Seminars & Conferences

For a long time many have thought there is no CF in African people. Slowly we are identifying children with CF on our continent and in Kenya. Children with CF may present with meconium ileus; recurrent pneumonia; and severe malnutrition due to pancreatic insufficiency - conditions we commonly see in Kenya. The next time you identify a patient with these clinical features, consider CF in your differential diagnoses. We can now perform sweat conductivity testing in Nairobi, a functional test for CF. Additionally, there is an access program for modulator therapy in Kenya.

Dr. Jalemba Aluvaala, will participate as a panelist at the Ubuntu (Stronger Together): Reimagining Global Partnerships event hosted by Stanford University on October 16, 2025.

The MMed part 1 students in Paediatrics and Child Health will be having a seminar from 6th February,2023 to 17th February ,2023 on Infectious and Tropical Diseases.

The MBChB Year 5 (2022/2023) second term group students were being introduced to the  correct use of equipment used in the newborn unit in the management of the neonates and common newborn diseases.

Over 50 paediatrician trainees having a training on teaching moms how to breastfeed by correct breastfeeding techniques as part of Newborn ETAT+ and the men were proud to do the demos.

The Emergency Triage Assessment and Treatment plus Admission (ETAT+)training program aims to save children's lives by training healthcare workers to provide high quality care using the most up to date evidence based approaches.The training aims towards using simple and available resources towards this goal and focuses on the leading causes of morbidity  and mortality in children and neonates in Kenya.The training is offered to all medical students at the beginning of their Pediatrics and Child Health rotation in the fifth year of study and to students starting their postgraduate studies in