Africa · Endemic country
Kenya
23 U.S. organizations document malaria partnerships in Kenya, from 15 U.S. states. It ranks number 2 of 55 endemic countries in the atlas.
23
U.S. organizations
15
U.S. states
26
Partner institutions
Kind of work
What U.S. organizations do in Kenya
- Research12
- Programs and delivery10
- Product testing5
- Surveillance and genomics5
- Clinical trials3
- Training and capacity3
- Policy and advocacy2
- Manufacturing and supply1
Distinct organizations. Kinds of work are assigned from each partnership description by a published keyword rulebook.
Organizations
Working in Kenya
- AudereNon-profit innovator · Seattle
- Maisha Meds · AI-assisted verification of malaria rapid tests in private pharmacies
- Medic Afya · integration of AI-assisted malaria rapid-test interpretation into community health information systems
- Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) · digitally supported malaria self-testing research
Brown University malaria researchResearch institution · Providence- Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) · Active field studies of severe malaria pathogenesis, target discovery, ex vivo drug discovery, and surveillance for drug-resistance mutations
- Catholic Relief Services (CRS)Non-profit innovator · Baltimore
- Ministry of Health, National Malaria Control Program, and Turkana County Department of Health · seasonal malaria chemoprevention among pastoralist and refugee communities, community malaria activities, and digital campaigns
CDCGovernment · Atlanta- Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) · long-term malaria R&D and implementation-science partner; vaccine/mAb trials and evaluations, implementation research, vector-control evaluations, drug-efficacy studies, surveillance, and laboratory research
- Kenya Ministry of Health · malaria-control implementation and evaluation partner
- Moi University · operations research related to seasonal malaria chemoprevention and antimalarial resistance
Dimagi, Inc.Technology and manufacturing company · Cambridge- PMI AIRS/VectorLink (with Abt Global) · CommCare support for indoor residual spraying campaigns
- Friends of the Global FightAdvocacy organization · Washington
- Civil society organizations in these countries (H-TRAC) · co-founded the Health Transition Resources and Advocacy Collaborative (H-TRAC) with civil society organizations in these countries, for peer learning in advocacy for domestic resource mobilization, and including malaria-focused and faith-based partners. Connections to malaria-endemic countries are indirect and achieved through financing channels of The Global Fund
Global Health CouncilAdvocacy organization · Washington- Policy Strategy Group
- Global Health Technologies Coalition (GHTC)Advocacy organization · Washington
- Coalition for Health Research and Development
- Jhpiego (a Johns Hopkins University affiliate)Non-profit innovator · Baltimore, Washington
- Ministry of Health · STOP-AMDR implementation country; MCGL; Gates Foundation-supported work
- Kenya NGO's Alliance Against Malaria (KeNAAM) · STOP-AMDR partner
- Johns Hopkins Center for Bioengineering Innovation and Design (CBID)Research institution · Baltimore
- Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) · Research partner/implementer
- LesuNon-profit innovator · Portland
- Carolina for Kibera (CFK) · field implementation and research partner
- Malaria No MoreAdvocacy organization · Washington
- Amref Health Africa
- Merck & Co., Inc.Pharmaceutical and biotech company · Rahway, Upper Gwynedd
- partner names omitted by Merck until publicly disclosed · Approximately six clinical research sites planned for a Phase 2 study of MK-7602 alone and in combination with pyronaridine, beginning in 2027
- Montane RES, LLCService provider · Fort Collins
- Center of Excellence for Surveillance Monitoring Evaluation and Learning of Health Programs (CESMEL Health) · strategy consulting
- Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU)Research institution · Portland, Beaverton
- Kenya Medical Research Institute / KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme (Kilifi) · malaria research collaboration
