A recent study has highlighted significant gaps in awareness and adoption of pre-marital screenings for Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) among young people in Kenya.
In the quest to bridge education globally the University of Nairobi (UoN) is developing a plan to forge a collaborative academic partnership with the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.
This initiative aims to share expertise, enhance the quality of education and research between the two institutions and to identify potential areas for collaboration and mutual growth.
Recent studies highlight the vital need to shift information dissemination on Cervical Cancer and screenings to a multi-pronged approach for women in rural settings.
In line with their mission to educate, entertain, and empower its audience while serving as a vehicle for disseminating research outputs and knowledge from the university to the community, a team from University of Nairobi Channel (UNC) Tv visited UoN-KNH Campus on 15th April 2026 to shoot a documentary on cancer.
The University of Nairobi (UoN) in association with Keyatta National Hospital (KNH) held a weeklong health webinar from 23rd - 26th February, 2026, where various medical issues were discussed from cancer to lymphoedema.
"UANDISHI-Building Capacity for Writing Scientific Manuscripts” is an innovative and experiential scientific manuscript writing mentorship and training program that is aimed at building capacity and fostering scientific manuscripts writing skills and publication output at the Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS), University of Nairobi (UoN). The program is hosted by KAVI-Institute of Clinical Research (KAVI-ICR) through a collaborative IAVI grant secured by Dr.
The Association of Medical Students of the University of Nairobi (AMSUN) hosted its 12th Scientific Conference on the 9th and 10th June, 2022.
The event was officiated by Prof. Julius Ogeng’o, the Deputy Vice Chancellor Academic Affairs and the awards and closing ceremony hosted by the Faculty of Health Sciences Dean, Prof. Evelyn Wagaiyu.
The University of Nairobi and National Commission for Science, Technology and Innovation NACOSTI hosted the Strengthening Research Ethics Review and Oversight in Kenya (STrek) Conference at the Crowne Plaza Hotel on Tuesday May 24- 26, 2022.
The University of Nairobi (UoN) College of Health Sciences (CHS) Principal Professor James Machoki has called for increased investment to strengthen the research infrastructure and capacity of Kenyan universities in the wake of coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
According to Prof. Machoki, there is need to carry out Covid-19-related research that covers scientific, medical, economic, behavioural and communication areas.
Deaths following surgery are the third largest contributor to deaths globally, and in Africa are twice the global average.
