LONDON SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE), SEPTEMBER 1987. MSC. IN CLINICAL TROPICAL MEDICINE 8. UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SEATTLE, JUNE 14 -18 (1999). COURSE ON ETHICS OF RESEARCH WITH HUMANS: PAST, PRESENT

AND FUTURE 9. HUMAN SUBJECTS PROTECTION TRAINING FOR PRINCIPAL

INVESTIGATORS AND KEY PERSONNEL, UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON

MAY 2004 10. UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SEATTLE, 23RD JULY – 3RD AUGUST

2003 SHORT TERM RESEARCH SCHOLAR ORGANISED BY

INTERNATIONAL AIDS RESEARCH AND TRAINING PROGRAM (IARTP) FUNDED BY FORGATY INTERNATIONAL CENTER, NIH

FACULTY POSITIONS HELD

1) Professor, Department of Clinical Medicine & Therapeutics since December 2009 2) Associate Professor in Medicine in the University Of Nairobi March 1995-

November2009 3) Senior lecturer in Medicine University Of Nairobi since 1986 until March 1995.

4) Lecturer, Department of Medicine in the University of Nairobi from March 1979

until 1986.

5) Acting chairman Department of medicine, University of Nairobi for brief periods during 1987-1998. 6) Acting dean College of Health Sciences for brief periods during 1998-2002

7) Appointed college representative to senate to represent College of

Health Science since June 2003 8) Appointed departmental representative to the Institute of Tropical and

Infectious diseases of the University of Nairobi.

9) Appointed Member of combined postgraduate committee for the department of Medicine and Paediatrics since 1990.

HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS

1. Medical officer in-charge of paediatrics outpatient’s clinic -1974. 2. Medical 0fficer in -charge of Loco Dispensary, Railway Headquarters Dispensary

and Railway Training School Dispensary in Nairobi -1975. 3. Medical Registrar at Kenyatta National Hospital 1976 - 1978 4. In-charge of Medical Ward at the Kenyatta National Hospital since 1982. 5. In-charge of Parasitology clinic at the Kenyatta National Hospital since 1987. 6. In-charge of Medical outpatient clinic at the Kenyatta National Hospital

since1984.

7. Secretary to the division of Medicine of Kenyatta National Hospital from 1981 -1984.

8. Acting chairman Division of Medicine of The Kenyatta National Hospital during, 1987 9. Appointed chair Ethical and Research committee of The Kenyatta National Hospital/University of Nairobi since March 1994. 10. Representing Kenyatta National Hospital on ethics committee of Kenya Medical Research Institute

BOARD CERTIFICATION:

1. Certified as Medical Practitioner by Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board 1973.

2. Certified specialization in Internal Medicine by Kenya Medical Practitioners

and Dentists Board 1978. CURRENT LICENSE:

1. License to practice as Specialist in Internal Medicine in Kenya by Kenya

Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board since 1978 (renewed yearly) AWARDS 1. Awarded the honor of serving sister for the order of St. John by His Excellency

The President of Kenya Hon. Daniel Arap Moi in July 1988 at State House Nairobi.

2. Awarded 2nd Bar to the service medal St. John Ambulance June 1994.

3. Staff Merit Award by University of Nairobi, in recognition of outstanding

contribution towards the University’s Mission - 16th Oct. 2001 4. Awarded 3rd Bar to the service Medal of the order of St. John Ambulance, July 2004. 5. Afya Excellency Award in Malaria Research Education and Practice. - 2006 6 Awarded Elder of the order of the Burning Spear(E.B.S.) by His Excellency the

President of Kenya, Hon.Mwai Kibaki.- 12th December 2006

7. Awarded commander in the order of St. John by Her Majesty The Queen of

England from 21st June 2013 QUALIFICATIONS MBchB(Nrb.); MMed(Nrb.); DTM&H(Lond.); MSc(Lond.); FRCP(Edin.) POSTS HELD IN NATIONAL SPECIALIST SOCIETY 1. Elected Vice chairman Satya Sai Centre Dwarkamai Nairobi, 2001- 2004 2. Appointed Chief Surgeon by National Council of the order of St.John for Kenya since 17th April 2003 3. September 1994 - September 2001: elected council member for The Kenya Association of Physicians 4. Gazetted member of the council of National Council for Science and Technology 23rd Nov. 2010. 5. Appointed chair of the National Bioethics Committee 29th April 2010 6. Appointed member of steering committee of National Council for Science and Technology April 2010 7. Appointed chair of Medical and Biological Science specialist committee of National council for Science and Technology April 2010. TEACHING EXPERIENCE 1. Lectures and clinical teaching to undergraduates at the Kenyatta National

Hospital since 1976. 2. Lectures and clinical teaching to Postgraduates since 1978. 3. Lectures and clinical teaching to Clinical officers at Medical training centre Nairobi since 1976. 4 Lectures to nurses at the School of Nursing, Kenyatta National Hospital since

1976. 5. Organizing and coordinating the Postgraduate tropical medicine course for the

postgraduates in the department of Medicine and Paediatrics at the University of Nairobi since 1980.

6. Topic Chairman for Tropical and Infectious Diseases Program for postgraduates

faculty of medicine since 1985.

7. Facilitator for WHO International Training course on Clinical Management of HIV infection and AIDS, held in Nairobi for English speaking African Countries from 9th July 1990 until 3rd August 1990.

8. Facilitator for HIV/AIDS seminars in Mombasa , Nakuru and Nairobi 1990. 9. External Examiner for Medical Training College Nairobi, Nakuru , Machacos and

Mombasa since 1980. 10. Examiner Physiotherapists MTC Nairobi since 1990. 11. Facilitator for courses for counselors /CBH workers in HIV/AIDS counseling

1996 -.1997. 12. External examiner in the department of medicine Muhimbili Medical College

Dar-es- Salaam Tanzania 1998-2001. 13. External examiner in the department of medicine Moi University Eldoret 1997- 2001. 14. Facilitator for occupational health course for company health personnel Sept. 1997 -1998 15. March 2000 - Facilitator for HIV/AIDS staff education. Staff training center – Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi. 16. October 2001 – Facilitator for staff education on Ethical Issues in Medical

research. Staff training center – Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi

17. External examiner in the department of medicine Aga Khan University Nairobi

since October 2006 18. External Examiner National University of Rwanda since November 2010 EDITORIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Editorial consultant for MEDICOM journal since August 1999. 2. Peer reviewer East`African Medical Journal

ADMINSTRATIVE EXPERIENCE AND APPOINTMENTS 1. Treasurer for the Association of Medical Students University of Nairobi 1969. 2. Active member of St.Johns Ambulance since 1983. Involved in training,

examining and organizing competitions throughout Kenya. 3. Member of Health and Welfare committee of Kenya Brahma Sabha Nairobi since

1982. 4. Organized exhibition for the department of Medicine for the 10th anniversary. 5. Organized all the examinations for undergraduates and postgraduates between

1978 and 1985. 6 . Secretary to the division of Medicine of Kenyatta National Hospital from 1981 -

1984. 7. Secretary to the Department of Medicine meetings from 1974 until 1985. 8. Class representative London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine 1986-1987. 9. Member of Scientific Committee for the 1st Pan African Congress of African

Medical Association and Societies. 10. Member of task force for traditional healers ,herbalists and scientific AIDS

researchers. 11. Member of Malaria Program Committee since 1988. 12. Member of text book committee of Department of Medicine in-charge of section

on Tropical and Infectious Diseases. 13. Member of curriculum committee for the Department of Medicine University of

Nairobi. 14. Member of curriculum committee for Moi University Eldoret 1987-1999. 15. Member of curriculum committee for MTC Nairobi, Mombasa and Nakuru 1984. 16. Appointed to advisory committee of The Kenya Red Cross Society regarding

HIV/AIDS related programs since May 1991. . 17. Member of steering committee of AIDS clinical medicine regional training

program 1992.

18. Acting chairman of Department of Medicine University of Nairobi for brief periods between 1987 and 1998.

19. Acting chairman Division of Medicine of The Kenyatta National Hospital during,

1987. 20. Represented the Chairman of Department of Medicine in various meetings within

the University of Nairobi and Kenyatta National Hospital between 1987-1998. 21. Chairman for the committee on Hospital policy on admissions at The Kenyatta

National Hospital (Division of Medicine) 1987. 22. Appointed member of AIDS clinical sub committee of Kenya National Aids

Committee since 1988. 23. Appointed vice chairman AIDS clinical sub-committee from December 1991-

1993 December. 24. Representative for Division of Medicine in Pharmacy and Therapeutics

Committee at the Kenyatta National Hospital since February 1993 upto now. 25. Appointed chairman AIDS/STD clinical subcommittee since January 1994. 26. Appointed member of National AIDS/STD committee since January 1994. 27. Member of panel of judges for Mepha (Switzerland ) malaria award 1994. 28. Appointed chairman Ethical and Research committee of The Kenyatta National

Hospital since March 1994. 29. Nominated by Ministry of Health to Epidemiology and Health Care technical sub-

committee to prepare sessional paper on AIDS October 1994. 30. Member of ethics committee Kenya Medical Research Institue since 1995. 30. Editorial secretary for the New African Journal of Medicine. 31. Appointed consultant to HIV/AIDS research committee of The Kenyatta National

Hospital since April 1996. 32. Member of HIV/AIDS/STD management committee of Kenyatta National

Hospital since 1997. 33. Appointed member of anti malarial drug policy change implementation

committee, 1997.

34. Appointed member of board by medical practitioners and dentist board as an observer for the final qualifying examinations of the first graduates in Medicine, Moi University Eldoret September 1997.

35. Member of Pharmacy and Therapeutics committee of Kenyatta National Hospital

since June 1999. 36. September 1994 - September 2001: elected council member for The Kenya

Association of Physicians. 37. Appointed acting dean College of Health Sciences for brief periods in 1998-2002 38. Editorial consultant for MEDICOM journal since August 1999. 39. Member of scientific program committee of 21st African health science congress 24th April to 28th April 2000. Appointed by Kenya Medical Research Institute. 40. 1st Jan.2001 - Elected Vice chairman Satya Sai Centre Dwarkamai Nairobi. 41. Aug. 2001 - Appointed member of committee on Claim – Legal Advice for Kenya

Medical Association. 42. Oct.2001 - Appointed member of Kenya Medical Association AIDS committee. 43. Jan 2002 - appointed member of KMA/ MADISON Insurance company peer review committee. 44. Feb. 2003 – Appointed to a committee on public Health by Kenya Association of Physicians. 45. 17th April 2003 – Appointed Chief Surgeon by National Council of the order of St.John for Kenya. 46. 17th April 2003 - Appointed Member of National Executive Council of St. John Kenya. 47. June 2003- Member of committee on research on HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria

appointed by the University of Nairobi. Worked on several documents in collaboration with the Kenyatta National Hospital.

