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OUR MOTTO

Every day, 700 Kenyans die of HIV/AIDS related diseases. AIDS is spreading rapidly. We join this war because "we are determined to make a difference."


A Ravaged Continent:

THE TEAM BEHIND KAWI

The Kenya AIDS Watch Institute is the brainchild of a group of professionals drawn from various fields of expertise. They came together to formulate a way of effectively countering the threat to Kenya posed by the HIV/AIDS pandemic and, as a result, KAWI was formed to harmonize the activities of Kenya's more than a thousand organizations that deal with HIV/AIDS and related issues.

KAWI Director, Francis Kajumo at work in the New York lab.

 
                              

 

 


 

DIRECTORS/ASSOCIATES

Francis Kajumo: A molecular virologist based in New York who, for the last two years, has been working as a research scientist for Progenics Pharmaceuticals at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He was involved in several projects for five years at the Aaron Diamond Aids Research Centre in New York researching the mechanisms of HIV's entry and vaccine design. He is involved in several projects concerning HIV and Hepatitis C drug design and development. Francis did his graduate work at New York University.

Dr William Kiarie:  A graduate of the University of Nairobi, where he studied pharmacy, Dr Kiarie also holds an MBA from the United States International University. For many years, he has worked in the pharmaceutical industry in various capacities, including managerial roles. He has done extensive research in HIV/AIDS, focusing mainly on its social and economic impacts. With Dr William Muraah, he has co-authored the book HIV/AIDS - Facts that could change your life.

Prof Edward Karanja: Prof Karanja is a lecturer in philosophy at the City University of New York, in New York City, USA. He studied philosophy and economics at New York's New School of Social Research, as well as at Columbia University.

Dr William M. Muraah: Studied Pharmacy at the University of Nairobi, where he also holds an MBA in Startegic Management. He has worked in the Pharmaceutical Industry for over ten years, six of them managing an HIV franchise. He is also co-author with Dr. William Kiarie of the much acclaimed book; “HIV and AIDS: Facts that could change  your LIFE”.

Dr Amu Anzala: A virologist attached to the University of Nairobi Medical School, where he heads the Kenya AIDS Vaccine Initiative (KAVI). Dr Anzala is one of Kenya's leading HIV/AIDS researcher's. with extensive publications. He was educated in the United States and in Britain.

 

Dr Peter Arimi: Currently working in Botswana, Dr Arimi is the Study Physician of the Botswana-Harvard University Partnership. A graduate of the University of Nairobi Medical School, he has participated in many HIV/AIDS seminars and conferences in Kenya and abroad.

Dr Kang'ethe Gitu: A former Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Labour and a former Director of Economic Planning, Dr Gitu is also widely known among the donor community, where he has worked or rendered consultancy services to such organizations as CIDA, UNAID and the World Bank, among others. He has written extensively and provocatively on issues relating to poverty as well as the implications of HIV/AIDS on Kenya's socio-economic scene. Dr Gitu was educated at the University of California in the US.

Daniah Thompson: An MD, PhD candidate at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota. Ms Thompson, a New Yorker, is working on her doctorate thesis in HIV/AIDS and has also done extensive research in the same area at New York's Albert Einstein College of Medicine.

Dr Sobbie Mulindi: A lecturer at the University of Nairobi Medical School, and a staff member of Nairobi's Kenyatta National Hospital, where he chairs the HIV/AIDS Committee. He has written extensively on HIV/AIDS related issues and participated in many local and international conferences on HIV/AIDS.

Dr Jedidah Danson: Dr Danson is a microbiologist at New York's Cornell University, now doing research in Kenya under a grant from the Rockefeller Foundation. She studied at the University of Nairobi and in Japan.

Dr Patrick Monyenye: A lecturer at the University of Nairobi, where he is Chairman of the Philosophy Department and Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Arts. Dr Monyenye is an active participant in KAWI's HIV/AIDS seminars and conferences, where he has presented provocative papers on moral/cultural issues relating to HIV/AIDS.

Mr Amboka Andere: A well-known Kenyan journalist, currently the managing editor of The Kenya Times, and a former editor of The Weekly Review. Mr Andere was educated at the University of Nairobi

Dr Surendra Patel: The physician in charge of the  HIV/Clinical Research Programme at Nairobi's M.P. Shah Hospital,he has participated extensively in HIV/AIDS seminars and conferences in Kenya as well as abroad.

Dr J. Amolo Aluoch: A leading Nairobi physician now in private practice, he is a keen participant and contributor to HIV/AIDS seminars and conferences. He is also a distinguished leader of the Kenya Medical Association (KMA).

Mrs Ann Njeri Mbugua: A well-known Kenyan lawyer educated at the University of Nairobi, Ms Mbugua focuses on legal issues relating to HIV/AIDS.

Mr Bedan Mbugua: A pharmacist by training from the University of California at Berkeley, he is also a well-recognized journalist and newspaper publisher, who has dedicated part of his publications to sensitizing Kenyans about the HIV/AIDS pandemic. Additionally, Mr Mbugua has introduced the idea of organic farming to rural Kenyans and combines this novel but popular idea with dissemination of information on HIV/AIDS.

Prof Kinuthia Macharia: A Kenyan lecturer in sociology and economics at the American University in Washington D.C, he is extensively published in these fields. Prof MAcharia was educated in the United States.

Peter A. Andere: Chairman/CEO, Amuron Kenya Ltd he is a well-known insurance and finance consultant in Nairobi.

Ms Carole Argwings-Kodhek: Well known in Kenya's publications, communications and marketing industry, Carole has written for such renowned magazines as The Weekly Review, Peter Moll Publications and VIVA among others. Ms Argwings-Kodhek has also worked for the banking and hotel industries, including Barclays Bank and Nairobi's Grand Regency Hotel.

 

CONSULTANTS

Prof Martin Markowitz: Clinical Director, Staff Investigator at New York's Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Centre is also associate professor at the Rockefeller University.

 

 

 

 

Professor Markowitz meets the President of Kenya

Daniel Arap Moi at Statehouse Nairobi, 2001.

 

 

 

 

Prof Josh Ruxin: Director, Harvard Institute of Global Development, Harvard University.

Prof John Beatty: Brooklyn College (Anthropology Department), City University of New York, New York City.

 

AFFILIATES

*    Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Centre, New York City.

*      Crystal Hill Consulting

*      Amuron Kenya Ltd.

*    GlaxoSmithKline of Kenya Ltd.

*    Intraafrica Insursnce.

*    St. Christophers' Schools.

*      Family Finance.

*      Asian & Pacific Islander Coalition on HIV/AIDS Inc., New York City.

*      Kenya School of Professional Studies, Nairobi.

*      Columbia University, New York

*      Rockerfeller University, New York

*      Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.

*      Moi University, Eldoret, Kenya.

*      Kabarak University, Nakuru, Kenya.

 


 

 

 

 

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