It has not stopped us scaling up joint research to find vaccines, therapeutics and diagnostics to contain the virus. Both governments have agreed to develop a joint action plan in coronavirus research, science, technology and innovation. To support the above initiatives, we shall be leveraging the long history between Kenya and the UK on health-related research. Our Kenya-UK Tech Hub partnered with several local and international stakeholders in the Great Covid-19 Innovation Hackathon that took place last month. They are co-chairs of the UK-Kenya Oversight Board on Research, Science, Technology and InnovationSEE ALSO: Farm inputs tax will ruin agriculture, experts say

Source: Standard Digital June 08, 2020 21:46 UTC