48. 20th June 2003 – Appointed college representative to senate to represent College of Health Science. 49. Member of scientific advisory committee for Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative since 2003 upto date

50. 9th December 2003 - Appointed member of the scientific advisory committee for research on AIDS for the comprehensive program for research on AIDS (CIPRA), Moi University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Eldoret.

51. July 2004 - Appointed departmental representative to the Institute of Tropical and

Infectious diseases of the University of Nairobi.

52. 13th September 2004 – Appointed Member of the National HIV/AIDS Research

Coordinating Committee

53. March 2006 – Appointed member of task force to oversee all Medical training colleges in Kenya.

54 Appointed Fellow of Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.

55 January 17, 2011Appointed member of Task Force on the African Research

Council(ARC)

Representing the National Council for Science and Technology, Kenya.

56 February 2011-Appointed Member of the steering and Programmes committee in

the 1st National Biennial HIV and AIDS Research Conference

57 February 2011-Appointed Chair of the Scientific and Technical Committee of the

1st National Biennial HIV &AIDS Research conference

58. July 2012 – Appointed member of Kenya Medical Association’s committee on

Ethics, Standards, Research, Drugs

59. January 2013 – Appointed Chair of Scientific committee of the 2nd Biennial HIV

60. July 2015 - Appointed member of Infectious parasitic Diseases Research

programme (IPDRP) Kenya Medical Institute

10th December 2014 – Appointed to the National Antimicrobial Stewardship and Resistance advisory committee of Ministry Of Medical Services by the director of medical services.

61. Since 2015 Member of Faculty Postgraduate Studies committee School of

Medicine,

University of Nairobi.

CONFERENCES AND WOKSHOPS ATTENDED. 1. March 1977 - Annual Neurology conference in Nairobi. 2. June 1977 - Annual Physicians conference for Physicians of East and Central

Africa in Nairobi. 3. June 1980 - Annual Physicians conference of Physicians of East and Central

Africa in Mombasa. 4. Nov. 10th -17th 1982 - 11th congress of International Diabetes Federation. Chaired

a session on Islet cell antibodies. 5. June 1984 - Association of Physicians of East and Central Africa in Mombasa. 6. 22nd June - 29th June 1985 - 7th International Congress of Protozoology in Nairobi.

Sponsored by UNICEF. 7. 31ST June 1988 - Seminar on AIDS organized by Physicians of East and Central

Africa. 8. 18th Sept. - 23rd Sept. 1988 - 12th International Congress for Tropical Medicine

and Malaria in Amsterdam. Sponsored by Deans Committee of University of Nairobi.

9. 6th March 1989 - 11th March 1989 - Seminar on AIDS in Nakuru. 10. 14th March 1989 - Seminar for traditional healers and herbalists in Nairobi. 11. 18th March 1989 - Symposium on Malaria organized by Kenya Association of

Physicians East and Central Africa. Venue Silver Springs Hotel Nairobi.

12. 3rd May 1989 - Kenya Paediatric Association. Annual Scientific Conference in

Nairobi. 13. 3rd July 89 - Laboratory technologists workshop at KEMRI 14. 29th August 1989 - Seminar for journalists in Nairobi on HIV/AIDS. 15. 28th August 1990 - Facilitator during a workshop on management of HIV

infection and AIDS for eighty key policy makers held in Nairobi. 16. 29th Sept. 1990 - Symposium on Malaria organized by MASK - Chaired the

symposium.

17. 25th -30th Dec. 1990 - Attended 66th All India Medical Conference of Indian

Medical Association . Golden jubilee celebrations held at Ahmedabad. Sponsored by Deans committee of University of Nairobi.

18. 14th Jan. 1991 - Workshop on clinical criteria and management guidelines for

AIDS. Specifically prepared the section on gastrointestinal tract in HIV infection. 19. 5 March 1991 –Continuing Medical Education on Malaria organized by Kenya

Medical Association. . . 20. 17th March 1991 -28th March1991 - Continuing medical education provincial

seminars on Malaria current trends in resistance and chemotherapy. Talks given in Nairobi , Mombasa , Eldoret , Kakamega and Kisumu on management of Malaria

21. 18th April 1991 - Member of panel of discussion on recent advances in the

management of systemic fungal infection in immunocompromised patients. Venue- Nairobi Safari Club.

22. August 1991 - Seminar for the University of Nairobi students on AIDS in Kenya. 23. 30th Nov. 1991 - Annual scientific conference of the Kenya Cardiac Society. 24 16th Dec. 1991 - AIDS in Africa. Conference held in Dakar , Senegal sponsored

by Welcome Foundation. 25. 21st - 22nd Sept. 1992 - Clinician’s workshop for the development of blood

transfusion guidelines. Venue - Safari Park Hotel , Nairobi.

26. 1991 - 1992 Several workshops attended to prepare clinical management

guidelines the clinical officers. 27. 29th Nov. - 4th Dec. 1992 -Thirteenth International congress for Tropical

Medicine and Malaria - Thailand.. 28 5th Dec. - 10th Dec. 1992 - Third Western Pacific Congress of Infectious Diseases

and Chemotherapy - Bali Indonesia. 29 18th - 21st Jan. 1993 - Symposium on Daflon 500 - Singapore. 30 January 1993 - Attended the Indian Medical Association meeting of Morbi branch

invited by the organizing committee. 31. April 1993 - Annual General Conference of Kenya Paediatric association.

32 April 1993 - Kenya Medical Association - Symposium on

gastrointestinal diseases 33. 16th Oct. 1993 - Kenya Medical Association Symposium Haematology and

Oncology chaired the session on solid tumors. Venue Mount Kenya Safari club. 34. 6th - 11th March 1994 Attend 30th Congress of Brazilian Society of Tropical

Medicine.Venue Salvador. 35. 18th - 22nd April 1994 - National Conference on Reproductive Health and AIDS. Nairobi. 36. 12th -24th March 1995 - Master trainers teaching skills workshop. - Outspan Hotel

Nyeri. 37. 27th Nov. 1995 - Pan African seminar on Malaria organized by Upjohn East Africa. 38. 25th -30th March 1996 - Attended Malaria African meeting ii - Venue - Dakar,

Senegal. 39. 10th - 12th Sept. 1996 - Attended Kenya Association of Physicians conference. 40. 18th -22nd Nov. 1996 - 14th International Congress for Tropical Medicine and

Malaria. Venue Nagasaki , Japan. 41. 26th Mar. 1997 - Guest speaker at continuous medical education meeting

organized by Kenya Medical Association Thika branch. Venue Blue Post Hotel Thika.

42. June 1997 - Workshop to train clinicians on the management of complicated

Malaria Venue - Kenya College of Communication and Technology Mbagathi Nairobi.

43. 1st - 4th Dec 1996 - 5th Western Pacific Congress on Chemotherapy and Infectious

Diseases. Venue - Singapore. 44. 6thMarch 1997 Attended workshop to develop policy guidelines on

STD/HIV/AIDS care and prevention at the Kenyatta National Hospital. Venue Silver Springs Hotel Nairobi.

45. 22nd March 1997 - Symposium on diabetes organized by Kenya Association of

Chairperson for the opening session. Venue - Mount Kenya Safari Club Nairobi.

46. 20th -23rd May 1997 - STI Project facilitator in the consensus workshop on comprehensive care for people affected by AIDS. Presented a paper on clinical care.

47. 21st Sept. 1997 - Kenyatta National Hospital HIV/AIDS Committee workshop.

Venue Blue post Hotel Thika. 48. 2nd Oct. 1997 - Facilitator for seminar organized by Association of Medical

Students of University of Nairobi on HIV/AIDS. Talk given on clinical facts and management of HIV/AIDS. Venue: Kenyatta International Conference Center, Nairobi,

49. 27TH -31ST Oct. 1997 - Counseling seminar on HIV/AIDS organized by

occupational therapy department of Kenyatta National Hospital. Talk given on what is HIV/AIDS an over view. Venue: KNH.

50. 6TH - 7TH Nov. 1997 - Project planning workshop organized by clinical service

unit of National AIDS/STD control program. Venue Panafric Hotel Nairobi. 51. 25th - 1st Dec. 1997 - Kenyatta National Hospital AIDS commemoration week

theme. Children living in AIDS world. Talk on care of HIV patients and its challenges.

52. 25th Mar. 1998 - Use of the immunomodulatory plant sterol and sterolins for the

management of HIV infected individuals. Chairperson of the session. Venue – Hotel Intercontinantal Nairobi.

53. 2nd April 1998 - Facilitator for workshop on guidelines for anti-retroviral therapy. Organized by National AIDS/STD Control Programme (Ministry of Health ) Kenya. Venue – Panafric Hotel, Nairobi.

54. 23 May 1998 – Attended a symposium on HIV and HIV related opportunistic

infections. Organized by Kenya Association of Physicians. Venue – Serena Hotel Nairobi. 55. 21st -26th June 1998 - Attended Malaria African Meeting iii - Venue Kenya

College of communications And Technology Mbagathi Nairobi. 56. 14th - 18th Sept. 1998 - Attended Second European Congress on Tropical

Medicine. Venue - Liverpool. 57. 26 Nov. 1998 – Attended seminar on the changing impact of HIV/AIDS on

Kenyatta National Hospital from 1997-1998. Venue – Fairview Hotel Nairobi.

58. 27- 29 Jan. 1999 – Facilitator in workshop for TOTs on National guidelines on diagnosis treatment and prevention of malaria for health workers.

Venue - Fairview Hotel Nairobi. 59. March 1999 –Participated in preparing management guidelines for AIDS. Venue

Place Hotel Nairobi. 60. 12th - 13th April 1999 - Participated in the workshop on setting priorities in

HIV/AIDS research in the areas of epidemiology , public health and biomedical . Sciences. Facilitator for continuum of care ( clinical, nursing, counseling and social Support..

Venue - PanAfric Hotel Nairobi. 61. 15 April 1999 – Arsumax launch. Venue – Grand Regency Hotel Nairobi. 62. 17 April 1999 – Arsumax launch. Venue – Kenya Medical Association Hall

Mombasa. Gave a talk on current management of Malaria. 63. 29th May 1999 - Symposium on Malaria update organized by Kenya Association

of Physicians. Gave a talk on severe/complicated Malaria in adults. Venue - Grand Regency Hotel Nairobi. 64. 23rd October 1999 Attended a symposium on Haematology and oncology

organized by Kenya Association of Physicians. Venue: Mount Kenya Safari Club, Nairobi.

