The first Inaugural Brain Tumour Conference is being held from 20th- 21st May 2022 at Lecture Theatre III (UON) and online platform.
The conference was hosted by the Units of Anatomic Pathology and Neurosurgery and the Brain Tumour Association of Kenya (BTAK).
On Wednesday, 11th May 2022, President Uhuru Kenyatta inaugurated three state-of-the-art health facilities at the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) which included the Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics Laboratory (HLA Lab) where Dr. Barasa was the lead person.
The other facilities commissioned were the Zarina Merali Surgical Daycare Centre and the Centre for Kidney Disease & Organ Transplantation.
The laboratory, the first of its kind in East Africa, will facilitate histocompatibility and genetics testing for solid organ and bone marrow transplantation services.
The World Hemophilia Day is celebrated every April 17 and this year's theme was “Access for All: Partnership. Policy. Progress. Engaging your government, integrating inherited bleeding disorders into national policy“. By raising awareness and bringing haemophilia and other inherited bleeding disorders to the attention of policymakers, there is increase in sustainable and equitable access to care and treatment.
In the era of evidence-based medicine, accurate and efficacious laboratory results are not a luxury, it’s what differentiates guesswork versus good clinical medicine. Clinical laboratory results influence 70% to 80% of all clinical decisions made by health care providers. It is therefore critical that patients receive accurate, fast, and convenient laboratory services.
Haemophilia is a medical condition in which the ability of the blood to clot is severely reduced, causing the sufferer to bleed severely from even a slight injury. The condition is typically caused by a hereditary lack of a coagulation factor, most often factor VIII and factor IX.
The safe circumcision training was held at Kenyatta National Hospital on 28th March - 1st April 2022 with 40 participants including doctors and nurses. It was lead by Dr. Peter, Chairperson of Kenya Haemophilia Association and benefited more than 90 patients.
The University of Nairobi 66th Graduation ceremony was held on 17th December 2021 with the department producing 37 graduands.
The graduands were thirty four students with Bachelor of Science in Medical Laboratory Science and Technology, one student with Master of Medicine in Human Pathology and two students with Master of Science in Clinical Cytology.
Dr. Stella Rwezaula and Dr. Peter Kibet made a courtesy call to the Chairman, Dr. Waweru Wairimu to share on the training on safe circumcision program for hemophilia patients. The program involves specialist from both Tanzania and Kenya.
The training involved a group of doctors and nurses from 10 counties including four from muhimbili national referral hospital. It runs for two weeks with about 90 plus patients benefiting from the circumcision program.
It was a joyous occasion as Ms. Beatrice Omweri, Senior Technologist, was awarded as one of the top performers at the University of Nairobi (UON) Performance Contracting and Staff Recognition Awards FY 2020/2021 Ceremony.
The event occurred at Taifa Hall on Wednesday, March 23, 2022 and was presided by Vice Chancellor Prof. Stephen Kiama.
Ms. Beatrice tied in the second position together with three other staff members in the Non Teaching Staff category from the Faculty of Health Sciences.
Patients with blood disorders will be supported to get rapid access to care thanks to the recently launched Accelerating Access to Blood Disorders Care in Kenya and Tanzania Project.
The 3-year joint project is a joint collaboration of Kenya Haemophilia Association (KHA), Novo Nordisk Haemophilia Foundation (NNHF), Novo Nordisk Foundation (NNF) and Muhimbili National Hospital in Tanzania.
Kenya Haemophilia Association [KHA] in collaboration with Novo Nordisk Haemophilia Foundation [NNHF] visited Voi to open the first joint clinic for haemophilia and other bleeding disorders.
KHA has been undertaking serious infrastructural developments towards enhancing care for patients with haemophila and other bleeding disorders.
