13th IPNET-K Scientific Conference

The science
in motion.

Three focused days connecting infection prevention, antimicrobial resistance, One Health, patient safety and the people turning evidence into practice.

19–21 August 2026 PrideInn Plaza
Guest speaker slots: 20 minutes · Oral presentations: 10 minutes
3conference days
25active sessions
89programme moments
Wed19

Day 1 · August 2026

Wednesday programme

East Africa Time
PlenaryPlenary HallScheduled

SESSION 1: PLENARY — National frameworks and One Health (Machakos Hall)

Judge: Dr. Linus Ndegwa Rapporteur: Mr. Nicholas Nyagah
08:3010 min
Scientific session

INTRODUCTION: Welcome and orientation to the scientific programme

Prof. Revathi Gunturu, Chair, IPNET-Kenya

09:0020 min
Keynote

Guest Speaker 2: Addressing AMR through the One Health Approach — human, animal and environmental intersections

Dr. Cameline Mwai, DVS

09:2020 min
Keynote

Guest Speaker 3: Strengthening health systems to address IPC in alignment with evolving global health priorities

Dr. Kimani, US CDC

09:4020 min
Keynote

Guest Speaker 4: Infection control global challenges and updates

Prof. Revathi Gunturu, IPNET-K chair

10:0030 min
Scientific session

The role of Procalcitonin in Antibiotic Stewardship

Timons Sigo, Thermofisher

10:3010 min
Discussion

Discussion / Q&A

Session Chair (TBD)

Oral presentationsTrack AScheduled

Session 2: Oral Presentations (Machakos Hall)

Judge: Fredrick Majiwa Rapporteur: Dr. Helmut Khol

Scientific focusLeveraging Technology and Innovation in advancing antimicrobial stewardship to reduce AMR across all levels of care

11:1010 min
Oral presentations

Cost-benefit analysis of on-site STREAM chlorine generator utilization for environmental disinfection at Macalder Sub-County Hospital, Migori County, Kenya

11:2010 min
Oral presentations

Antimicrobial resistance patterns of Acinetobacter species isolated through Kenya's AMR surveillance network, 2021-2025

11:3010 min
Oral presentations

Utilization of the NEST 360 dashboard to enhance antimicrobial stewardship in the newborn unit of Thika County Referral Hospital

Programme listingMrs. Lucy Beatrice Mwai

11:4010 min
Oral presentations

Knowledge, attitudes, practices and capacity of community health promoters on AMR and IPC in Makueni County, Kenya

Programme listingMr. Dominic Muasya

11:5010 min
Oral presentations

High prevalence of ESBL-producing and multidrug-resistant Enterobacteriaceae in urinary tract infections in Mandera County, Kenya, 2025

Mr. Abdulsalam Swaleh Karama

12:0010 min
Oral presentations

Bacteriological profile and antimicrobial resistance patterns of pathogens isolated from patients with infected diabetic foot ulcers in Kisumu County, Kenya

Dr. Silas Awuor

12:1010 min
Oral presentations

Operationalizing WHO core elements to strengthen antimicrobial stewardship: a quality improvement experience at Valley Hospital

12:3010 min
Discussion

Discussion / Q&A

Oral presentationsTrack BScheduled

Session 3: Oral Presentations (Simba Hall)

Judge: Dr. Josephat Tonui Rapporteur: Ms. Cynthia Odhiambo

Scientific focusStrengthening Infection Prevention and Control as the foundation of patient safety and resilient health systems

11:0010 min
Oral presentations

Adaptation and evaluation of training materials to improve environmental cleaning knowledge at five hospitals in Migori County, Kenya

Programme listingMs. Carrie Ripkey (presented by Evelyne Mugambi)

11:1010 min
Oral presentations

The silent spreaders: investigating adhesive medical tape sharing and infection risks among Kenyan healthcare workers, 2025

Mr. Charles Okendo

11:2010 min
Oral presentations

Knowledge and practice of healthcare workers on standard precautions: special emphasis on medical waste management in Bumula Sub-County hospitals

Mr. Vincent Aliong'o

11:3010 min
Oral presentations

Improving hand hygiene compliance using a continuous quality improvement framework in Kilifi County, Kenya