65. 13 Nov. 1999 – Attended Malaria symposium and gave a talk on Role of

Artemisinin derivatives in Malaria treatment. Venue – Grand Regency Hotel, Nairobi.

66. 28th Nov. 1999 - Training on National guidelines for treatment of Malaria for

Health care workers. Venue - Imperial Hotel Kisumu. 67. 1st Dec. 1999 - Training on National guidelines for treatment of Malaria for

Healthcare workers. Venue - Sirikwa Hotel Eldoret. 68. 27th Jan. 2000 - CME meeting on Malaria. Gave a talk on Role of Artemisinin

derivatives and combinations in treatment of Malaria. Venue – Imperial Hotel, Kisumu. 69. 26 Feb. 2000 – Attended symposium on Rheumatology organized by Kenya

Medical Association. Chaired the first session. 70. 2 March 2000 – Continuing Medical Education on management of Malaria. Venue – Pandya Hospital Mombasa. 71. 22nd Mar. 2000 - Guest speaker Kenya Medical Association Mombasa branch.

Distribution and resistant pattern of Malaria in Kenya.

Venue - Pandya Memorial Hospital - Mombasa. 72. 23rd Mar. 2000 - Guest speaker to talk on current issues in the management of

Malaria and a quick look into the future. Venue - Grand Regency Hotel Nairobi. 73. 13th Apr. 2000 - Guest speaker on Artemisinine in Malaria management. Venue - Sheraton Hotel Dar-es-Salaam Tanzania. 74. 24th -28th Apr. 2000 - Attended the 21st African Health Science Congress.

Chairperson for the session on parasitc infections and Hashimoto initiative. Venue Kenya Medical Research Institute. Nairobi. 75. 17th -23rd May 2000 - Visiting Professor. University of Transkei. South Africa. 76. May 2000 - Guest speaker Kenya Paediatric Association. Talk on Critical

appraisal of the National guidelines on the treatment of Malaria. 77. 20th - 25th August 2000 – XVth International Congress for Tropical Medicine and

Malaria. Venue: Cartagena de Indias - Colombia. 78. 28th – 30th Sept. Attended the fifth annual scientific conference of the Kenya

Association of Physicians. Gave a talk on Drug Resistant Malaria. Venue – Grand Regency Hotel Nairobi. 79. 18th Oct. 2000 – CME on Schistosomiasis. . Gave a lecture on pathogenesis

diagnosis and treatment. Venue – Kenyatta National Hospital Nairobi. 80. 30th October 2000 - Consultative forum on Hepatitis. Venue Grand Regency Hotel Nairobi. 81. 23rd Oct. 2000 – CME on Hematology and Oncology. Organized by Kenya

Association of Physicians. Venue – Grand Regency Hotel Nairobi. 82. 30th Oct.2000 – Participated in a tentative consultative forum on Hepatitis. Venue – Grand Regency Hotel. Nairobi. 83. 1st Nov 2000 - Antiretroviral meeting – Participated in preparing the guidelines

for the use of antiretroviral agents in HIV infected adults and children. Venue – Nairobi Hospital. 84. 22nd –24th Nov.2000 -Malaria meeting Club Palu. Venue – Paris. 85. 27th Nov. – 1st Dec. 2000 –Attended a workshop on ethical issues in reproductive

health. Venue – Kadoma Zimbabwe.

86. 29th Jan.-2nd Feb 2001 - University of Nairobi AIDS/STD collaborative research center, Annual meeting. Venue – Holiday Inn, Nairobi.

87. 2nd Feb. 2001 - Malaria seminar for Health care Workers in Kitale and

surrounding districts. Gave a talk on update on Malaria case management. Venue - Kitale.

88. 19th June – 21st June 2001 – Attended Good Clinical Practice workshop. Venue – Kenya Aids Vaccine Initiative, University of Nairobi. 89. 7th July 2001 – Attended a symposium on Hypertension. Venue –Grand Regency Hotel Nairobi. 90. 10th July 2001 - CME meeting at Kenyatta National Hospital. Gave a talk on some

aspects in treatment of respiratory tract infections. Venue – KNH. 91. 17th –18th Sept. 2001 – Attended a workshop on Good Clinical Practice organized

by U.S. Military HIV research program in collaboration with East African colleagues.

Venue – Grand Regency Hotel, Nairobi. 92. 26th Sept 2001 – Ministry of Health course on emerging and reemerging

infectious diseases. Special emphasis on Malaria and HIV/AIDS. Gave a lecture on Malaria Clinical Manifestation and Diagnosis.

Venue – Telkom (KCCT) Mbagathi Campus. 93. 9th April 2001- Malaria workshop for Health care personnel in Siaya and Bondo. Venue – Mwalimu Hotel, Siaya. 94. 10th April 2001 – Malaria workshop for Health care personnel in

Kisii,Gucha,Nyamira and Rachuonyo. Venue – St. Vincent Centre, Kisii. 95. 11th April 2001 – Malaria workshop for Health care personnel in Migori, Kuria

and Homabay. Venue – Gilly Hotel. Migori. 96. 12th April 2001 – Malaria workshop for Health care personnel in Kericho, Buret

and Bomet. Venue – Kericho Tea Hotel 97. 26th –29th April 2001 – Attended the 29th annual scientific conference of The Kenya Association of Physicians. Gave a talk on “ Modern concept in the management of Malaria.’’ Venue – Imperial Hotel Kisumu.

98. 15th May 2001 – Malaria workshop for Health care personnel in Voi and surrounding districts. Venue – Salt lick Lodge.- Voi. 99. 16th May 2001 – Malaria workshop for Health care personnel in Mombasa and

Kilifi. Venue – Orchid bay Hotel. Mombasa. 100. 17th May 2001 – Malaria workshop for Health care personnel in Malindi. Venue – White Elephant Sea Lodge- Malindi. 101. 28th June 2001 – Malaria workshop for Health care personnel in Kakamega. Venue – Golf Hotel. Kakamega. 102. 29th June – Malaria workshop for Health care personnel in Busia. Venue - Farmview Hotel. 103. 15th Aug. 2001 – Malaria workshop for Health care personnel in Eldoret. Venue – Sirikwa Hotel. Eldoret 104. 16th Aug. 2001 – Malaria workshop for Health care personnel in Nakuru. Venue – Midland Hotel Nakuru. 105. 17th Aug. 2001 – Malaria workshop for Health care personnel in Naivasha. Venue – Lakeview Hotel. Naivasha. 106. 11th –12th Oct.2001 – Attended a workshop on Review Of Antimalarial Drug policy.Gave a talk on appraisal and selection/rejection of future options For antimalarial drug policy in Kenya. Venue – Baobab Lodge, Kilifi. 107. 27th Oct. 2001 – Attended a symposium on Rheumatology, organized by Kenya Association of Physician. Venue – Grand Regency Hotel, Nairobi. 108. 15th –17th Nov. 2001 – Attended African Regional Industrial Property Organization( ARIPO) – World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). Sub-regional seminar on the Patent Cooperation Treaty. Venue – PanAfric Hotel, Nairobi. 109. 15h –17th Feb.2002 – Attended a workshop on K.N.H. policy on HIV/AIDS. Venue – Garden hotel Machakos. 110. 21st – 23rd Feb 2002 – Attended the annual meeting of Kenya association of

Physicians. Member of scientific committee. Master of ceremony. Chaired a session on Malaria. Gave a talk on chemo prophylaxis of Malaria and advise to travelers.

Venue – Grand Regency Hotel , Nairobi.

111. 13th March 2002 – CME on Malaria. Gave a talk on role of combination therapy in the treatment of Malaria. Venue – Pan Afric Hotel, Nairobi. 112. 2nd –5th April 2002 – Facilitator on Malaria Prevention, Control and Management program organized by African Medical and Research Foundation. Gave talks on Policy guidelines in Malaria and Antimalarial drugs – clinical update.Venue – AMREF Headquarters, Nairobi. 113. 10th April 2002 – CME –For health care workers of Central Bank of Kenya. Gave talk on management of respiratory infections.

Venue CBK Health facilities. 114. 11th April 2002 – CME – For casualty staff Nairobi Hospital. Gave a talk on management of respiratory infections. Venue – Nairobi hospital. 115. 18th April 2002 – CME – For casualty staff at Kenyatta National Hospital

Gave a talk on management of Malaria. Venue KNH casualty.

116. 9th April 2002 – CME – Forces Memorial Hospital Nairobi. Gave a talk on Management of Malaria and role of combination therapy. Venue – Forces Memorial Hospital Nairobi.

117. 23rd April 2002 – CME – For registrars and medical officers at Kenyatta National Hospital. Gave a talk on community acquired pneumonia.

Venue – Kenyatta National Hospital.

118. 2nd May 2002 – CME – For Kenya Ports Authority health workers. Gave a talk on role of combination therapy in malaria. Venue – KPA –Mombasa. 119. 3rd May 2002 – CME – For doctors in Mombasa. Gave a talk on current management of Malaria. Venue – Coast General Hospital Mombasa.

120. 9th May 2002 – CME –For staff of Avenue Hospital Nairobi. Gave a talk on

Malaria, diagnosis and management. Venue – PanAfric Hotel Nairobi.

121. 11th May 2002 – Attended a symposium on Rheumatology. Venue – Fairview Hotel, Nairobi.

122. 15thMay 2002 – CME – For staff of Delmonte Pineapple factory Health facilities.Gave a talk on Management and prevention of Malaria.Venue

Delmonte factory Thika.

123. 16th May 2002 – CME –For casualty department Kenyatta National Hospital Gave a talk on. Management of Malaria. Venue – KNH casualty.

124. 31st May 2002 – CME – For doctors in Machakos. Gave talks on Typhoid,

Malaria and Amoebiasis. Venue – Garden Hotel Machakos.

125. 22nd –25th May 2002 – Attended East African regional workshop on research in

Protozoal Pathogens. Facilitated the session on Leishmaniasis and gave a talk on “Leishmania clinical research” and participated in round table discussion. Venue - Kilifi

126. 7th June 2002 – CME – For doctors in Mater Hospital Nairobi. Gave a talk on role of combination therapy in Malaria. Venue – Mater Hospital Nairobi.

127. 1st-3rd July 2002 – Facilitator for training workshop on bioethics, organized by

KNH ethical and research committee in conjunction with the University of Washington U.S.A. Gave a talk on collaboration between local and international ethical committees. Chaired two sessions. Venue – Fairview Hotel Nairobi.

128. 25th-26th July 2002 Attended a workshop on HIV/AIDS in East Africa, organized by Hastings Centre New York addressing legal, ethical and Human Rights Challenges faced by doctors on the front line. Gave a talk on treating HIV/AIDS patients ethically in a resource poor settings. Chaired a session. Venue – PanAfric Hotel Nairobi.

