Kilimanjaro Clinical Research Institute

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Kilimanjaro Clinical Research Institute (KCRI) is a medical research institute based in Moshi, Kilimanjaro, Tanzania.^[1] It forms the third pillar of the Good Samaritan Foundation (GSF), which is foundation based in research. Besides research, patient care is done in the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre (KCMC)^[2] and education is done in the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College (KCMUCo).^[3] As being integrated in a system of hospital care and education, it forms the ideal environment for conducting medical research. The institute is equipped with biotechnology laboratory, Research clinic, Biorepository facility for long-term storage of biological samples, Archive facility and other repository facilities like ware house

History[]

KCRI evolved from the Kilimanjaro Clinical Research Centre (KCRC) in 2009. KCRC was established in 2006 with the support of the Dutch government through the Netherlands-African partnership for Capacity development and Clinical interventions Against Poverty-related disease (NACCAP). It was part of the APRIORI programme run by Radboud University Medical Center Nijmegen,^[4] the Netherlands.^[5] The guiding principles of APRIORI included: capacity building, multidisciplinary approach, equal partnership, open communication, long-term commitment, and sustainability. APRIORI followed on a long-term collaboration between Radboud University and KCMC since decades.

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