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Table 5.1    Roles of Standing Committees   
Committees Roles 
Scientific Programmes Committee 
(SPC): 
Responsible for scrutinising, evaluating and approving research 
performance and the output of research projects. 
Staff Establishment and Appraisal 
Committee (SEAC): 
Reviews staff needs and determines staff promotion and 
employment, as necessary. 
Finance Committee (FC): 
Responsible for the financial and development needs of KEMRI.
Source: KEMRI (1998), Guideline on the Conduct of Research 
 
Under the Standing Committees, there are 11 scientific and technical committees to 
assess research projects from various points of view, such as ethics, hazards, 
equipment management, human resources management and specialized programmes.   
Among these, the Scientific Steering Committee (SSC) is the main body that 
comprises all the directors of the research centres.  SSC meetings are held at least 
every 6 months to review and approve all research projects.    The Centre Scientific 
Committee (CSC) reviews all proposals and manuscripts at each centre.     

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Besides these 11 committees, there are Programme Committees (PCs) dealing with 
specific research areas taking into consideration national strategies and various 
diseases.    The PCs include 21 committees, such as those covering acute respiratory 
infections research, diarrhoeal research and health systems research.  PCs consider 
the relevance of research activities at KEMRI from the comprehensive viewpoints of 
health administration, including policy aspects with the officials of the relevant 
agencies assigned as members of the committees.     
The organization chart of KEMRI is shown in Figure 5.1. 
 

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Legend; 
CBRD 
Centre 
for Biotechnology
 Research and 
Development 
CRDR 
Centre for Respiratory
 Dis
eas
es
 Res
earch 
CGM
R
C
Centre 
for 
Geographic Medicine Research, Coast 
(Kilifi, Coast Province) 
CCR 
Centre for Clinical Research 
CTMDR
Centre 
for 
Traditional Medicine and Drug 
Res
earch 
CPIDR 
Centre 
for Parasitic and In
fectious Disease Research, 
Busia (Busia, Western Province) 
CPHR 
Centre for Public
 Health Research 
CVBCR 
Centre for Vector Biology
 
and 
Control 
Res
earch 
ES
ACIP
AC 
Eastern and Southern Africa 
Centre of International 
Parasite Control 
CMR 
Centre for Microbiology
 Research 
CVR 
Centre for Virus Research