129. 6th August 2002 – CME – For staff of Lords Healthcare Nairobi.

Gave talks on Amoebiasis, Typhoid and Malaria. Venue – Capitol Hill Towers Nairobi.

130. 6th August 2002 – CME- For doctors in Kenyatta National Hospital Nairobi.

Gave a talk on Nosocomial Pneumonia. Venue – KNH. 131. 6th September 2002 – Guest discussant in clinical meeting on Malaria in

Pregnancy. Gave a talk on management of Malaria in Pregnancy and HIV and Malaria. Venue – department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. 132. 7th Sept. 2002 - Attended a symposium on Immunisation and Vaccine

preventable diseases. Co-coordinator of the symposium. Gave a talk on Role of Vaccine in the management of Typhoid fever. Venue – Grand Regency Hotel Nairobi. 133. 3rd 5th Oct. 2002 – Attended a workshop on Ethics, Law and Human Rights in

HIVvaccine development for African resource persons. Sponsored by the WHO-UNAIDS HIV Vaccine Initiative.

Venue – Lagos, Nigeria. 134. 7th –12th Oct. 2002 - Attended the workshop on AIDS vaccine trial. Venue

MT. Kenya Safari Club, Nanyuki 135. 17th –20th Oct. 2002 – Attended the 6th Biennial Association of Pathologists In

Eastern, Central and Southern Africa. Presented a paper on Highland Malaria. Venue – Leisure Lodge Beach & Golf Resort, South Coast, Mombasa.

136. 19th – 23rd Nov. 2002 – Attended Joint International Tropical Medicine meeting at Bangkok, Thailand.

137. 17th-18th March 2003 – Attended capacity building workshop for African

Resource Persons and Regional Ethics Committee Members involved in ethical review. Venue: Kampala, Uganda.

138. 4th April 2003 – CME- For doctors in Busia. Gave a talk on the Management

of Malaria. 139. 7th April 2003 – CME –For doctors in Mombasa. Gave an update on Malaria. 140. 12th April 2003 – CME- For Christian Doctors. Gave a talk on the Role of

Artemisinine derivatives in the management of Malaria.

141. 25th April 2003 – CME - To clinicians in the ENT department of the Kenyatta National Hospital. Gave a talk on Nosocomial Infections.

142. 15th May 2003 – CME – Coast General Hospital, Mombasa. Gave a talk on Malaria treatment: Current Global Recommendations.

143. 14th May 2003 – CME – To clinicians in Medicine and Paediatrics. Gave a talk on Septicaemia 144. 15th May 2003 – CME – Royal Court Hotel, Mombasa. Topic covered: Malar Ask Your Questions 145. 4th June 2003 – CME – For doctors in Department of Paediatrics from KNH and University of Nairobi. Gave a talk on the role of Halfan in Malaria.

146. 16th June – 18th June 2003 Attended The African AIDS Vaccine Programme

(AAVP) workshop on “strategies for the development of HIV vaccine trial sites in Africa: Challenges and opportunities”. Venue: Hilton Hotel, Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia.

147. 30th June 2003 – CME – For clinicians in the ENT department of the KNH and University of Nairobi. Gave a talk on Septicaemia.

148. 17th July –18th July 2003 – Attended KEMRI / Hastings center Bioethics workshop at the Panafric Hotel, Nairobi.

149. 17th July 2003 – CME – For doctors in the Agakhan Hospital Nairobi. Gave a talk on Malaria: clinical manifestation and management update. 150. 11th-12th Sept. 2003. Attended workshop on clinical management, laboratory

services and supportive care for HIV/AIDS patients at Kenyatta National Hospital. Venue: Safari Land Country Club, Naivasha.

151. 21st Sept. – 26th Sept. 2003 Attended the 13th International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa. (ICASA). Venue: KICC, Nairobi. 152. 30th Sept.-3rd Oct. 2003. Attended the first scientific advisory committee meeting for drugs for neglected diseases (DNDi). Venue: Pasteur Institute, Paris. 153. 2nd Dec.-7thDec. 2003. Attended The 18th Annual IRB Conference. Venue:

Marriott Wordman Park Hotel, Washington, DC (USA).

154. 7th – 11th February 2004 – Attended The Africa-European Conference on Travel Medicine (AECTM).

Venue: Cape Town International Conference Centre, Cape Town, South Africa.

155. 2nd April 2004 - Attended meeting on policy change in the management of malaria.

Venue – Naivasha

156. 24-26th May 2004 – Attended Ethics and Research Workshop organized by KNH in conjunction with University of Washington. Venue – Silver Springs Hotel, Nairobi. 157. 31st May – 4th June 2004 – Attended a workshop on partnership enhancing human research projection. Venue – Protea Hotel, Blantyre, Malawi. 158. 20th -30th July 2004 – Attended Technical Resource Network meeting for scaling of ARV treatment in the Africa region. Venue – Hotel Africana, KampUganda. 159. 12th -13th August 2004 – Attended Hastings Centre and KEMRI project meeting

on HIV/AIDS in E.A. addressing legal ethical and human rights challenges faced by doctors on the front line. Venue – New Stanely Hotel, Nairobi. 160. 13th-14th August 2004 – Attended the National Symposium on New Antimalarial

Treatment Policy. Venue – Mombasa. 161. 9th – 12th September 2004 – Attended HIV/AIDS National Research Consultant meeting. Venue – Kungste Hotel, Nakuru. 162. 24th September 2004 – KBC interview on Artequin based antimalarial treatment in management of malaria.

163. 4th-8th October 2004 – Attended 25th African Health Science Congress organized by Kenya Medical Research Institute. Participated in symposium on Drugs for

Neglected Disease Initiative. Venue – Hotel Intercontinental, Nairobi. 164. 13th October 2004 – Attented AIDS Vaccine Literacy Workshop. Venue – Imperial Hotel, Kisumu. 165. 29th – 30th October 2004 – Attended Vaccine Literacy Workshop for healthcare

workers. Venue – Reef Hotel, Mombasa. 166. 20th-21st January 2005 – Attended Vaccine Literacy Workshop HCP - Nairobi

Venue – Pan Afric Hotel

167. 22nd – 25th June 2005 – Attended Consultative Research meeting organized by office of the president, National AIDS Control Council 168. 25th 27th Augst 2005 – Ethics, Law, Human Rights and HIV Vaccine Development: Capacity Building Workshop for African Resource Persons (REC/IRB Members)

involved in Ethical Review. Venue- Dakar, Senegal

169. 11th-15th September 2005 attended conference on Medicine and health in the Tropics. XVIth international congress for Tropical Medicine and Malaria. IVth European congress on Tropical Medicine and International health. Venue – Marseille, France.

170. 17th -19th October 2005 – attended African AIDS vaccine program meeting. Venue – Lagos, Nigeria.

171. 6th December 2005 – Attended a Workshop on Kenya AIDS Programme Index (API) National Coverage Of Key HIV/AIDS Services For 2005 and National Composite Policy Index. Venue – Silver Springs Hotel, Nairobi. 172. 19th April – 23rd April 2006 – Attended 34th Annual Scientific Conference and

Annual General Meeting. Venue –Hotel Sirikwa, Eldoret, Kenya.

173. 22nd September 2006 - Chaired and Facilitated the whole day session on Malaria

organized by Drugs For Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi)

174. 22nd October 2006 – Attended the Neurosurgeons conference . Venue – Masai Maraa, Kenya.

175. 14th-17th March 2007 – Attended 11th Annual Scientific Conference and Annual General meeting of Kenya Association of Physicians. Venue – Sirikwa Hotel, Eldoret, Kenya.

176. 23rd -25th March 2007 – Attended HIV congress – Superspeciality Round table Meeting. Venue – Fort Aguada Beach Resort and Taj Holiday Village, Goa, India.

177. 10th -12th May 2007- Attended a meeting on Artemisinin based combination therapy in Malaria Organized by Sanofi Aventis. Venue – Serena Beach Hotel, Mombasa,Kenya.

178. 17th- 19th May2007 – Attended the 14th session of the International Bioethics

committee of UNESCO. Venue – Safari Park Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya

179. 19th July 2007 – Launch of Coarsucam antimalarial for Sanofi aventis – gave a talk on resistance to antimalarial treatment: Mechanism of action, risk factors and consequences.

180. 4th-6th Sept 2007 – Mobilize Against Malaria Partnership Meeting. Venue – Serena Hotel, Nairobi. 181. 10th- 12th Sept 2007 – Partners in Human Subject Protection, IRB Workshop.

Venue- Kabira Country Club, Kampala, Uganda. 182. 1st October- 4th October 2007 – Ethics and research workshop. Venue- Adisababa, Ethiopia. 183. 15th-19th October – Training Workshop For Authors And Reviewers Of Medical Journals. Organized by The East African Medical Journal with sponsorship from WHO. Venue – Grand`Regency Hotel, Nairobi. 184. 26th-28th Feb. 2008 – St. John African Regional Meeting – Venue Mauritius. 185. 11th- 15th August 2008 – Public Health Codes of Ethics for Pandemic Influenza Detection and Control in Africa Symposium. Venue – Speke Resort, Munyonyo, Uganda 186. 24th Feb. 2009. – Key speaker for Antimalarial – Arco launch. Venue – Pan Afric Hotel, Nairobi.

