MarBar Africa Research Network
A groundbreaking network of research sites across Kenya pioneering culturally-adapted mental health solutions through innovative methodologies and South-South collaboration.
Transforming Mental Health Research Infrastructure
Our research network integrates rigorous methodology with culturally-sensitive approaches to improve mental health outcomes across diverse African populations.
Each research site serves as a center for innovation, training, and community engagement, creating sustainable mental health infrastructure that will benefit generations to come.
Our Research Sites
Strategic locations driving mental health innovation across Kenya
Kenyatta National Hospital
Kenyatta National Hospital is the oldest and largest referral hospital in Kenya, serving as the main teaching hospital for the University of Nairobi. As a national referral center, it provides specialized mental health services through its Department of Mental Health, offering comprehensive psychiatric care, psychological services, and rehabilitation programs. The hospital serves as a critical site for the MarBar Africa study, facilitating research on psychotherapy outcomes in public health settings at a national level.
As Kenya's largest referral hospital, KNH provides access to diverse patient populations and serves as a key location for clinical training and data collection in the MarBar Africa study, contributing to national mental health research initiatives.
Patient Access
Serves diverse patient populations from across Kenya
Training
Teaching hospital for University of Nairobi medical students
Research
Established research infrastructure and ethics committee
Services
Comprehensive mental health and psychiatric services
Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching & Referral Hospital
JOOTRH is a level 5 teaching and referral hospital located in Kisumu, serving Western Kenya and neighboring regions. The hospital provides mental health services through its psychiatric unit and serves as a teaching facility for medical students from regional universities. As a MarBar Africa study site, JOOTRH contributes to research on culturally-adapted mental health interventions in Western Kenya, focusing on regional mental health service delivery models.
Serving Western Kenya's population, this hospital provides insights into mental health care in the Lake Victoria region and participates in research on regional mental health service adaptation and implementation.
Regional Coverage
Serves Western Kenya and cross-border populations
Cultural Adaptation
Research on regional adaptation of mental health tools
Teaching
Teaching hospital for medical training programs
Services
Comprehensive healthcare including psychiatric services
Kisumu County Referral Hospital
Kisumu County Referral Hospital is the main healthcare facility for Kisumu County, providing healthcare services to the regional population. The hospital plays a key role in the MarBar Africa study by facilitating research on integrated mental health services within primary and secondary care settings. It contributes to understanding mental health service delivery in county-level healthcare systems and participates in research on regional implementation of mental health interventions.
This county-level hospital provides insights into mental health service delivery within Kenya's devolved healthcare system and contributes to research on scalable mental health interventions in regional healthcare settings.
Integrated Care
Mental health services integrated within general healthcare
Regional Focus
Serves the Kisumu County regional population
Research
Participates in mental health outcomes research
Services
Comprehensive county-level healthcare services
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