Kenya Medical Women's Association

02/12/2014

02/12/2014

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31/10/2014

The symposium was a resounding success thanks to all of you who participated or contributed in one way or another...report and photos coming soon

31/10/2014

Oral pre-exposure HIV prophylaxis (PrEP) has been shown to be up to 90% effective in preventing HIV infection among people who take it consistently. However, the United States of America is the only country in which PrEP is licensed and recommended for use within HIV prevention programmes.

23/10/2014

R.S.V.P

KMWA 5th Scientific Symposium- Sat.25th October 2014

It is with great pleasure that we invite you to the 5th KMWA Scientific Symposium which will be held at the Villa Rosa Kempinksi Hotel,Chiromo road Westlands on Saturday 25th October 2014.

We are committed to keeping to our reputation of offering a scientific programme of interesting,challenging and informative sessions featuring stimulating speakers,oral and poster presentations and discussion. The theme for the symposium is '' Health Systems Strengthening'' and presentations will be focused around the following themes:
Private and Public Partnerships.
Role of ICT.
Group practices as a way of improving healthcare.
Challenges and opportunities in the devolved health system.This will incorporate 4 thematic areas;
1. Healthcare workforce
2. Infrastructure and Capacity building,
3. Service delivery and
4. Role models in devolution.
5. Community Health Services

We encourage you to share with us this event,enjoy the great local hospitality and delicious food. Registration is now open;the registration rates are as follows;

Symposium registration
Members – Ksh 3000
Non- Members – Ksh 3,500
Students – Ksh 1000
Foreigners – 50usd

Payments can be made via cash, cheque and Mpesa number 0729479095.

CPD POINTS WILL BE OFFERED!!

08/10/2014

R.S.V.P

KMWA ADVOCACY TRAINING.

KMWA through its efforts to enhance HIV prevention research and education is scheduled to have an Advocacy training for its members on Friday 10th October 2014. From 8:30am - 4:00pm. At Batians Peak,opposite Liverpool VCT center.off Argwings Kodhek road,Nairobi.

Objectives of the training
1. To update, deepen and broaden the understanding of female doctors on issues related to HIV prevention and Microbicides research specifically.
2. To update members of the on-going scientific developments in the area of HIV research and development in Kenya.
3. To give grounding on how KMWA members can engage with policy makers regarding microbicides.
4. To sensitize KMWA members on advocacy strategies, they need to disseminate this information.

Kindly confirm attendance to the KMWA Secretariat.
Email: Kenyamewa@gmail.com
Tel: 0729479095 | 0787368881

CPD Points will be awarded.

07/10/2014

R.S.V.P

KMWA ADVOCACY TRAINING.

KMWA through its efforts to enhance HIV prevention research and education is scheduled to have an Advocacy training for its members on Friday 10th October 2014. From 8:30am - 4:00pm. At Batians Peak,opposite Liverpool VCT center.off Argwings Kodhek road,Nairobi.

Objectives of the training
1. To update, deepen and broaden the understanding of female doctors on issues related to HIV prevention and Microbicides research specifically.
2. To update members of the on-going scientific developments in the area of HIV research and development in Kenya.
3. To give grounding on how KMWA members can engage with policy makers regarding microbicides.
4. To sensitize KMWA members on advocacy strategies, they need to disseminate this information.

Kindly confirm attendance to the KMWA Secretariat.
Email: Kenyamewa@gmail.com
Tel: 0729479095 | 0787368881

CPD Points will be awarded.

03/10/2014

R.S.V.P

KMWA 5th Scientific Symposium- Sat.25th October 2014

It is with great pleasure that we invite you to the 5th KMWA Scientific Symposium which will be held at the Villa Rosa Kempinksi Hotel,Chiromo road Westlands on Saturday 25th October 2014.

We are committed to keeping to our reputation of offering a scientific programme of interesting,challenging and informative sessions featuring stimulating speakers,oral and poster presentations and discussion. The theme for the symposium is '' Health Systems Strengthening'' and presentations will be focused around the following themes:
Private and Public Partnerships.
Role of ICT.
Group practices as a way of improving healthcare.
Challenges facing the devolved health system.This will incorporate 4 thematic areas;
1. Healthcare workforce
2. Infrastructure and Capacity building,
3. Service delivery and
4. Role models in devolution.
We encourage you to share with us this event,enjoy the great local hospitality and delicious food. Registration is now open;the registration rates are as follows;

Symposium registration
Members – Ksh 3000
Non- Members – Ksh 3,500
Students – Ksh 1000
Foreigners – 50usd

Payments can be made via cash, cheque and Mpesa number 0729479095.

