A recent study highlights how fear and stigma significantly impact women's decisions to undergo cervical cancer screening and follow through with treatment. Many women fear receiving a negative diagnosis, especially if they perceive cancer as fatal or a financial burden. The anticipation of community stigma also plays a role in their reluctance.
The First Aid Club Community, a conglomeration of the First Aid Club, IPPNW – University of Nairobi (UoN) Chapter, and the President's Award Kenya - KNH Campus, recently
Stakeholders in the health sector have underscored the need for strategic collaboration within academia, industry and the government spheres of the sector in order to drive development and advance health in the country.
In an unprecedented turn of events, Team Spensa has been declared as the representatives of the Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) in the recently concluded University of Nairobi Student Association (UNSA) elections that was held on 22nd May 2026, claiming victory by running unopposed following opposing team’s failure to meet electoral requirements.
University of Nairobi’s (UoN) Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) received a delegation from Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University (SMU) from South Africa, on 19th May 2026 for a benchmarking session.
The UoN-FHS delegation led by Associate Dean Undergraduate Studies, Prof. C.F Otieno presented a detailed presentation on the faculty’s student academic support strategies that facilitate the faculty’s success in delivering scholarly success.
Under the scorching Nairobi sun, medical students joined other 30 students from different campuses of the University of Nairobi (UoN), walking shoulder to shoulder through Ngong’ Road, Ralph Bunche, Valley Road, Kenyatta Avenue, Nyerere and Mamlaka streets, with one purpose: to clean the roads from plastics and create awareness about waste management and its health impacts.
Dry Eye Disease (DED) is a significant public health concern not only Kenya but on a global reach and this calls for stringent measures to be taken to manage and treat it.
There exists a fascinating contrast when comparing Geriatric care, the specialized medical attention for the elderly, in Kenya and Germany.
This distinction in medical care was discussed during a panel session hosted by the Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) in collaboration with the Global Heart Berlin-Nairobi exchange program on 30th April 2026.
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.
Members of the University of Nairobi’s (UoN) First Aid Club underwent a transformative and elite Fire rescue marshal training at the St John Ambulance Kenya Headquarters on 18th April 2026.
This high-impact session sharpened critical competencies in fire prevention, emergency response, evacuation leadership, and crisis coordination of 29 club members.