187. 21-24th March 2009. Attended meeting of experts: UNESCO Global Ethics Observatory (GEObs) Database 4 on Ethics – related Legislation and Guidelines. Presented work experience of KNH/UON Ethics and Research Committee. Venue – Hilton Hotel, Nairobi. 188. 27th May 2009. Attended consultative meeting on benefit sharing, pre and post study obligations in biomedical research. Venue – Fairview Hotel, Nairobi. 189. 28th – 29th May 2009. Attended the first annual Institute of Tropical Medicine and Infectious Diseases Postgraduate conference organized by Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT). Key note address on New Frontiers in Malaria. Venue – JKUAT. 190. 30th May 2009. Attended Kenya Pharmaceutical Association Central Branch Annual meeting. Gave a talk on “Malaria challenges in post monotherapy era” Venue – Travelers Reef Hotel, Kenol Thika. 191. 2nd – 3rd June 2009. Attended informal meeting to discuss the establishment of disease reference group on the other infectious diseases including Zoonoses Venue – WHO/TDR Centre, Geneva. 192. 16th June 2009. KMA Nairobi Division for CPD activities – gave a talk on malaria update. Venue – Panafric Hotel, Nairobi. 193. 8th – 10th Sept. 2009. Attended International Partnership for Microbicides (IPM) Annual Clinical Affairs Meeting. Venue – Cape Town, Africa. 194. 16th – 18th Nov. 2009. Attended workshop on working methods of the National Bioethics Committee. Venue – Sarova Lion Hill Hotel, Nakuru. 195. 13th- 15th June 2011 – Attended regulatory and ethics meeting &IPM annual Clinical affairs meeting. Venue – Cape Town, South Africa 196. 1st April 2011- Attended meeting on African Research Council. Venue – Safari Park Hotel, Nairobi

197. 17th -20th May 2011 1st National Biennial HIV and AIDS Research Conference. Chaired two sessions and read a paper

Venue Kenya School of Monetary Studies, Nairobi. 198 June 2011 –Participated in the National Research to Policy workshop organized

by Consortium for National Health Research (CNHR) and National council for

science and technology (NCST)

Venue – Windsor Golf and Country club, Nairobi

199. 23rd September 2011 – Attended Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL) stakeholder’s

Meeting

Venue – Panafric Hotel, Nairobi

200. 3rd October 2011 – Partners in PrEP stake holder meeting

Venue-Panafric Hotel Nairobi

201. 1st- 3rd February 2012 - Participated in the workshop on teaching skills in

international research (TaSKR) iv

Venue – Moi University, Eldoret

202. 18th – 19th April 2012 – Attended the African Research and Innovation Council

(ARIC) of the African Union Dissemination and Constituency Building meeting.

Venue –Johannesburg, South Africa

203. 11th August 2012 – Infectious disease symposium organized by the social

service league, MP shah hospital.

204. 25th – 26th October 2012 – 9th annual ethics conference organized by Strathmore

university

Venue- Strathmore university, Nairobi

PAPERS READ IN CONFERERENCES/TALKS GIVEN

1. Mar. 1977 - Polyneuropathy of pregnancy. Bhatt K.M and Rees P.H. Annual

neurology conference in Nairobi. 2. June 1977 - Cryptococcal lung disease. Bhatt K.M; Rees P.H and Paul A. Annual

conference of Physicians Of East and Central Africa - Nairobi.

3. June 1978 - Idiopathic lymphoedema review of literature and treatment. Annual conference of Physicians Of East and Central Africa - Nairobi.

4. June 1984 - Non filarial lymphoedema in Kenya. Annual conference of

Association of Physicians of East and central Africa - Mombasa. 5. June 1984 - Albendazole in human hydatidosis in Kenya. Annual conference of

Association of Physicians of East and Central Africa – Mombasa 6. July 1984 - Talks given to visiting American Psychologists from University of

New Mexico on health care system in Kenya and spectrum of Tropical Diseases. 7. Nov. 1984 -Talks given to professional consultants seminar group of obstetricians

and Gynaecologists from University Of California, San Francisco on Health care system in Kenya.

8. Jan. 1985 - Talks given to visiting nurses from Texas Nurses Association on

education and health care system in Kenya. 9. March 1985 - Talks given to professional seminar consultants from University of

New Mexico School of Medicine on spectrum of diseases seen in Kenya and health care system.

10. April 1985 - Presentation to professional consultants group from Baltimore

college of Dental surgery on oral condition in Kenya and health care system in Kenya.

11. Feb. 1985- Talks given to visiting consultants from University of New Mexico

School of Medicine and also organized discussions involving our postgraduates on various subjects.

12. Jan. 1986 - Discussion on health care system and health problems in Kenya –

visiting consultants from Detroit. 13. Feb. 1986 - Talks on various medical subjects including infectious diseases,

malaria and surgical problems encountered in Kenya to visiting consultant surgeons from University of New Mexico School of Medicine.

14. Feb. 1986 - Professional seminars - cardiology group - Talk given on cardiac

problems in Kenya and general overview of health care system in Kenya. 15. Feb. 1988 - Talks given on spectrum of Psychiatric problems seen in Kenya and

an overview of health care system in Kenya. Also discussed some of the tropical diseases. Visiting psychiatrists from University of Iowa.

16. Feb. 1989 - Talks given on Malaria, Schistosomiasis, sickle cell diseases and overview of health care system in Kenya. Visiting consultants from Department of Speech and Hearing Science, University of Arizona.

17. June 1988 - HIV infection at the Kenyatta National Hospital. Association of

Physicians of East and Central Africa - Nairobi. 18. Sept. 1988 - Evaluation of ELISA in the diagnosis of leishmaniasis - 12th

International Congress for Tropical Medicine and Malaria - Amsterdam. 19. March 1989 - Opportunistic infection in AIDS. AIDS Seminar - Nakuru. 20. March 1989 - Clinical Aspects of AIDS in Adults - AIDS Seminar - Nakuru. 21. March 1989 - Central Nervous System - manifestation of AIDS. AIDS Seminar -

Nakuru. 22. March 1989 - Clinical aspect of AIDS. Seminar on Traditional healers and

herbalist - Nairobi. 23. 18th March 1989 - Read a paper entitled Malaria Vaccine. A symposium

organized by Association of Physicians of East and Central Africa. Venue - Silverspring Hotel - Nairobi.

24. May 1989 – Five year follow-up of splenectomy in resistant kalazar Kenya

Paediatrics Association Annual Scientific Conference - Nairobi. 25. July 1989 - AIDS the disease. Laboratory technologist workshop at KEMRI -

Nairobi. 26. August 1989 - Clinical Management of AIDS. Seminars for Journalists - Nairobi. 27. September 1990 - Black water fever. 36th APECA Scientific Meeting and

General Assembly - Nairobi. 28. September 1990 - Malaria Symposium APECA Kenya Branch - Chairman

Session IX on Malaria. 29. December 1990 - Clinical manifestation of AIDS at the Kenyatta National

Hospital in Kenya. 30. 66th All India Medical Conference of Indian Medical Association Golden Jubilee

celebrations. 31. 1990 - Heart Disease. Voice of Kenya Radio Doctor Program.

32. March 1991 - Malaria current trends on resistance and chemotherapy. continuing medical education provincial seminars -Nairobi, Mombasa, Kisumu, Kakamega and Eldoret.

33. Aug. 1991 - Transmission and laboratory diagnosis of AIDS. Seminar for

University of Nairobi. 34. Nov. 1991 - Pericardial disease at the Kenyatta National Hospital - Kenya annual

scientific conference of the Kenya cardiac society - Nairobi. 35. June 1992 - Key speaker on micronised phlebotropic agents launching ceremony. Venue - Nairobi, Mombasa, Kisumu. 36. Dec. 1992 - Mefloquin - Kenyan experience. XIIIth International congress for

Tropical Medicine and Malaria - Pattaya Thailand. 37. Jan. 1993 - Daflon 500 in the treatment of haemorrhoids - Singapore. 38. Jan 1993 - Clinical manifestations of AIDS in Kenya. Indian Medical Association

meeting of Morbi branch - Morbi India. 39. April 1993 - Recent advances in Malaria vaccine. Annual General Conference of

Kenya Paediatrics Association - Nairobi. 40. April 1993 - Epidemiology of Yellow Fever in Kenya and the recent outbreak.

Symposium by Kenya Medical Association - Nairobi. 41. June 1993 - Key speaker - Update on Amoebiasis. Continuing medical education

symposium and launching of Secnidazole. Venues - Nakuru, Nairobi, Mombasa, Eldoret and Kisumu. 42. 26th Aug. 1993 - A talk given on Hypertension - Current management. Continuing

medical education seminar organized by Kenya Medical Association. Venue - Aga Khan Hospital Nairobi.

43. March 1994 - Paper read on epidemiology of malaria in Africa. Venue - Salvador,

Brazil. 44. May/June - Provincial talks on Kenya experience with mefloquin. Venue -

Mombasa, Nairobi, Eldoret, Kakamega, Kisumu. 45. June 1994 - Two part T.V. Interview on Malaria (Relayed twice on public

demand.) 46. 8th July 1994 - Continuing Education talk on management of severe malaria. Venue Magadi.

47. April 1994 - Clinical manifestation of AIDS. Venue - National museum - Nairobi. 48. August 1995 - Television interview on HIV/AIDS. 49. 31st October 1995 - Gave an illustration of AIDS. Venue - Louis Leakey

auditorium National museum - Nairobi. 50. 8th July 1996 - Public lecture on Malaria organized by Pharmaceutical society of

Kenya. Venue - City Hall Nairobi. 51. 25th - 26th July 1996 - Scientific lectures on the management of Amoebic

infections. Venue Bulawayo and Harare In Zimbabwe. 52. 12th Sept. 1996 - Kenya Association of Physicians conference. Read a paper on

drug therapy and drug resistance in Malaria. Venue: Grand Regency Hotel, Nairobi.

53. 20th Nov. 1996 - 14th International Congress for Tropical Medicine and Malaria.

Read a paper on efficacy and tolerability of a sequential Artesunate suppository-Mefloquine of severe Falciparum Malaria. Venue Nagasaki - Japan.

54. 16th Jan. 1997 - AFNET dialogue/interaction programme on research and

treatment of Malaria United States information service. Embassy of USA. 55. 27thJan.- 6th Feb 1997 - Course for counsellors/CBH workers in HIV/AIDS

counselling. Facilitator. Gave talks on (1) Clinical manifestations of HIV/AIDS. (2) Management of HIV/AIDS. Venue Nairobi. 56. 13th July 1997 - Talk on Ambulatory care of infective diarrhoea. Venue - Agakhan Hospital Nairobi. 57. 29th May 1999 - Attended a symposium on Malaria update organized by Kenya

association of physicians. Programme co-coordinator and also presented a paper on severe and complicated Malaria in adults. Also a member of pannel of discussion. Venue - Grand Regency Hotel Nairobi.

58. 27th Jan.2000 - Talk on current management of Malaria and role of artemisinin

derivatives. Kenya Medical association Kisumu. Venue - Imperial Hotel Kisumu. 59. 18th Feb 2000 - Talk on combination therapy in Malaria. Kenya Medical

Association Nairobi. 60. 23rd March 2000 - Talk on combination therapy in Malaria Kenya Medical

Association Mombasa. Pandya Memorial Hospital Mombasa.

61. 31st March 2000 - Update on treatment of Malaria. Kenya Medical Association Eldoret branch.

Venue - Sirikwa Hotel Eldoret. 62 13th April 2000 - Update on Malaria. Talk given to doctors in Dar es Saalam TanzaniaVenue - Sherreton Hotel. 63. 28th April 2000 - Management of Malaria and role of Artemisinin derivatives. Kenya Medical Association Nakuru Branch. Venue - Gillani’s Hotel Nakuru. 64. 2nd May 2000 - Guest speaker Nairobi Hospital - Update on management of

Malaria. 65. 13th May 2000 - Guest speaker - Annual general meeting of Kenya

pharmaceutical association Mount Kenya Central Branch. Talk on management of multi drug resistant Malaria. Venue - Blue Post Hotel Thika.