Programme listingMrs. Florence Luganje

11:4010 min
Oral presentations

Pocket power: do perfumed sanitizers improve hand hygiene compliance? A quality improvement experience from Karatina Hospital, 2025

Mr. Samuel Muthui Mwangi

11:5010 min
Oral presentations

Determinants of compliance with antibiotic prescribing guidelines in Kenya: a systematic review

Dr. Mercy Chepkoech

12:0010 min
Oral presentations

Bridging the gap: assessing IPC knowledge and compliance among healthcare workers at Mama Lucy Kibaki Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya

Mrs. Everlyne Webala

12:1010 min
Oral presentations

Applying the WHO hierarchy of controls to strengthen infection prevention and occupational safety at Valley Hospital

Programme listingMr. Bonface Thuranira Douglas

12:2010 min
Oral presentations

Extraction, purification and Antibacterial Activity of Hen Albumin Lysozyme on Multidrug Resistant Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae from clinical Isolates

Dr. Nazeef Idris Usman

12:3010 min
Discussion

Discussion / Q&A

Meal breakMain HallScheduled

LUNCH BREAK

13:0060 min
Meal break

LUNCH BREAK

PlenaryPlenary HallScheduled

SESSION 4: PLENARY — Diagnostics, digital health and innovation (Machakos Hall)

Judge: Caroline Mwangi Rapporteur: Dr. Helmut Khol
14:4020 min
Keynote

Guest Speaker 7: Diagnosis of bloodstream infection in sub-Saharan Africa (VIRTUAL)

Prof. Peter Melby, University of Texas Medical Branch

15:1030 min
Discussion

Discussion / Q&A

Session Chair

15:1020 min
Scientific session

IPC Monitoring and surveillance System

James Thuita Mbaaro

Health breakMain HallScheduled

Break — delegates take their seats for the official opening

16:4020 min
Health break

Break — delegates take their seats for the official opening

CeremonyMain Hall-Machakos HallScheduled

OFFICIAL OPENING CEREMONY — Guest of Honour, keynote remarks and welcome reception

17:00150 min
Ceremony

OFFICIAL OPENING CEREMONY — Guest of Honour, keynote remarks and welcome reception

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Presiding: Prof. Revathi Gunturu, Chair, IPNET-Kenya

Guest of Honour (TBC)

Thu20

Day 2 · August 2026

Thursday programme

East Africa Time
PlenaryPlenary Hall-Machakos HallScheduled

SESSION 5: PLENARY — Antimicrobial resistance: situation, surveillance and access (Machakos Hall)

Judge: Dr. Marion On'gayo Rapporteur: Ms. Joy Kendi
08:3020 min
Keynote

Guest Speaker 8: National AMR situation (Virtual)

Dr. Emmanuel Tanui

08:5020 min
Keynote

Guest Speaker 9: Impact of Empiric Antibiotic Use on Diagnostic Yield and Resistance Surveillance in Bacterial Meningitis. A retrospective data analysis outcome in two busy Public Health Referral Hospitals in Nairobi, Kenya

Jully Okonji , APHL

09:1020 min
Oral presentations

Guest Speaker 10: AMR surveillance beyond the Fleming Fund

Susan Githii, MoH-KNPHI

09:3020 min
Keynote

Guest Speaker 11: What can we do to improve targeted efforts to support antibiotic access?

Prof. Samuel Kariuki

09:5040 min
Discussion

Global Action in Healthcare Network-healthcare-associated infection (GAIHN HAI) panel discussion Panelist: Jacqueline Safstrom,Joseph Muendo(ICAP)

Programme listingDr. Linus Ndegwa, US CDC, moderator

10:3010 min
Discussion

Discussion / Q&A

Session Chair

Oral presentationsTrack A(Machakos Hall)Scheduled

Session 6: Oral Presentations(Machakos Hall)

Judge: Dr. Rachel Kamau Rapporteur: Ms. Florence Wachira

Scientific focusEnhancing Surveillance Systems and healthcare epidemiology for HAIs, AMR, Tuberculosis and other priority pathogens to inform targeted interventions (I)

11:1010 min
Oral presentations

Antimicrobial susceptibility profiles of Escherichia coli urine isolates retested at the National Microbiology Reference Laboratories

