Our 2025 conference focuses on shaping the future of healthcare through innovation and collaboration, and will bring together experts from various fields to explore cutting-edge solutions that enhance healthcare access, quality, and efficiency. Designed for early career researchers, the event provides a platform to present research, gain insights from industry leaders, and build valuable connections with experienced professionals.
Through keynote sessions, panel discussions, and networking opportunities, participants will gain the knowledge and support needed to drive impactful change in healthcare.
CONFERENCE REGISTRATION
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Innovating Healthcare Systems
The conference will focus on healthcare innovation and technology, multi-disciplinary collaboration, policy and systems strengthening, evidence-based research, and emerging global health trends, among others.
Meet Our Judges
Sarah Karanja
Sarah Karanja is a social scientist and public health researcher committed to implementation science and health equity. Her research focuses on identifying and addressing barriers to healthcare access.
Over the past four years, Sarah has collaborated with the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and Peek Vision to develop the Improvement Studies for Equitable and Evidence-Based Innovation model. This model aims to identify and test solutions for improving access to eye healthcare through adaptive randomized controlled trials. The other major research project she is involved in is a randomized controlled trial of Economic Advantages of Readers for Near Vision (EARN trial) in Kenya. This study aims to assess the effect of providing glasses on household consumption, vision-related quality of life, self-reported productivity, and income among adults aged 35 to 65 years with presbyopia. Sarah has published more than 25 articles on various topics, including eye health, HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, reproductive health, and nutrition. She has expertise working in Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda, South Sudan, Malawi, Senegal, and Zambia.
Sarah is a Senior Research Scientist (Social Science and Health Systems Research) at the Kenya Medical Research Institute. She is also a member of the Scientific and Ethics Review Unit (SERU).
Sarah is a PhD student at the KEMRI Graduate School and holds two master's degrees: one in Medical Sociology from the University of Nairobi and another in Global Bioethics from Anáhuac University in Mexico.
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Dr Emily Nyariki
Dr Nyariki is a Social Scientist with over 15 years of experience in health research and population programs. Her work focuses on Social Behavioral Issues in clinical research, Key populations and health, disability inclusion, and community engagement, making her a strong voice for advocating for vulnerable populations in research.
Holding a PhD in Implementation Science and a Master of Arts in Population Studies from the University of Nairobi, Dr. Nyariki is an expert in mixed-methods research, with a particular emphasis on qualitative research. She is proficient in using software like Nvivo for in-depth data analysis and has extensive experience in ethical research practices, having completed multiple trainings in human subjects’ protection and good clinical practice.
As a Lecturer at the University of Nairobi, Department of Public and Global Health, Dr Nyariki dedicated to mentoring the next generation of researchers, teaching courses on Social Science and Health, Medical Sociology and Qualitative Research Methods. Her leadership skills are evident in her roles as a Lead and co-Researcher on major projects, including the Young Africa Works, Disability Inclusive Education and Employment Project, where she managed project implementation, budget, and reporting across multiple countries.
Dr. Nyariki's contributions to the field are well-documented in her numerous peer-reviewed publications and conference presentations. Her recent works have focused on female sex workers’ social and health vulnerabilities and the perceptions of clinical research participants demonstrating her commitment to providing a holistic and nuanced perspective on health challenges. She is a dedicated researcher and educator, passionate about translating research into real-world impact.
Prof. Mutinda C. Kyama
Prof Kyama is a Biomedical Scientist - Clinical Cytologist and currently Associate Professor in the Medical Lab Science Dept, JKUAT. He has a Bachelor’s degree in Biochemistry and Masters of Science in Clinical Cytology from the University of Nairobi, Kenya and a Master’s degree in Medical Sciences a Magna Cum Laude and Doctor of Biomedical Sciences in Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Human Disease from the Katholieke University (KU) of Leuven, Belgium. He was a visiting postdoctoral fellow at the Laboratory of Experimental Gynaecology, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, KULeuven in 2011.
He is also a recipient of the World Endometriosis Society Rodolphe Maheaux Travel award (2011), an international award given in recognition of outstanding research conducted by individuals who are young researchers in endometriosis. He was a visiting Scholar at the Faculty of Medicine, KU Leuven, Campus Gasthuisberg in 2023 as a recipient of the KULeuven Interfaculty Council for Global Development award that fit the Global Minds philosophy to stimulate the exchange of knowledge and innovative research. He has special research interest in the Clinical Cytology and understanding the molecular and cellular mechanisms involved in the pathogenesis of endometriosis, breast cancer, and gynaecologic malignancy, with over 120 scientific publications in internationally peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings, contributed a book and several book chapters.
He was previously a member of European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology, cum member of the Special Interest Group in Endometriosis and Endometrium from 2003 to 2009, member of Belgium Society for Reproductive Medicine from 2003 to 2009, and a member of the World Endometriosis Society since 2008. Member of the Society for Clinical Cytologist Kenya from 2019 to date.
His goal is to enhance the linkage between academia and industry through promoting research and development, technology transfer, artificial intelligence/ machine learning tools, in low resource settings.