CPD POINTS WILL BE OFFERED!!

01/10/2014

R.S.V.P

KMWA 5th Scientific Symposium- Sat.25th October 2014

It is with great pleasure that we invite you to the 5th KMWA Scientific Symposium which will be held at the Villa Rosa Kempinksi Hotel,Chiromo road Westlands on Saturday 25th October 2014.

We are committed to keeping to our reputation of offering a scientific programme of interesting,challenging and informative sessions featuring stimulating speakers,oral and poster presentations and discussion. The theme for the symposium is '' Health Systems Strengthening'' and presentations will be focused around the following themes:
Private and Public Partnerships.
Role of ICT.
Group practices as a way of improving healthcare.
Challenges facing the devolved health system.This will incorporate 4 thematic areas;
1. Healthcare workforce
2. Infrastructure and Capacity building,
3. Service delivery and
4. Role models in devolution.
We encourage you to share with us this event,enjoy the great local hospitality and delicious food. Registration is now open;the registration rates are as follows;

Symposium registration
Members – Ksh 3000
Non- Members – Ksh 3,500
Students – Ksh 1000
Foreigners – 50usd

Payments can be made via cash, cheque and Mpesa number 0729479095.

CPD POINTS WILL BE OFFERED!!

26/09/2014

We had a successful event yesterday with religious leaders on the Religious Leaders Workshop on the RH Care bill held at Fairview hotel.
Thank you all participants.

03/09/2014

KMWA Call For Abstracts

KMWA wishes to put out a Call for Abstracts that shall be presented during our Annual one day scientific symposium scheduled for Saturday, 25th October 2014

18/08/2014

KMWA Reproductive Health Bill Consultative Meeting on Friday 15th

18/08/2014

KMWA appreciate all the member for their contribution in the KMWA Reproductive Health Bill Consultative Meeting which was held on Friday and Saturday.

12/08/2014

KMWA Call For Abstracts

KMWA wishes to put out a Call for Abstracts that shall be presented during our Annual one day scientific symposium scheduled for Saturday, 25th October 2014 .

Symposium Theme: "Health Systems Strengthening’’

Sub Themes:
1. Private and Public partnerships.
2. Role of ICT.
3. Group practices as a way of improving healthcare.
4. Challenges facing the devolved health system

For More Information Contact The KMWA Secretariat On;

Tel: +254 (20) 2345 095/ Fax: +254 (20) 2636 665
Mobile Phone: 0729 479095/0787 368881
Email: kenyamewa@gmail.com or info@kmwa.or.ke
Website: www.kmwa.or.ke

Or Visit our offices located in KMA Centre Suite 305A
Mara Rd ,Upperhill Nairobi

11/08/2014

KMWA NEWSLETTER:CALL FOR ARTICLES

Submissions are currently being accepted for the 6th Edition, KMWA newsletter whose theme is "Challenges facing healthcare workers Today"

Submission Guidelines are as follows;

Word count: 900-1200 words.
Submit Microsoft word electronic copies to info@kmwa.or.ke | kenyamewa@gmail.com
Include your passport size photo and a short 25-50 word author bio.
Deadline:1st September 2014.

We look forward to receiving your articles and if accepted for publication,you will be notified via email.

04/06/2014

Registration is open for HIV R4P 2014!!The world's 1st global conference dedicated exclusively to HIV Prevention Research

We hope you are making plans to participate in HIV R4P 2014. Check out our April newsletter for important updates, http://hivr4p.org/april-newsletter!

03/06/2014

For the past two decades, the HIV prevention research field has been on the hunt for options that women can use to reduce their risk of HIV, Up until recently, there have been few options other than the female condom. But in the past few years, a range of trial results have given new insights into s…

03/06/2014

Expanded high-impact prevention is needed to bring the HIV epidemic to a conclusive end.

Expanded high-impact prevention is needed to bring the epidemic to a conclusive end. Combination or high-impact prevention is a set of strategically-selected interventions that matches the needs of a given country or community--and is delivered at the scale needed to make an impact. It means doing l…