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KEMRI-Wellcome @kemriwellcome.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Congratulations to our Executive Director, Prof. Edwine Barasa, on his appointment to the renewed @who.int Science Council, joining 20 leading scientists globally. The Council will advise on emerging technologies,breakthroughs & high-priority health issues shaping global health. 🔗: shorturl.at/hQybK
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edwinebarasa.bsky.social @edwinebarasa.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Honoured to be appointed to the WHO Science Council, joining 20 leading scientists from around the world to help shape the future of science, research and innovation for global health. Excited about the work ahead. @kemriwellcome.bsky.social www.who.int/news/item/27...
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WHO appoints 21 leading scientists to Science Council to help shape future health breakthroughs
The WHO Science Council is an advisory body established by the WHO Director-General to provide independent advice on high-priority scientific issues, emerging technologies, and advances in science and...
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edwinebarasa.bsky.social @edwinebarasa.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Fantastic to see South-South collaboration between African countries as an enabler of Evidence Informed healthcare priority setting. At the AfroHTA meeting in Morocco, Gambia presented on how they are learning from and leveraging from Ghana's experience to institutionalise HTA
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KEMRI-Wellcome @kemriwellcome.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
The Nairobi City County Health Policy, Planning and Financing Directorate team visited @kemriwellcome.bsky.social in Kilifi and met with Executive Director, Prof. @edwinebarasa.bsky.social to discuss research collaborations in national health financing reforms and primary healthcare financing.
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P4H Network @p4hnetwork.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Check out new analysis by @edwinebarasa.bsky.social et al. Warns that as donor funding declines, many LMICs are adopting shifting costs to households, over-reliance on insurance, sidelining PHC, and weakening community health threaten equity and UHC progress. 🔗 gh.bmj.com/content/10/1...
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Dr. Soji Adeyi @sojiadeyi.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Delighted to share our new paper on the transition from dependence to self-reliance in financing & governing African health systems! Thanks @edwinebarasa.bsky.social, Chris Atim, Yuniwo Nfor, & Eric Arthur. www.africanjhesp.org/content/arti...
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edwinebarasa.bsky.social @edwinebarasa.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Our annual report is out, and as always, I remain humbled by the excellence in science that is made possible by all the amazing colleagues @kemriwellcome.bsky.social ,our funders,collaborators, policy makers, practitioners, and communities. This year's focus is IMPACT. Read and engage!
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