Promoting systemic use of research evidence to inform health policy and practice in Kenya

An audience at the 2023 KEMRI KASH Conference listens to a presenter.

On 15 February 2023, the Kenya National Centre (NC) – the KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme – of the African Health Observatory – Platform on Health Systems and Policies (AHOP) hosted a policy dialogue (PD) to discuss the role of evidence in informing strategies used during the COVID-19 pandemic. The PD brought together key stakeholders from the health sector, including representatives from the Kenyan Ministry of Health (MoH), County Departments of Health (CDoH), the Council of Governors (CoG), international and development partners, research institutes, and health systems experts.