Programme listingMr. George Muchiri

11:2010 min
Oral presentations

High burden of multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli in informal water sources in Kibera informal settlements

11:3010 min
Oral presentations

High prevalence of multidrug resistance and distinct antibiotic susceptibility patterns in bacterial isolates from urine, pus and body fluids at a Kenyan referral hospital

Programme listingMiss Joan Maina

11:4010 min
Oral presentations

Outcomes of neonates admitted at Mbagathi Hospital with multidrug-resistant organisms harbouring the NDM gene, 2023-2025

Programme listingDr. Marion Ong'ayo

11:5010 min
Oral presentations

Antibiotic prescribing practices for upper respiratory tract infection among children under five in an outpatient setting at Umoja Health Centre, Nairobi, Kenya

Programme listingMiss Angeline Ngano

12:0010 min
Oral presentations

Antimicrobial resistance at JM Kariuki Hospital, Nyandarua County (2023-2026)

12:1010 min
Oral presentations

Enhancing Surveillance Systems and healthcare epidemiology for Healthcare Associated Infections (HAIs) Is, AMR, Tuberculosis and Other Priority Pathogens to Inform targeted interventions

Programme listingMs. Grace Ndenda

12:2010 min
Discussion

Discussion / Q&A

Oral presentationsTrack B: (Simba Hall)Scheduled

Session 7: Oral Presentations (Simba Hall)

Judge: Prof. Pamela Kimeto Rapporteur: Arthur Ng'etich

Scientific focusEnhancing Surveillance Systems and healthcare epidemiology for HAIs, AMR, Tuberculosis and other priority pathogens to inform targeted interventions (II)

11:0010 min
Oral presentations

Thirty-day surveillance of surgical site infection following caesarean section, September 2025, at Meru Teaching and Referral Hospital

11:1010 min
Oral presentations

HPV screening outcomes and data quality assessment at Karatina Sub-County Hospital, Nyeri County, Kenya (2023-2024)

11:2010 min
Oral presentations

Technical evaluation of a mobile HEPA H14 air treatment system incorporating BioOxygen decontamination technology for airborne contamination control in healthcare environments

Mrs. Maud Kompaore

11:3010 min
Oral presentations

Detecting healthcare-associated infections without records: evidence from microbiological sampling in Kenya

11:4010 min
Oral presentations

Trends in GeneXpert MTB detection and rifampicin resistance indicators: implications for IPC and AMR surveillance (June-December 2025)

11:5010 min
Oral presentations

Knowledge and practice of healthcare workers on standard precautions: special emphasis on medical waste management in Bumula Sub-County hospitals

Mr. Vincent Aliong'o

12:0010 min
Oral presentations

Waste management and environmental hygiene as pillars of effective IPC: experience from the KUTRRH dialysis unit

Programme listingMiss Lucy Mghongo

12:1010 min
Oral presentations

Strengthening the Frontline: A Mixed-Methods Assessment of Infectious Disease Preparedness and Response Capacity Across Health Systems

Ms. Linda Musonda

12:2010 min
Discussion

Discussion / Q&A

Oral presentationsPlenary Hall-Machakos HallScheduled

Current status of AMR in Kenya — surveillance in fungal diseases-Dr. Loice Ombajo, UoN

Judge: Dr. Rachel Kamau Rapporteur: Ms. Florence Wachira
12:3030 min
Oral presentations

Current status of AMR in Kenya — surveillance in fungal diseases

Dr. Loice Ombajo, UoN

Meal breakMain HallScheduled

LUNCH BREAK

13:0060 min
Meal break

LUNCH BREAK

Special sessionSpecial SessionScheduled

SESSION 8: SPECIAL SESSION ON EBOLA VIRUS DISEASE AND MARBURG VIRUS - PANEL DISCUSSION

14:005 min
Scientific session

Setting the scene: objectives of the special session

Moderator (Dr. Arthur Ngetich, DPH, Kabarak UniversityTBD)

14:0515 min
Keynote

HIGH-LEVEL PRESENTATION: Ebola Virus Disease — regional outbreak trends, preparedness and the role of IPC in outbreak containment

Corri B. Levine, USA

14:2015 min
Scientific session

Decommissioning a Marburg Virus Disease Care Facility in Jinka, South Ethiopia, 2026

