2nd October 2002
18th CODATA Conference, Montreal
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Background
lKEMRI/Wellcome Trust
–Collaborative
Malaria Research Project between Kenyan scientists and counterparts from Oxford University etc
since 1989.
–Kilifi is
60km north of Mombasa, one of poorest districts in Kenya, high malaria prevalence and infant
mortality rate.
–Unit
holds large clinical, laboratory, demographic databases
–ICT has
affected the way research is done at the Unit.