{"id":25,"date":"2024-06-04T08:37:48","date_gmt":"2024-06-04T08:37:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research-trials.kutrrh.go.ke\/?page_id=25"},"modified":"2024-07-31T12:08:37","modified_gmt":"2024-07-31T12:08:37","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/research.kutrrh.go.ke\/?page_id=25","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row tm_bgimagefixed=&#8221;&#8221; break_in_responsive=&#8221;991&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1717741961051{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}&#8221; tm_responsive_css=&#8221;57242225|colbreak_no|||||||||colbreak_no|||||15px||5px||colbreak_no||||||||||colbreak_no|||||||||&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<div class=\"tm-single-image-wrapper imagestyle-three wpb_single_image vc_align_left \"><div class=\"tm-single-image-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/research.kutrrh.go.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSC_3651-scaled.jpg\" class=\"tm-single-image-img\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1578919942697{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}&#8221; tm_responsive_css=&#8221;82607109|colbreak_no|||||||||colbreak_no|||||35px|||15px|colbreak_no||||||||||colbreak_no|||||||||&#8221;]<div class=\"tm-element-heading-wrapper tm-heading-inner tm-element-align-left tm-seperator-none tm-heading-style-vertical  vc_custom_1717741070937\"><section class=\"tm-vc_cta3-container\"><div class=\"tm-vc_general tm-vc_cta3 tm-cta3-only tm-vc_cta3-style-classic tm-vc_cta3-shape-rounded tm-vc_cta3-align-left tm-vc_cta3-color-transparent tm-vc_cta3-icon-size-md tm-vc_cta3-actions-no tm-cta3-with-desc\"><div class=\"tm-vc_cta3_content-container\"><div class=\"tm-vc_cta3-content\"><header class=\"tm-vc_cta3-content-header tm-wrap\"><div class=\"tm-vc_cta3-headers tm-wrap-cell\"><h2 class=\"tm-custom-heading \" >Research At KUTRRH<\/h2>\n<\/div><div class=\"heading-seperator\"><span><\/span><\/div><\/header><div class=\"tm-cta3-content-wrapper\"><p>Research at KUTRRH is coordinated under the Training Research and Innovation Directorate. The research is aimed at informing latest service delivery, inventions and innovations. This is also in recognition of the important role research plays in improving patient outcomes as well as overall quality of healthcare. It is also part of the Hospital\u2019s mandate and enshrined in the mantra of \u2018quality patient-centred care\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>As a premier research hospital, KUTRRH supports teaching, research as well as clinical trials. The data and information generated from these scientific enquiries are useful in making valuable decisions in the healthcare industry.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><\/div> <!-- .tm-element-heading-wrapper container --> [vc_row_inner el_class=&#8221;tm-column-inline&#8221; tm_responsive_css=&#8221;51876602|colbreak_no|||||||||colbreak_no|-||||||||colbreak_no||||||||||colbreak_no|||||||||&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1717739980686{margin-top: -40px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<ul class=\"tm-list tm-list-style-icon tm-list-icon-color-skincolor tm- tm-icon-skincolor tm-list-textsize- tm-list-icon-library-fontawesome tm-listfont-normal\"><li><i class=\"tm-skincolor fa fa-arrow-circle-right\"><\/i>  <span class=\"tm-list-li-content\">Research Administration<\/span><\/li><li><i class=\"tm-skincolor fa fa-arrow-circle-right\"><\/i>  <span class=\"tm-list-li-content\">Bioscience and Biotechnology Research Centre<\/span><\/li><\/ul>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; 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