Dr. Denis Parsons Burkitt (1911–1993) was an Irish surgeon whose groundbreaking work in Africa led to one of the most important discoveries in medical history — Burkitt’s lymphoma, the first human cancer proven to be linked to a virus.
Professor Alfred Kung’u is one of Kenya’s pioneering pathologists and a founding figure in the growth of pathology education at the University of Nairobi. He devoted his career to advancing medical training, diagnostic practice, and mentorship within the university and the wider medical community.
The University of Nairobi’s Department of Ophthalmology, in partnership with the Department of Human Pathology, organised the Annual Workshop for the Retinoblastoma Genetics Project held on 24th and 25th July 2025 at the KAVI-ICR Boardroom.
A good article by Dr. Peter Maturi, Chairman, Department of Human Pathology. His article on achieving universal health coverage in Kenya was posted in the Daily Nation Newspaper on 16th April 2025. He gives his perspective on how Kenya can align with the goals of the Universal Health Coverage (UHC).
View article https://nation.africa/kenya/brand-book/why-regulating-blood-and-transplant-services-ktta-uhc-5005560
The Association of Kenya Medical Laboratory Assessors (AKMLA) is dedicated to fostering a community of certified professionals committed to enhancing the standards and quality of medical laboratory assessments across Kenya.
On 13th June 2025, Dr. Josephine Rioki was elected as the Hon.National Treasurer AKMLA.
Congratulations Dr. Rioki!
This years celebration of World Accreditation Day Dr. Josephine Rioki was honored by Kenya Accreditation Service as one of the top Accreditors from different categories on 9th June 2025.
Dr. Rioki was Awarded for Long Service Team Lead/Technical Assessor of the Year .
On Wednesday, 2nd April 2025, the Department was graced by a visiting Professor from Lecturio GmbH, Germany, Prof. Lutz Mükke, to make a presentation on Next Generation digital education platforms for effective teaching of medical courses as well as secure online student evaluation (Examinations). He was welcomed by Dr. Micah Oyaro as the acting Chairman, Department of Human Pathology at the Prof. Kungu's Boardroom at 2pm.
The department welcomes the new Units Heads in the department;
Thank you for the good leadership to the previous Unit Heads, Dr. P. Okemwa, Dr. A. Barasa and Dr. J. Kuria.
On Monday, Jan 6th, 2025, Dr. Francis Wanyama led Rainbow 4 Africa UK and Kenya in the County Government of Busia, in the donation of an ultrasound device to the Matayos Level 4 Hospital. The equipment was officially received by H.E the Deputy Governor of Busia, Hon. Arthur Odera, alongside the Chief Officer in Charge of the Health, Dr. Wilberforce Lusamba.
The handover was conducted by Dr. Francis Wanyama Mugeni, Chairman of Rainbow for Africa Kenya, who was accompanied by a dedicated team of R4A volunteers.
With the increase using of AI, Digital Pathology is making a marking in the clinical practice. Digital pathology is the field that uses digital technology to manage and analyze information from digitized slides.
On 28th February 2025, the Department Staff, KNH staff and postgraduate students were sensitized on the use of digital pathology with AI assisted diagnosis in their routine. This was done by the Fujifilm team in partnership with Science Scope limited at Prof Kungu Boardroom.
