Finish your dose. Protect your medicine. Protect your community.
A community campaign by CHReaD, under its Culture of Science platform, tackling antimicrobial resistance (AMR) where it begins — in the home. #CultureOfScience
Finish every prescribed course of medicine, exactly as directed.
Don't share medicines between family members or use leftover drugs.
Take unused or expired medicines to a participating pharmacy for safe disposal.
Maliza Dose is a community campaign led by the Coalition for Health Research and Development (CHReaD) under its Culture of Science platform. The campaign tackles antimicrobial resistance (AMR) where it begins: in households, where antibiotics are left unfinished, shared between family members, or stored and disposed of unsafely.
Maliza Dose means finish your dose. The campaign asks every household to do three simple things: complete every prescribed course of medicine, never share or self-medicate with leftover drugs, and return unused or expired medicines to a participating pharmacy for safe disposal.
AMR is one of Kenya's most urgent but least communicated public health threats. The World Health Organization's global AMR surveillance reporting identifies household antibiotic misuse as a significant driver of resistance, particularly in settings where pharmacy access is informal and health literacy gaps persist. When medicines stop working, common infections become harder and more expensive to treat.
The campaign is anchored in Kenya's National Action Plan on AMR 2023–2027, the Pharmacy and Poisons Act Cap 244, and the Good Pharmacy Practice Guidelines issued by the Pharmacy and Poisons Board in May 2024. Every collection point operates under supervised, regulator-aligned disposal procedures.
Delivered in partnership with the County Government of Kiambu, Department of Health Services, Maliza Dose combines three elements.
80 trained university students from seven institutions lead household sensitization and community dialogue sessions on responsible medicine use and patient safety.
Supervised collection points at participating pharmacies and health facilities accept unused and expired medicines for safe, documented disposal.
Radio, television, and digital storytelling under the #CultureOfScience banner carry the message beyond the outreach areas.
The annual medicine collection event falls on the first Saturday of August each year. Bring unused, leftover, or expired medicines to any participating pharmacy in Kiambu County for free, safe, supervised disposal. No questions asked.
Documented drop-off partner: Lifemed Pharmacy — Githurai 44 and Juja branches.
Additional participating pharmacies will be announced soon.
8–10 Sep · Nairobi, Kenya
