The Office of the Dean of Students & Career Services, in collaboration with the University of Nairobi Faculty of Heath Sciences (FHS), successfully held the FHS Mental Health & Wellness Open Day on Thursday 19^th February, 2026 at Kenyatta National Hospital campus.

A recent study outlined diarrhoea, a child’s diet, number of children in a household, livelihood and lack of caregiver education as some of the factors that affect the prevalence of wasting among children aged under 5 years, especially in arid areas.

Brian Ogoti, Victor Riitho, Johanna Wildemann, Nyamai Mutono, Marianne Mureithi, Prof Julius Oyugi, Jordi Rodon, Victor M. Corman, Prof Christian Drosten, Prof S.M. Thumbi, Prof Marcel A. Müller

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The Faculty of Health Sciences, through AMSUN Art, is hosting the 3rd Edition of FHS Cultural Week under the theme One Health—a globally significant framework recognizing the interconnectedness of human, animal, and environmental health.

The Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, in partnership with the Hear Kenya Initiative and the Baker Institute for Children with Hearing Loss, successfully hosted a lecture on Advancing Newborn Hearing Screening in Kenya.