KEMRI Joins Pre-TICAD 9 Roundtable in Yokohama

Yokohama, Japan — Ahead of the official opening of the 9th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 9) on 20th, August 2025, senior Kenyan health leaders participated in high-level roundtable discussions in Yokohama.

KEMRI Board of Directors Chairman Dr. Abdullahi Ali and Ag. Director General Prof. Elijah Songok joined Principal Secretary for Health Mary Muthoni, Director General for Health Dr. Patrick Amoth, and philanthropist Bill Gates in a pre-TICAD dialogue hosted by Japanese Member of Parliament Ichiro Aisawa.

TICAD, convened every three years, is a key platform for advancing African development, fostering international collaboration, and promoting co-created solutions to pressing health and socio-economic challenges facing the continent and the wider global community.