Strengthen national readiness
Support countries to assess their readiness and develop evidence-informed plans for the introduction and implementation of new maternal vaccines.
MIRNA connects researchers, institutions and country programmes across Africa and South Asia to strengthen readiness for maternal immunisation through research, partnership and shared learning.
MIRNA combines country-level research, implementation learning and cross-country collaboration to strengthen preparedness for current and future maternal vaccines.
Support countries to assess their readiness and develop evidence-informed plans for the introduction and implementation of new maternal vaccines.
Create opportunities for partner countries to compare experience, share learning and strengthen maternal immunisation strategies through cross-country collaboration.
Generate and share evidence that can support maternal immunisation policy, programme design and implementation at national, regional and global levels.
MIRNA's governance brings together researchers, investigators and technical experts from participating countries and partner institutions. Country leadership supports research and implementation within each setting, while the Technical Advisory Committee contributes specialist expertise and independent technical guidance across the network.

Principal Investigator (Technical Co-lead)
Kenya Medical Research Institute, Centre for Global Health Research
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Principal Investigator
International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research

Principal Investigator
Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé - Clinical Research Unit of Nanoro

Principal Investigator
College of Health Science, Haramaya University
Principal Investigator
College of Health Science, Haramaya University

Principal Investigator
Kintampo Health Research Centre, Research and Development Division, Ghana Health Service
Co-Principal Investigator
Kintampo Health Research Centre, Research and Development Division, Ghana Health Service

Co-Principal Investigator
Kenya Medical Research Institute, Centre for Global Health Research

Principal Investigator
Africa Center of Excellence for Population Health and Policy, Bayero University Kano

Principal Investigator
Aga Khan University and VITAL Pakistan Trust

Co-Investigator
Makerere University Johns Hopkins University (MU-JHU) Research Collaboration/ MU-JHU Care Limited
Principal Investigator
Makerere University College of Health Sciences
Principal Investigator
Makerere University Johns Hopkins University (MU-JHU) Research Collaboration/ MU-JHU Care Limited
Department of Immunisations, Vaccines, and Biologicals
WHO
KEMRI-WT
KenyaGAVI
Lead for the Life Course & Integration Team
WHO
Director, Maternal and Newborn Health Jhpiego
Johns Hopkins University
GAVI
UNICEF
International Confederation of Midwives

Senior Lecturer at the University of Nairobi, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology; Specialist Obstetrician Gynaecologist
Kenyatta National Hospital Nairobi, Kenya
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Chair and Professor of the Department of Global and Environmental Health
New York University
University of Texas Southwestern