RAM-Global (Rotarians Against Malaria–Global Rotary Action Group)Non-profit innovator · Carbondale- Busia, Siaya, Kisumu, Lugari, and Kakamega County Ministries of Health and the Rotary Clubs of Busia, Siaya, Kisumu, Lugari, and Kakamega · local implementation of WAKAM, including training and equipping community health promoters for malaria prevention, diagnosis, and treatment
- Ministry of Health · supports bed nets, community-health-promoter training and equipment, vaccines, spatial repellents, and education for WAKAM
- RESULTSAdvocacy organization · Washington
- WACI Health
- Sanaria Inc.Pharmaceutical and biotech company · Rockville
- Kenya Medical Research Institute (Kilifi, Kisumu, Nairobi) · studies using PfSPZ Challenge to assess naturally acquired immunity and vaccine-induced protection in infants
- SC JohnsonTechnology and manufacturing company · Racine
- Government of Kenya · April 2023 public-private partnership (more than $10 million) to distribute spatial repellents, fund malaria-prevention education, and build rural clinics
- Sysmex America, Inc. / Sysmex CorporationTechnology and manufacturing company · Lincolnshire
- Kenya Ministry of Health and Department of Health, County Government of Kisumu · XN-31 training, standardization, and work toward incorporating automated malaria testing into national and local diagnostic systems
- Mount Kenya University, Centre for Malaria Elimination, and Homa Bay County Government · field research evaluating XN-31 for malaria surveillance
- Aga Khan Hospital, Kisumu · clinical diagnostic-performance evaluation
- The Scripps Research Institute — Calibr-Skaggs Institute for Innovative MedicinesResearch institution · La Jolla
- Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) Center for Clinical Research, Kisumu; Strathmore University Center for Research in Therapeutic Sciences, Nairobi; and WRAIR-Africa, Kisumu · collaborative antimalarial drug-discovery and repurposing research, including evaluation of compounds against P. falciparum
University of Notre Dame — Eck Institute for Global HealthResearch institution · Notre Dame- Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) · malaria and vector-control research, field evaluation, and implementation research
- Vectech, Inc.Technology and manufacturing company · Baltimore
- Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) · malaria vector biology, mosquito specimen data collection and reference, and collaboration on expanding VecTech’s AI surveillance tools for malaria programs
- USAMRU-Kenya · mosquito specimen data collection and reference
Across the United States
Where the work comes from
District of Columbia 6Maryland 5Colorado 2California 1Georgia 1Illinois 1Indiana 1Massachusetts 1Maine 1New Jersey 1Oregon 1Pennsylvania 1Rhode Island 1Washington 1Wisconsin 1
Organizations per state. An organization's partnerships count for every U.S. state where it has a site.
In Kenya
Partner institutions
- Aga Khan Hospital, Kisumu
- Amref Health Africa
- Busia, Siaya, Kisumu, Lugari, and Kakamega County Ministries of Health and the Rotary Clubs of Busia, Siaya, Kisumu, Lugari, and Kakamega
- Carolina for Kibera (CFK)
- Center of Excellence for Surveillance Monitoring Evaluation and Learning of Health Programs (CESMEL Health)
- Civil society organizations in these countries (H-TRAC)
- Coalition for Health Research and Development
- Government of Kenya
- Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI)
- Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) Center for Clinical Research, Kisumu; Strathmore University Center for Research in Therapeutic Sciences, Nairobi; and WRAIR-Africa, Kisumu
- Kenya Medical Research Institute (Kilifi, Kisumu, Nairobi)
- Kenya Medical Research Institute / KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme (Kilifi)
- Kenya Ministry of Health
- Kenya Ministry of Health and Department of Health, County Government of Kisumu
- Kenya NGO's Alliance Against Malaria (KeNAAM)
- Maisha Meds
- Medic Afya
- Ministry of Health
- Ministry of Health, National Malaria Control Program, and Turkana County Department of Health
- Moi University
- Mount Kenya University, Centre for Malaria Elimination, and Homa Bay County Government
- PMI AIRS/VectorLink (with Abt Global)
- Policy Strategy Group
- USAMRU-Kenya
- WACI Health
- partner names omitted by Merck until publicly disclosed

