An official website of the United States government
A .mil website belongs to an official U.S. Department of Defense organization in the United States.
A lock (lock ) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .mil website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

Press Release | May 29, 2025

WRAIR-Africa’s Kombewa Clinical Research Center celebrates 27 years of protecting force health

The Kombewa Clinical Research Center celebrated its 27th anniversary on 10 March, 2025 in Kombewa, Kenya. During the event, staff recognized the Center’s 27 years of contributions to protecting the warfighter and the public from medical threats.

Founded in 1998 as a research site, the Kombewa Clinical Research Center was started as a Walter Reed Army Institute of Research-Africa and Kenya Medical Research Center facility in Kisumu. The Center moved to a new building in 2003 which allowed them to expand the scope of their clinical trials to include phase 1 through phrase 4 clinical trials for vaccines and small molecule therapeutics.

Read more on DVIDS here.