66. 28th -30th Sept. 2000 - Presented a paper on drug resistant Malaria. Kenya

Association of physicians fifth annual scientific conference. Venue Grand Regency Hotel Nairobi.

67. 27th May 2001 - Presented a paper on strategies for treating Malaria in West

Africa. Venue – Paris.(Club Palu). 68. 13th Sept. 2001 – TV interview on hypertension. Medical Journal programme 69. 26th Sept. 2001 – Gave a talk on combination therapy in Malaria. Venue – Nairobi Hospital. 70. 4th Oct. 2001 – Gave a talk on Ethical issues in research in a seminar organized

by Kenyatta National Hospital. Venue – Kenyatta National Hospital. 71. 7th Oct. 2001 – Gave a talk on Ethical issues in research in a seminar organized by

Kenyatta National Hospital. Venue – Kenyatta National Hospital. 72. 25th April 2003 – CME Nosocomial infections.Venue – ENT Department, KNH. 73. 14th May 2003 – CME Septicaemia. Venue – Senior Common Room, KNH.

74. 4th June 2003 – CME Halfan in the management of malaria. Venue – Seminar

room, Department of Paediatrics, U.O.N.

75. 30th June 2003 – CME Management of septicaemia. Venue – ENT Department, KNH

76. 16th June 2003 – Read a paper on Challenges faced in reviewing HIV vaccine trial

protocols. Example from Kenya. Venue: Hilton Hotel, Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia. African AIDS vaccine programme workshop on “strategies for the development of HIV vaccine trial sites in Africa: Challenges and opportunities”.

77. 17th July 2003 – Read a paper entitled “ Under what conditions should East

African Doctors collaborate with international research sponsors. Venue: Panafric Hotel, Nairobi. Hastings center – KEMRI, Bioethics workshop.

78. 18th March 2003 – Read a paper on “Challenges faced in reviewing HIV vaccine

trial protocols”. Venue: Speke Resort Conference center, Kampala. Capacity building workshop on Ethics for African Resource persons and regional ethics committee members (REC) involved in Ethical Review.

79. 22nd Sept. 2003 – Read a paper on The Management of Common Opportunistic

infections in Africa. Venue: Kenyatta Conference Nairobi. The 13th International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa (ICASA).

80. 11th March 2004 – Talk given on role of ethics committee to doctors involved in

research. Venue – Community Health Annex Medical School Nairobi. 81. 27th March 2004 – CME on communicable diseases – gave talks on Malaria,

Typhoid and Amoebiosis. Venue – Lord’s Health Care, Capitol Hill Towers, Nairobi.

82. 2nd April 2004 –Attended the national symposium on the next antimalarial

treatment policy in Kenya. Gave a talk on policy change on management of malaria and role of combination therapy. Venue – Naivasha.

83. 8th April 2004 – CME on Malaria. Gave a talk on Malaria issues in E.A. Venue –

Mt. Kenya Safari Club, Nairobi. 84. 14th May 2004 – HIV sensitizing meeting organized by KANCO for community

service organization. Gave a talk on the overview of ethical issues relating to HIV vaccines. Venue – CPA Centre, Thika Road.

85. 19th May 2004 – CME Management of respiratory infections. Venue – Pandya

Memorial Auditorium, Mombasa. 86. 24th-26th May 2004 – Chaired a session at the Ethics and Research Workshop and

gave talks on vulnerable groups: pregnant, educationally and economically disadvantaged. Also facilitated panel discussion on establishment and running of IRBs and the way forward. Venue – Silver Springs Hotel, Nairobi.

87. 26th May 2004 – KBC interview on Ethics and Medical Research. 88. 16th June 2004 – CME on Malaria update for doctors working for AAR. Venue –

PanAfric Hotel, Nairobi. 89. 18th June 2004 – CME on Malaria update on management. Venue – Serena Hotel,

Nairobi. 90. 25th June 2004 – CME on Management of community acquired pneumonia.

Venue – Gilani’s, Nakuru. 91. 1st July 2004 – Talk on AIDS. Venue – KETRI. 92. 3rd July 2004 – Talk on Ethics and Medical Research, Kenya Association of

Physicians. Venue – Grand Regency Hotel. 93. 11th – 16th July 2004 – XV International AIDS Conference Poster Presentation.

Challenges faced in reviewing HIV Vaccine trials protocols, Kenyan experience. Bhatt K.M., Guantai A.N., Kigondu C., Bwayo J. and Sayers P.

94. 11th -16th July 2004-Safety profile of DNA and MVA HIV preventive vaccines

(Abstract No. ThPeA7002) XV International AIDS conference Jaoko WG, Manyonyi GO, Bhatt K M Wakasiaka S, Ogutu H, Bashir F M , Anzala A O, Oyugi M, Schmidt C, Ongeri M, Waruingi W, Nyange J, Indangsi J, Bwayo J J, Ndinya-Achola J, Mbori-Ngach D, Ngugi E & Fast P (2004) Venue-Bangkok, Thailand

95. 12th August 2004 – Gave a talk on Ethical Challenges in the Provision of ARV

Treatment, Hastings Centre and KEMRI project workshop. Venue – New Stanely Hotel, Nairobi.

96. 3rd September 2004 – CME on Malaria update on current management of Malaria.

Venue – Gilani’s, Nakuru. 97. 9th - 12th September 2004 – HIV/AIDS National Research Consultative meeting

presentations on scope of work and facilities in the University of Nairobi. Venue – Hotel Kungste, Nakuru.

98. Between 9th September and 19th November 2004 – Gave countrywide talks on

Current Management of Malaria and change in policy with emphasis on combination therapy. Areas covered: Kisumu, Kericho, Kakamega, Siaya, Bungoma, Migori, Homabay, Kisii, Embu, Meru, Kitui, Machakos, Mombasa, Malindi, Voi, Kilifi, Nakuru, Naivasha, Eldoret, Kitale, Thika, Busia and all the surrounding rural health facilities.

99. 27th September 2004 – CME and product launch. Artemisinin based combination

treatment of Malaria. Venue – Sherreton Hotel, Dar es Salaam.

100. 29th September 2004 – CME and product launch. Artemisinin based combination

treatment of Malaria. Venue – Grand Imperial Hotel, Kampala, Uganda. 101. 1st October 2004 – CME and product launch. Artemisinin based combination

treatment of Malaria. Venue – Hotel Intercontinental, Nairobi. 102. 13th October 2004 – Gave talks on treatment of opportunistic infections and on

ethical issues in vaccine research. Venue – Imperial Hotel, Kisumu. 103. 29th-30th October 2004 – Vaccine Literacy Workshop for healthcare workers.

Gave a talk on ethics and approval process. Venue – Reef Hotel, Mombasa. 104. August 6th-9th 2004-Safety and immunogenicity of DNA and MVA HIVA

vaccines in Phase-1 vaccine trials in Nairobi, Kenya (Abstract No. 56) Jaoko WG, Omosa G, Bhatt K, Matu L, Ogutu H, Wakasiaka S, Odada J, Anzala O, Bahir F, Oyaro M, Indangasi J, Ndinya-Achola J, Schmidt C, Hanke T, McMichael A, Fast P & Bwayo J (2004) Venue-Lausanne, Switzerland

105. 25th-26th February 2005 – Attended a workshop for healthcare workers on HIV vaccine organized by Kenya Aids Vaccine Initiative(KAVI).

Venue – Sirikwa Hotel, Eldoret 106. 9th March 2005 – Gave a talk on Influence of global flue. How prepared are we. Venue – Hotel Intercontinental, Nairobi. 107. 16th March 2005 – Arsucam drug launch. Venue – Grand Regency Hotel, Nairobi 108. 17th March 2005 – Arsucam Launch. Venue – Pandya memorial auditorium, Mombasa. 109. 18th March 2005 – gave a talk on Amoebiasis and its management.Talk

sponsored by Lords Healthcare Venue. _ Holiday Inn. Nairobi. 110. 30th March 2005 – Gave a talk on Artemisinine Based Combination therapy.

Sponsored by Sanofi Synthelabo. Venue – Mount Kenya Safari Club, Nairobi. 111. 31st March 2005 – Gave a talk on Artemisinine Based Combination Therapy. Venue – Pandya Memorial Hospital Auditorium, Mombasa. 112. 1st April 2005 – Gave a talk on Artemisinine Based Combination Therapy Venue –Imperial Hotel Kisumu.

113. 13th – 15th April 2005 – Talks given on Managementof Malaria in Kericho, Kisumu and Kisii

114. 13th-14th April 2005 – Artequin launch in Dar-es-salam and Zanzibar. 115. 5th -6th May 2005 – Artequin launch in Moshi and Arusha- Tanzania 116. 14th May 2oo5 – Artequin launch in Kampala Uganda. 117. 21st May 2005 – Free distribution of insecticide treated bed nets in Kitale, Kenya. Sai Net Project. 118. 26th May 2005 - Attended the 19th annual conference organized by the college of primary care physicians of Zimbabwe and Phamaceutical Society of Zimbabwe. Gave a talk on ACT based combination therapy for Malaria. Venue – Holiday Inn Bulawayo. 119. 27th May 2005 – Gave a talk on use of fluroquinolones in the management of infections. Sponsored by Glenmark. Venue – Merica Hotel, Nakuru. 120. 4th June 2005 – Free distribution of bed nets and food in Bondo.Sai Net Project 121. 22nd -24th June 2005 – Attended a seminar on Development of HIV/AIDS research mechanism. Venue - Merica Hotel, Nakuru. 122. 25th June 2005 – Gave a talk on treatment of Malaria. Venue – Malindi 123. 9th July 2005 – Free Bed Net distribution and food Kisii. Sai Net project 124 6TH -9TH September 2005-Omosa-Manyonyi G, Jaoko W G, Wakasiaka S, Bwayo

J, Ndinya-Achola J, Schmidt C, Bhat K, Ogutu H, K’Owino D, Dally L Malogo R & Fast P (2005) Challenges experienced by the Clinical team during the conduct of HIV vaccine clinical trials in Kenya. (Abstract No. 323P)

Venue-Montreal, Canada 125.. 26th – 27th November 2005 – Attended workshop on good clinical practice

organized by Viena school of clinical research and gave two lectures. (I) Clinical research in Kenya – The Kenyan voice. (2) Protecting clinical trial subjects –The role of ethics committees.