Programme listingDr. Selmawit Gebreegiabiher, EPHI Ethiopia

14:3560 min
Discussion

PANEL DISCUSSION: Readiness, rapid response and IPC capacity for Ebola and other high-consequence infectious diseases

Panelist: Jacqueline Safstrom, USA Prof. Corri B. Levine, USA Dr. Selmawit Gebreegiabiher ,US CDC Ethiopia

15:3510 min
Discussion

Plenary Q&A, key messages and recommendations

Moderator / Rapporteur

Fri21

Day 3 · August 2026

Friday programme

East Africa Time
PlenaryPlenary HallScheduled

SESSION 9: PLENARY — Patient safety, community IPC and workforce development

Judge: Dr. Dr. Wendy Nyamusana,Valley Hospital Rapporteur: Dr. Gavin Orangi
08:3020 min
Keynote

Guest Speaker 13: Patient safety and health standards

Dr. Lucy Musyoka

09:1020 min
Keynote

Guest Speaker 15: HCW training and development for IPC and AMR / role of nursing in AMS and IPC

Prof. Pamela Kimeto

09:2010 min
Oral presentations

Preserve the miracle for our children: an antimicrobial stewardship quality improvement project at Gertrude's Children's Hospital, Kenya

Mr. Boaz Sikobe

09:3020 min
Keynote

Guest Speaker 16: Integrating AMR and IPC into the pre-service training curriculum

Dr. Marcella

09:5010 min
Keynote

Guest Speaker 17:IPC built environment and infrastructure

Jemima Katama, IPC Lead KNH

10:0010 min
Discussion

Discussion / Q&A

Session Chair

PlenaryPlenary HallScheduled

SESSION 10: PLENARY — Stewardship and regional collaboration

Judge: Dr. Josphat Tonui Rapporteur: Mr. Kenneth Okumu
10:3020 min
Keynote

Guest Speaker 18: Establishing AMS programmes in resource-limited settings (Virtual)

Dr. David Reynoso, Associate Professor, Internal Medicine – Infectious Diseases, University of Texas Medical Branch

10:5020 min
Keynote

Guest Speaker 19: IPNET beyond the border — how we can include people from other countries (Virtual)

Dr. Evelyn Wesangula, ECSA-HC

11:1010 min
Discussion

Discussion / Q&A

Session Chair

Oral presentationsTrack AScheduled

Session 11: Oral Presentations (Machakos Hall)

Judge: Helmut Khol, DPH, Kabark University Rapporteur: Mr. Bonface Thuranira

Scientific focusApplying healthcare epidemiology to inform targeted IPC and AMR interventions | Advancing antimicrobial stewardship to reduce AMR across all levels of care

11:2010 min
Oral presentations

Point prevalence survey of healthcare-associated infections in nine secondary and tertiary Ethiopian hospitals

Programme listingSelmawit Gebreegiabiher

11:3010 min
Oral presentations

A comparative study on umbilical cord care practices and outcomes among newborns delivered in selected health facilities in Nyandarua County, Kenya, March 2026

11:4010 min
Oral presentations

Ethical challenges in antimicrobial stewardship: perspectives of healthcare providers at Kenyatta National Hospital

11:5010 min
Oral presentations

Integrating Infection Prevention and Control into Undergraduate Health Science Education in Ethiopia, 2024-2026.

Programme listingSelmawit Gebreegiabiher

12:0020 min
Discussion

Discussion / Q&A

Meal breakMain HallScheduled

LUNCH BREAK

13:0060 min
Meal break

LUNCH BREAK

CeremonyPlenary HallScheduled

SESSION 13: CLOSING CEREMONY Dr. Rachel Kamau / Dr. Marion Ong'ayo

14:0030 min
Scientific session

Rapporteurs' Report and Conference Resolutions (including recommendations from the Ebola special session)

Dr. Josphat Tonui / Dr. Arthur Ng'etich / Cynthia Odhiambo

14:3045 min
Ceremony

Awards Presentation

Prof. Revathi Gunturu

15:1520 min
Scientific session

Recognition of Sponsors and Partners

Prof. Revathi Gunturu

15:3525 min
Ceremony

Vote of Thanks and Official Closing

Dr. Linus Ndegwa

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Conference closing

Director Public Health MOH

16:00
Ceremony

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