The University of Manitoba (UM) and University of Nairobi (UoN) have collaborated in infectious disease/medical microbiology since 1979. The objective of this program is to provide UoN trainees with the skills needed to address identified gaps in Kenya’s health sciences (medical microbiology) workforce. The project is composed of two elements. The first is a full four-year PhD program at the UM dept of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (MMID). In this element three students (at least two women) identified by the UoN dept of Medical Microbiology and Immunology (MMI) will come to the UM MMID for full-time PhD study. The second element is a one-year research internship for five scholars, at least three must be women.