Venue-Kenya Medical Research institute, Kilifi, Kenya 126. 22nd March 2006 – Piperaquine launch. Gave a talk on role of Artemisinine

Based Combination therapy in the management of Malaria. Venue – Grand Regency Hotel, Nairobi. 127. 20th April 2006 – Attended the annual Kenya Medical Association meeting. Guest speaker Presented a paper on access to quality malaria treatment, prevention and control in Africa in the 21st century. Venue – Hotel Sirikwa, Eldoret. 128. 15th June – Interview on Family TV on Altitude sickness. 129. 14th -15th June 2006 – Attended Community advisory board workshop and gave a lecture on ethical issues in research and their application to CABs. Venue – Lenana Mount Hotel, Nairobi. 130. 22nd September 2006. Attended meeting on drugs for neglected diseases

initiative and chaired the symposium on Malaria – fixed drug combination with ACT(artemisinine combination therapy).

Venue – PanAfric Hotel, Nairobi . 131. 31st October 2006. Gave a lecture on Neurology at The Kenyatta National Hospital.Neurosurgeons conference East Africa 2006. Venue- Masai Maraa, Kenya 132. 11th Nov.2006 – Gave a lecture on Ethics and review process in the workshop for members of community advisory board. Venue – KAVI, University of Nairobi. 130. 15th March 2007 – Gave a talk on Rift valley fever at Kenya Association of Physicians meeting and chaired the session on Malaria on 17th March. Venue – Sirikwa Hotel, Eldoret 133. 25th March 2007 – Gave a talk on spectrum of Neurological conditions seen in HIV infected patients at the Kenyatta National Hospital in Kenya. Venue – Fort Aguada Beach Resort and the Taj Holiday village. Goa, Indi

134. 17th -20th May 2011-Paper read –the National Bioethics Committee; Membership, Mandate and the role of the NBC in the Development of the National Guidelines for the Conduct of Health Research in Kenya

Venue; Kenya School of Monetary Studies, Nairobi 135. 7th June 3012 - Gave a talk on Research opportunities and funding in Kenya.

Venue – Nairobi Safari club

136. 11th August 2012 – Infectious disease symposium organized by the social

service

league, MP shah hospital, Gave a talk on Malaria up dates.

137. 25th – 26th October 2012 – 9th annual ethics conference, Strathmore university

Nairobi Gave a talk on Role of Ethics in promoting science in Kenya.

Venue- Strathmore university, Nairobi.

138, 8th October 2013 - Symposium on medical emergencies organized by Kenyatta

National Hospital and University of Nairobi.

Gave a talk on Update on the management of Malaria.

Venue School of Medicine, University of Nairobi

139. 21st – 25th July 2013 – Operational Research (OR) Implementation Review

Workshop. East African Public Health Laboratory Network

Project.(EAPHLNP)

140. Chaired a session on progress of activities from the Kenyan Satellite and

non satellite sites (TB)

Venue : Bontana Hotel – Nakuru

141.9th September 2013 – Validation workshop for the National Commission for

Science Technology and Innovation (NACOSTI)

Venue - Utali Hotel, Nairobi

142.28th February 2014 – Attended stake holder consultative forum. National Research and Development Policy organized by National Commission for Science Technology and Innovation.

Venue – Utali Hotel, Nairobi

143. 17th June 2014 - CME on current update in the management of Malaria.

Venue - Sirikwa Hotel Eldoret

144 . 22nd -24th June 2014 – Attended the 10th Global Summit for National Ethics/

Bioethics Committees.

Venue- Hilton Reforma Hotel Mexico city.

145. 3rd July 2014 – CME on current update in the treatment of Malaria

including special populations.

Venue – Intercontinental Hotel Nairobi.

146. 7th August 2014 – CME on current update in the management of Malaria

organized by Kenya Medical Association Mombasa

Venue – Pandya Memorial Hospital

147. 28th August 2014 – Attended stake holder’s event regarding Malaria.

Venue – KEMRI/CDC Kisumu

148. 17th September 2014 – Attended a workshop on development of the

National Research for Health Policy Frame work and Priorities for Kenya

Venue – Panafric Hotel, Nairobi

149. 29th-30 September 2014 – Attended the First Leishmaniasis East

Africa(LEAP) Scientific Conference.

Venue – Avanti Blue Nile Hotel, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia

150. 2nd October 2014 – Participated in the 21st LEAP Platform meeting.


151. 14th June to 18th June 2015 – Participated in the 2nd Operational

research(OR) workshop for the East African Public Health Laboratory

Networking Project(EAPHLNP). Chaired the session on progress activities

from the Non satellite sites (TB component)

152. 18th July 2015 – First Infectious disease symposium

Emerging concepts in infectious diseases. Gave a talk on Malaria - What is new?

Venue – Nairobi Hospital

153. 29th-30 September 2014 – Attended the First Leishmaniasis East Africa(LEAP)

Scientific Conference.


MENTOR &DISSERTATIONS SUPERVISED.

1. Quinine loading dose In severe Falciparum Malaria at Kenyatta National Hospital Dr. Martin Tombe. 1988 -1990. 2. Pre and post treatment patterns of serodiagnostic parameters (Antigen, antibody) in Schistosomiasis hematobium patients. Dr. J.Gachiri, 1990 -1991. 3. To determine renal complications in patients with asymptomatic HIV and AIDS. Dr. Usagi. 1990-1991 4. Clinical and laboratory correlation in plasmodium falciparum and

HIV infections at Kenyatta National Hospital. Dr. Samson Obure, 1990 -1991. 5. Enteric pathogens in adult HIV positive patients at Kenyatta National

Hospital. Dr. Henderson Munene Irimu, 1991 -1992. 6. A comparative study of the efficacy of Halofantrine and chloroquine

in uncomplicated malaria at the Kenyatta National Hospital. Dr. David W. Muhindi, 1992 -1993. 7. Autonomic neuropathy in HIV. Dr. Onchuari, 1994 -1995. 8. Clinical evaluation of patients suspected to have pneumocystis carini

infection at KNH. Dr. Onsongo, 1996-1997. 9. Clinical and haematological profiles of HIV infected individuals

admitted to Kenyatta National Hospital. Dr. Waheeba A.W. Mohammed Ahamed. 1996 -1997.

10. CD4 and CD8 T- Lymphocyte counts in patients with Plasmodium Falciparum Malaria in Kenyatta National Hospital.

Dr. Doris K. Macharia – 1999-2000. 11. Tuberculous Meningitis as seen at Kenyatta National Hospital. Dr.

Juzar A.G. Hooker 1999-2002. 12. Risk factors and patterns of presentation of cholelithiasis at Kenyatta

Hospital. Dr. Saumu Hatibu. 2001-2002 13. Bronchoscopic evaluation of HIV positive patients with undiagnosed

chronic cough at Kenyatta National Hospital. Dr. A.M.Siika. 2001-2002 14. Study of intra leucocytic Malaria pigment as a prognostic feature in

Kenyan children admitted to a district Hospital. Dr. M.S.Mithwani 2002-2003

14. Efficacy and secondary safety of Artequin in the treatment of Uncomplicated p.falciparum infection. Dr. B.M. Samia 2003 - 2004

15. Peak-Expiratory Flow Rates (PEFR) of Healthy Adult Kenyan Lifetime Non-Smokers as soon at Kenyatta National Hospital Nairobi. Dr. Michael O. Owiti 2004-2005

17. Intestinal parasitic infections in HIV – infected adult patients with chronic diarrhoea at Kenyatta National Hospital. George M. Moturi 2005-2006 18. The level and pattern of antituberculosis drug resistance at the Kenyatta National Hospital. Roseline Kinyua 2006 – 2007 19. The pattern of active pulmonary tuberculosis among prisoners at Kamity maximum security prison Okaru Cosmos Nyaturu 2007- 2008

20. Comparative evaluation of cytomorphology, special stains and culture in diagnosis of mycobacteria in suspicious lesions accessible for aspiration.

Okinyi Fredrick Otieno 2008- 2010 21. Association Between Serum Procalcitonin and 28 day Outcomes in

patients with presumed Bacterial Sepsis at the Kenyatta National Hospital.

Miriam Mwachinga 2010 – 2012 22. Distribution of Salmonella antibodies in the sera of healthy blood donors at KNH. Mohammed Ezzi 2010-2013

23. Patterns of Human Leukocyte antigens A, B, DQBI and DRB1 GENES and ALLELS AMONG Kidney Transplant Recipients and Donors at KNH.

Kabinga SK2011-2014

24. Disease activity measurement in rheumatoid arthritis: comparison of disease activity score with 28 joint count with the simplified and the clinical disease activity index tools at KNH.

Kevin M.Ndirangu 2014- 2016

25. Carriage rate of Methici llin resistant Staphylococcus Aureus among Health Care workers at Kenyatta National referral Hospital.

Alex Mogere 2014-2016

PH.D. THESIS EXAMINED 1. 15th August 2000- Assessment of the effect of permethrin impregnated

bed nets on transmission of Lymphatic Filariasis in Kwale District, Costal region Kenya. Dunston Mukoko Akumbi.

PROJECTS IN PROGRESS 1. HIV Vaccine related trials( long term follow up ) Kenya AIDS

Initiative(KAVI) PUBLICATIONS: 1. Bhatt K.M 1979 - M.Med. thesis - Interaction of cardiac diseases in

pregnancy. 2. Kager ,Bhatt, Rees June 1980 - Non filalrial elephantiasis.. Lancet pg.

1419. 3. Bahemuka and Bhatt July 1980 - Transient retinopathy in

uncomplicated case of systemic Lupus erythematosis . EAMJ pg 500. 4. De Cock, Bhatt March 1982 - Management of liver abscess.. Lancet

pg 747. 5. Kager, Rees, Manguyu, Bhatt K.M, Bhatt S. M April 1983 - Splenic

aspiration. Experience in Kenya. . Tropical Geographic Medicine 6. Wellde and Lyerly. Tropical and Kager, Rees, Bhatt, Hock Meyer

Sept. 1983 - Clinical, Haematological and Parasitological response to treatment of visceral leishmaniasis in Kenya. A study of 64 patients. Geographic Medicine pg 21.

7. Rees, Kager, Bhatt, Kyobe and Schattenkerk 1983 - Splenectomy in

Kalazar. Clinical Aspects of Kalaazar in Kenya chapter 17 pg 159.. 8. Kager, Rees, Bhatt, Kager, Rees, Bhatt, 1983 - Clincal presentation

of visceral leishmaniasis in Kenya. Clinical aspects of Kalaazar in Kenya chapter 5 pg. 37. Manguyu, Hock Meyer, Wellde and Lyerly.

