The School Of Public Health Welcomes New Dean

On 17th of March, the school of public health welcomed the new Dean,Prof. Kenneth Ngure. He was elected unopposed with several faculty members attending the function.In his acceptance speech, he thanked the faculty members for the support and promised to continue the good work of ... Continue reading →

Public Health Slaughter House & Meat Inspection Exercise

The exercise of meat inspection is important to public health practitioners as they are able to establish the health of animals prior to slaughter and after. The practice is that all domestic animals going into the food chain are inspected before their slaughter. They may observe but are not ... Continue reading →

Preparation for the Phased reopening in Kenya in COVID-19 Era – Epidemiologists Explainer

There have been tough questions for the Government and the Country at large as the COVID-19 spreads. However, experts drawn from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology and other knowledge institutions have been playing the critical role of bridging the gap with scientific ... Continue reading →

SoPH Staff at the Forefront of COVID19 Fight

As the Corona Virus (COVID-19) was declared a public health emergency, members of the public health community in Kenya and other parts of the world stepped up to offer the wealth of experience and expertise in areas related to mitigating the impact of the pandemic. Dr. Susan Mambo, the current ... Continue reading →

SoPH Staff Secures United Nations Research Grant

Dr. Nzioki J. Mativo, a lecturer at the school of Public health in JKUAT Main campus and a member of Amnesty International-Kenya Chapter has won a United Nations research grant. The grant aims at reviewing the status of domestication of the human rights to water and sanitation, and measures to ... Continue reading →

Water Treatment Sessions

Treatment of water differs from community to community depending on the volumes of water accessing the treatment plant. Water runoff from the surface will more often than not require more filtration, and subsequent treatment because of the debris as opposed to ground water. Due to the ... Continue reading →

An Exercise in Building Sanitation

With the global COVID19 pandemic, measures that help to preserve healthy environments and help slow the spread of viruses are important. One of the things that is useful in preserving health environments is ventilation. When considering building sanitation, good ventilation is one thing that ... Continue reading →