Events

7th Kenya International Scientific Lung Health Conference (KISLHC) 2026
Event Date: 5 - 8 Aug 2026
Event Location: Diani Reef Hotel, Kwale

AFIDEP will be attending the 7th Kenya International Scientific Lung Health Conference (KISLHC) 2026. Find us at the Skill Building Workshop as we facilitate sessions and lead other selected panel discussions throughout the Conference.

Theme: From detection to recovery – Integrated pathways and patient centered innovations in lung health

Dates: August 5-8, 2026
Venue: Diani Reef Hotel, Kwale

Register for the Conference here: www.resork.org/kislhc

 

Below are the AFIDEP led sessions:

Day 1: Wednesday, August 5, 2026

Workshop 1: Writing Science That Matters – From Rigorous Research to Real-World Impact

Time: 2:00 – 3:00 PM EAT Venue: Shark 2

Session 3: Research Communication and Policy Impact

Topic: Translating research into policy briefs and technical summaries

  • Facilitator: Nurudeen Alhassan Ph.D (AFIDEP)
  • Session Chair: Dr Jane Ong’ang’o

Session 4: Science Communication for Wider Audiences

Topic: Digital science communication (social media, blogs, visual abstracts)

  • Facilitator: Edel Sakwa (AFIDEP)

Workshop 4: Are We on Track to End TB? Innovations in Screening and Diagnosis

Time: 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM EAT Venue: Shark 1

  • Speakers: Dr Brenda Mungai (AFIDEP), Drusilla Nyaboke (National TB Programme), Asiko Ongaya (KEMRI)

Day 2: Thursday, August 6, 2026

Plenary 2: Invisible Exposures Across the Lifespan – Climate and Environmental Perspectives on Asthma & COPD

Time: 8:30 – 10:00 AM EAT Venue: Shark 2

Chair: Dr Nkirote Mugambi-Nyaboga (Centre for Health Solutions)

Topic: Integration of Health into Climate Policies and Actions in Africa: Examining Current Framings and Their Implications

  • Panelist: Dr Nurudeen Alhassan (Ghana), AFIDEP

Other Topics and Panelists:

  • Breathing Unequally: Why Social Determinants of Health Must Be Central to Lung Disease Management — Prof. Jeremiah Chakaya (Kenya)
  • Breathing in a Changing Climate: Air Quality and Climate-Driven Risks to Lung Health — Dr Rose Ayikukwei (Kenya)
  • New Habits, New Harms: Vaping and Environmental Smoke Exposure in Youth — Dr Njeri Karianjahi (Kenya)
  • Asthma Care in Practice: Why Device Matters — Dr Peter Waweru Munyu (Kenya) (AstraZeneca-sponsored)

Day 3: Friday, August 7, 2026

Plenary 5: Care That Fits — Designing Patient-Centered TB and Lung Health Pathways

Time: 2:00 – 3:30 PM EAT Venue: Shark 2 Chair: Dr Brenda Mungai

Topic: Designing with Communities: Co-Creating Gender-Responsive TB Interventions

  • Speaker: Dr Brenda Mungai

Other Topics and Panelists:

  • Screening at Scale: What We Learned About Gender and Missed Populations in South Africa’s 5 Million End TB Campaign — Prof. Nobert Ndjeka (South Africa)
  • When Care Doesn’t Fit: Understanding Men’s Disengagement from TB Care Pathways — Dr Nkirote Mugambi-Nyaboga
  • “I Need Someone Who Can Understand Me”: Centering Youth Voices in TB Care Delivery — Rhoda Pola (Kenya)

Day 4: Saturday, August 8, 2026

Symposium 5: Making Lung Health Work – Prevention, Financing and Systems for Impact

Track A: Policy, Financing & Health Economics

Time: 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM EAT Venue: Shark 2 Chair: Dr Brenda Mungai

Topic: What Does Domestic Financing for Health Really Mean?

  • Speaker: Jackson Otieno, Ph.D. (AFIDEP)

Other Panelists and Topics:

  • Investing Wisely in Lung Health: Considerations for Prioritizing Cost-Effective Interventions — Davis Karambi (Kenya)
  • Shaping Policies for Lung Health Integration — Jamilah Meghji (UK)
  • (Abstract) Using Bayesian Latent Class Models to Evaluate Tuberculosis Diagnostics in a Pediatric Cohort Study in Kenya — Jerphason Mecha (Kenya)