9. Bhatt K. M, Omani MJ, Kyobe J, Kanja C. March 1984 - Clinical malaria in Nairobi EAMJ pg 303.

10. Bhatt K. M, Bhatt S. M, Kanja C, Kyobe J May 1984 - Urinary

leucocytes in bladder schistosomiasis.. EAMJ pg 449. 11. Bhatt K. M, Bhatt S. M, Okelo GBA, Watkins WM. Oct. 1984 -

Chloroquine resistance falciparum malaria in a local Kenyan. A case report EAMJ pg 745.

12. Bhatt SM, Bhatt K. M. Aug. 1985 - Treatment of P. falciparum

malaria. Medicus 13. GBA Okelo, AK Kemtai, Bhatt K M. 1985 - Retrospective study of

morality in malaria during 1984 - 1985 at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH).. .EAMJ Vol. 64 pg 21.

14. GBA Okelo and Bhatt K. M. Feb. 1987 - A case of Trichinosis seen

at Kenyatta National Hospital. EAMJ Vol. 64 pg 155. 15. Bhatt K. M. 1987 - Evaluation of Elisa system in the diagnosis of

leishmaniasis. Thesis for MSc. in Clinical Tropical Medicine 16. Bhatt K. M. July 1988 - HIV infection at KNH Medicus Vol. 7 no. 7. 17. Bhatt K. M Feb. 1988 - Diagnosis and treatment of pneumonia in

patients with chronic respiratory disease.. The Nairobi Journal of Medicine. Vol. 13 no. 2.

18. Bhatt K. M. March 1990 - A case study of an AIDS patient. AIDS

Newsletter - pg 4. 19. GBA Okelo, D Sang, Bhatt K. M. (Jan. 1991) - Treatment of diffuse

cutaneous leishmaniasis. A report of two cases. EAMJ Vol. 68 no. 1 pg 67-68.

20. Bhatt K. M March/May 1991 - chemotherapy of human

immunodeficiency virus infection. The Nairobi Journal of Medicine. Vol. 17 no. 1 pg 31-35.

26. . Bhatt, K. M. and NB Mirza. Sept. 1992 - Rat bite fever - A case of a Kenyan EAMJ Vol. 69 no. 9 pg 542-543. 22. 1992 - Manual of clinical management for clinical officers, Ministry

of Health document. 23. Bhatt, K. M., AOK Obel Dec. 1992 - Quinine loading dose in severe

falciparum. EAMJ Vol. 69 pg 670-674. malaria at the Kenyatta National Hospital. M Tombe,

24. M Tombe,. Bhatt, K. M., AOK Obel Feb. (1993) - Clinical surprises

and challenges of severe malaria at Kenyatta National Hospital - Kenya. EAMJ Vol. 70 pg 117-119.

25. 1993. - Regulations governing the use of antimalarials in Kenya.

Ministry of Health policy document sponsored by WHO. 26. Bhatt K.M. (March - April 1994) - Laboratory diagnosis of Malaria –

Overview. African Journal of Medical Practice 1:12. 27. N.B.Mirza, K.M.Bhatt ( 1994 )- Cryptosporidiosis in HIV positive

patients at the Kenyatta Naional Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya.. Letter to editor EAMJ Vol. 71, pg 334.

28. 1994 - Recurrent polyneuropathy of pregnancy.Bhatt. K. M and S.M.Bhatt. EAMJ Vol. 71, pg 614 - 615.

29. 1994 - Black water fever at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi,

Kenya..Bhatt K. M,.Bhatt S. M, M.Tombe and G.B.A.Okelo. EAMJ Vol. 71, pg 755-757.

30. K.M Bhatt (1994 )- Laboratory diagnosis of Malaria ---Overview.

African Journal of Medical Practice. Pg 12. 31. Bhatt K. M. (1995) - Current Malarial chemotherapy. The New

African Journal of Medicine - Vol:11. Pg.11-12. 32. K.M Bhatt and Z.W Njoroge. (1995 )- Views on HIV and Herpes

Zoster - Medical Review. Pg. 20.

33. Bhatt K. M,.Bhatt S.M. and Mirza N.B.. ( 1996 ) .Meningococcal Meningitis EAMJ Vol. 73:35 -39

34. Bhatt K.M., Bhatt S.M., Omonge E., Oteko L and Andriel M.

(1996) – Efficacy of a sequential Artesunate suppository - Mefloquin

treatment of severe Falciparum Malaria. Japanese Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hyg. Vol. 24 Suppl. 1: pg. 59-63. 35. K.M. Bhatt and S.M Bhatt( 1996 -) Recent developments in the

management of opportunistic infections in AIDS Medicus. Vol 15. Pg.11-16.

36. Bhatt K.M May /June 1999 Aspects of Malaria. Medical review Journal of Medicine. Vol. 5 No.2 pg. 20-23 37. Bhatt K.M., Bhatt S.M., Oloo A.J., Jivanjee S.A., Kanja C and Kimanzi. (2000 ) Evaluation of efficacy and tolerance of “ Mefloquine in patients with acute uncomplicated Falciparum Malaria in Kenya.’’

(http://www.chez.com/malaria/).

38. Bhatt K.M. and S.M Bhatt( July –Sept. 2000 )Drug resistant Falciparum

Malaria. Health Line. Pg.47-49. 39. 2001 - Participated in developing Clinical Guidelines on

Antiretroviral Therapy. National Aids and STD control programme 2001.

40. 2001-2002 – Participated in developing National Guidelines for the Management of HIV/AIDS. Contributed the section on The Management of Opportunistic Infections. 41. K.M. Bhatt and S.M. Bhatt ( 2002 ) Anthrax revisited.. EAMJ Vol.79 No.7 pg.364-367. 42. K.M Bhatt and S.M. Bhatt ( January – February 2002). Highland Malaria.Medicom (The African Journal of Hospital Medicine). Vol.17 No. 1 pg.11-13

http://www.chez.com/malaria/

43. Hooker J.A.G , Muhindi D.W , Amayo E.O , Mcligeyo S.O Bhatt K.M.(1), Odhiambo J.A.( 2003 )Diagnostic Utility of cerebrospinal fluid studies in patients with clinically suspected tuberculous meningitis.H). The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. Vol. 8 pp 787-796. 44. 2005 – Contributed in preparing the National guidelines on vaccine research in kenya 45. 2006 - Contributed towards writing the current National guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and prevention of malaria for health workers in Kenya 46. Bhatt.K.M., Samia.B.M., Bhatt.S.M and Wasunna K.M ( 2006) Efficacy and safety of an artesunate/ mefloquine combination (Artequin) in the management of uncomplicated P.Falciparum Malaria in Kenya. EAMJ 83:236-2 47. Walter Jaoko, Frederick N. Nakwagala, Omu Anzala, Gloria Omosa Manyonyi, Josphine Birungi, Annet`Nanvuba, Farah Bashir, Kirana Bhatt, Hilda Ogutu, Sabina Waksiaka, Lucy Matu, Wambui Waruingi, Jane Odada, Micah Oyaro, Jackton Indagasi, Jeckonia Ndinya Achola, Carol Konde, Emmanuel Mugisha, Patricia Fast, Claudia Schmidt, Jill Gilmore, Tony Tarragona, Carol Smith, Burc Barin, Len Dally, Bruce Johnson, Andrew Muluubya, Leslie Nielsen, Peter Hayes, Mark Boaz, Peter Hughes, Thomas Hanke, Andrew McMichael, Job Bwayo, Pontieno Kaleebu : (2008)

Safety and immunogenicity of recombinant low – dosage HIV-1 A vaccine candidates vectored by plasmid pTHr DNA or modified vaccinia virus Ankara (MVA) in humans in East Africa.

Vaccine 26:2788- 2795 48. Bhatt K M., 2009 Editorial: Use of insecticide treated bednets in the

control of malaria. EAMJ 86: 305-307 49. W.G. Jaoko, H. Ogutu, S Wakasiaka, R Malogo, R Ndambuki, J

Nyange, G Omosa-Manyonyi, P Fast, C Schmidt, C Verlinde, C Smith, K M Bhatt , J Ndinya-Achola and O Anzala 2009

Pregnancy rates among female participants in phase I and phase II AIDS vaccine clinical trials in Kenya. EAMJ 86: 430-434

50. Antoinette K Tshefu, Oumar Gaye, Kassoum Kayentao, Ricardo

Thompson, Kirana M Bhatt, Sanie SS Sesay, Dorina G Bustos, Emiliana Tjitra, George Bedu-Addo, Isabelle Borghinin-fuhrer,

Stephan Duparc, Chang Sik Shin, Lawrence Fleckenstein and the Pyronaridine/artesunate Study team (2010)

Efficacy and safety of a new fixed-dose oral combination of pyronaridine/artesunate versus artemether/lumefantrine in children and adults with uncomplicated plasmodium falciparum malaria. The Lancet 375:1457- 1467

51. Reasons for ineligibility in phase 1 and 2A HIV Vaccine Clinical Trials in Kenya Aid Vaccine Initiative (KAVI) Kenya Gloria S Oniasa-Manyonyi, Walter Jaoko, Omu anzala, Hilda Ogutu, Sabina Wakasiaka, Roselynn Malogo, Jacqueline Nyanse, Pamela Njuguna, Jeckoniah Ndinya Achola, Kirana Bhatt, Bashir Farah, Mica Oyaso, Claudia Schmidt, Franca Priddy, Patricia Fast, 2011 plus One http:/dx.plus.org/101371 journal.pone.0014580.

52.Pyronaridine- artesunate granules versus artemether – lumefantrine crushed tablets in children with plasmodium falciparum malaria: a randomized controlled trial. Kassoum Kayento,Ogobara K Doumbo,Louis K Penali, Andre T Offianan, Kirana M Bhatt,Joshua Kimani, Antointte K Tshefu, Jack HT Kokolomani, Michael Ramharter, Pablo Martinez de Salazar, Alfred B Tiono, Alfonse Ouedraogo, Maria Dorina G Bustos, Fredrick Quicho, Isabelle Borghini- Fuhrer, Stephan Duparc, Chang- Sik Shin and Lawrence Fleckenstein. 2012 Malaria j,2012 Oct 31;11:364-doci;1086/1475-2875-11-364

53. Distribution of Salmonella Typhi Antibodies in the sera of healthy blood donors at Kenyatta National Hospital.

Ezzi MS, Anzala O, Maritim MC, Bhatt K.M. 2014

Online Journal of Medicine and Medical Science Research. 2014; 3(3):19-23

Documents

CURRICULUM VITAE FOR PROF · curriculum vitae for prof. kirana m. bhatt. department of clinical medicine and therapeutics . university of nairobi . may 2016 . personal data. name: