Newsletter No. 23

In Commemoration of Eberhard Schockenhoff, the late President of KAAD

Alumni of the Day: Eddy Okoth Odari (Kenya)

Especially in times of the corona pandemic, in which social and economic life is massively affected in many places, the importance of holistic medical and health science research comes into focus. For our Kenyan alumnus Dr. Eddy Okoth Odari, however, healthcare has always been at the center of research and teaching: As Bachelor’s degree, he studied medical microbiology at the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) in Nairobi. His outstanding academic achievements and his manifold church and social commitment helped him to receive a KAAD scholarship in virology at JKUAT (2008-2010), which included a six-month stay at the Max von Pettenkofer Institute for Hygiene and Medical Microbiology at the LMU Munich.

President Magufuli: “The Coronavirus is a Devil.” The Situation in Tanzania
By Dyoniz Kindata

"I still remember the time when the pandemic hit Europe and Germany in particular. My parents called me almost every day to find out if I was all right. During this time, I started to follow the news from my home country Tanzania closely. The first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in March 2020. Only a few days afterwards, the Prime Minister announced a series of measures, including the closure of schools. In the course of time, the number of people infected increased rapidly. The detailed figure was published on 29th April: 480 cases and 21 deaths. (...)" Read more

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