Capacity Building Workshop on REDCap Data Collection – National Women’s Cancer Study
The Kano Independent Research Centre Trust (KIRCT) is organizing a national capacity-building workshop to strengthen data management competencies for the National Women’s Cancer Study.
The training will focus on the application of the REDCap platform—both mobile and web versions—for efficient, standardized, and secure data collection across multiple study sites. Participants will receive comprehensive, hands-on instruction on key aspects of data management, including data entry and uploads, maintaining data integrity and quality, and synchronizing offline and online records.
The National Women’s Cancer Study is a multi-centre project scheduled to commence across 14 selected states in Nigeria. It encompasses major gynaecologic cancers, including breast, cervical, endometrial, ovarian, vulvar, and gestational trophoblastic cancers.
Facilitated by Dr. Hassan Adam Murtala (MBBS, MPH, MIPC, MBA), the workshop underscores KIRCT’s commitment to enhancing national research capacity, promoting excellence in data management, and advancing women’s health research in Nigeria.
Delegates from the West African College of Surgeon At Kano Independent Research Centre Trust
We were honoured to host delegates from the West African College of Surgeons (WACS) at the Kano Independent Research Centre Trust (KIRCT). During the visit, we had the opportunity to showcase our facilities, research capabilities, and growing capacities in advancing science and public health. The discussions also explored avenues for collaboration and partnership aimed at strengthening research, innovation, and knowledge sharing across the region. We look forward to building on this engagement towards impactful collaborations that will benefit communities in Nigeria and across West Africa.
2025-2026 Cohort For The African Women In Digital Health (AWiDH) Mentorship Program
Dr. Aisha Adam Abdullahi got shortlisted among the 22 applicants for the @AWiDH Mentorship Program for the 2025–2026 cohort!
Being selected from 337 applications across 33 African countries is humbling. We are excited for her to learn from mentors, connect with changemakers across Africa, and grow as a leader in digital health and innovation.
#AWiDH #Mentorat #FemmesDansLaSantéDigitale #InnovationAfrica
global Climate and health summit- london 2025
https://environment.kn.gov.ng/climate-actor-registry
Following the KIRCT ‘s active participation at the Global Climate and Health Summit, we have maintained the momentum gained at the summit and efforts to drive sustainable climate Resilience strategies in low-resource settings.
KIRCT is now registered and included in the Kano State Climate-Actor registry portal
global Climate and health summit- london 2025
Proud moment for KIRCT at the Global Climate & Health Summit, London (16–17 July 2025).
Our team presented on heat resilience & mental health in low-resource settings. Vital research for vulnerable communities in the face of rising temperatures.
KIRCT TEAM RETREAT – Lagos 2025
Fostering collaboration, innovation, and team spirit beyond the workspace.
Moments from the retreat in Lagos.
High-Impact Genomics and Bioinformatics Workshops, hosted by KIRCT in collaboration with the Ensembl Team, European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI), UK.
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between KIRCT & NIMR
On July 22, 2024, in Lagos, Professor Hamisu Salihu (right), the Director-General of the Kano Independent Research Centre Trust, and Professor Babatunde Salako (left), the Director-General of the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).
Visit by KIRCT to EHA clinics and e-Health
Africa Foundation: The dawn of cutting-edge collaborative among three powerful
research entities.
Nigeria Should Switch To Electronic Medical Record System
The health ecosystem in Nigeria needs to undergo technological transformation for a positive impact on health outcomes among our citizens. One of such innovations is the migration from the archaic paper and pencil to a digital system, popularly referred to as EMR, which stands for Electronic Medical Record. In the digital system, instead of a health provider documenting patients’ narratives and findings on a paper, the medical records are stored electronically using software programmes.
The EMR systems are a kind of data warehouses that store information about patients including socio-demographic characteristics; diagnoses of patient’s current and previous conditions; details about medications; laboratory tests, records of vaccinations, and details about allergies. In addition, EMR can be employed as a digital tool to perform other tasks, such as serving as online portals to facilitate patient access to their medical information; assisting physicians to avoid errors in making drug prescription; placing orders for specific laboratory tests; built-in connections with coding and billing software to facilitate payments by NHIA (National Health Insurance Authority).
a group Picture during the Training in Data Analytics session
KIRCT KILIMANJARO HOSPITAL, KWANAR DAWAKI, OFFICIALly LAUNCHED ON NOVEMBER 9,2023.
The Kano Independent Research Centre Trust (KIRCT) commenced its clinical services to the public, pledging to discourage medical tourism among Nigerians by offering healthcare services of international standards at its inaugurated hospital, christened KIRCT Kilimanjaro Hospital at Kwanan Dawaki. The name Kilimanjaro comes from the highest mountain in Africa, which is located in Tanzania. The Chief Medical Director of the hospital, Prof. Jamilu Ismail, said that Kilimanjaro being the tallest mountain in the whole of Africa, the hospital also aspires to be the tallest in terms of healthcare in Nigeria and Africa.
He disclosed this during the opening ceremony of the KIRCT Kilimanjaro Hospital in Kano.
Prof. Ismail lamented the current brain drain in the country in which specialists READ MORE
KIRCT now African Centre for two US-based biomedical journals
We are excited to announce that Kano Independent Research Centre Trust (KIRCT) is now the African Centre representing two US-based biomedical journals. KIRCT will be responsible for publications of articles, research and field studies of public health and global health issues across Nigeria and African Continent in collaboration with The International Journal of Maternal and Child Health (MCH) and AIDS (IJMA) and the International Journal of Translational Medical Research and Public Health. The African office and the editors for Africa of the two journals are now domiciled at KIRCT.
The International Journal of Maternal and Child Health (MCH) and AIDS (IJMA) is a multidisciplinary, global health, open-access journal. IJMA welcomes manuscripts on all areas of global maternal and child health, public health, health issues of men, women, families, and the science, practice, and policy of MCH and HIV/AIDS. The International Journal of Translational Medical Research and Public Health (IJTMRPH) is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal that publishes original research, review articles, field studies, and commentaries on all aspects of applied or translational medical research, global and public health.
FG to support Kano Independent Research Centre Trust to optimise research potential – Coordinating Health Minister
The Federal Government has pledged to support the Kano Independent Research Centre Trust (KIRCT) towards finding fitting and lasting research solutions to healthcare challenges that confront Nigerians.
The Federal Government has pledged to support the Kano Independent Research Centre Trust (KIRCT) towards finding fitting and lasting research solutions to healthcare challenges that confront Nigerians.
Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare Professor Ali Pate disclosed this when he paid a working visit to the research institute.
Pate expressed delight at the biomedical research potentials of the Centre, expressing optimism that they “would be able to generate knowledge that is fitting with our context, with our problems.” Read More