DGHI welcomes Moi University public health graduate students Sherine Adipo and Chemutai Kenei to Durham from Eldoret, Kenya. They are working collaboratively with Duke students on global health research as part of the Duke University/Moi University Comparative Health Research Twinning Program.
Developed and led by DGHI faculty member Wendy O’Meara, the program supports the pairing of Kenyan and US-based students to conduct research on one topic across two distinct settings—Kenya and North Carolina.
Adipo is working alongside Master of Science in Global Health student Nicole Georggi to compare the health of clergy across both settings. Kenei’s research project with Duke Master of Science in Global Health student Alexandra Kyerematen explores the mental health barriers that could prevent women with HIV from seeking care.
“This has been a great opportunity to do hands-on research and analyze the data myself. It is giving me a clearer understanding of how to do research,” said Kenei. “It’s also great to be able to study one issue in two different countries and cultures. It will be interesting to see the differences in our findings between North Carolina and Kenya.”
The teams of students say this experience is proving to be invaluable in working across cultures on global health research. After beginning the summer in Eldoret, Kenya, they are continuing data analysis in North Carolina through August.
Eldoret, Kenya is a priority partnership location of DGHI. To read more about the Duke/Moi twinning program, click here.
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