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Prominent Scholars Give Insights At The PACE HIV Symposium
(04-07-12)The Partnership for Advanced Clinical Education (PACE) project held the first HIV symposium at the College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi (UoN). The two-day symposium featured prominent scholars among them Prof. ... -
CEES launches Vision 2030 flagship programmes
(04-07-12)In fulfillment of Vision 2030 objectives, the College of Education and External Studies (CEES) recently launched two University of Nairobi Flagship programmes. The Masters of Distance Education (MDE) and M.A in Project ... -
Glycemic control, cardiovascular risk profile and therapeutic interventions in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients at the New Nyanza Provincial General hospital, Kisumu
(University Of Nairobi, 2010)Background: The number of people with type 2 diabetes around the world is estimated to rise from 251 million in 2000 to 380 million by 20251 . This rise will disproportionately affect the least developed countries of ... -
An artistic impression of the School of Pharmacy Building.
(04-07-12)The School of Pharmacy is set to have a new state of the art building to house its operations. The foundation stone for the building was laid by Prof. George Magoha, Vice Chancellor, University of Nairobi, who led University ... -
UoN in a programme to develop research uptake
(12-07-12)UoN in a programme to develop research uptake Send by emailPDF version Share: Facebook Twitter Google Plus Yahoo LinkedIn Digg Delicious (From left) Prof. Seth Mcligeyo, Dr. John Kirkland, Prof. Lucy Irungu, Prof. Jacob ... -
Newborn resuscitation: knowledge and practice among midwives in Kenyatta National Hospital labour ward and maternity theatre.
(University Of Nairobi, 2010)Background: Perinatal asphyxia is one of the most common diagnoses made in our Newborn unit. Morbidity and mortality from perinatal asphyxia can greatly be reduced by effective newborn resuscitation. Opiyo et al in 2007 ... -
UoN Tops in Performance Contracting Results!
(2011)Out of 178 State Corporations, number ONE among Public Universities and the only one rated under the EXCELLENT category since the inception of Performance Contracting system in Public Institutions. It was underscored ... -
Renal manifestations in children with sickle cell anemia
(1981)Twenty one children admitted to the Kenyatta National Hospital with sickle cell anaemia were studied with the aim of detecting the renal defects associated with this haemogloblnopathy. In a controlled study investigation ... -
The magnitude and pattern of thermal ocular injuries following two major fire incidents in kenya in 2009
(University Of Nairobi, 2010)OBJECTIVE:To describe the magnitude and pattern of thermal ocular injuries following two major fire incidents in Kenya in the year 2009. STUDYDESIGN: Cross- sectional analytic study METHODS: Eighty- eight patients ... -
School of Business Wins Financial Research Challenge
(2012)The University team comprising of Anthony Kimani, Edgar Jean Ojiambo, Ruskin Onyambu, Laurancia Barasa and Justus Wambua outperformed other Universities in the region to win the finals. The team will represent the University, ... -
Early functional outcome of Operative treatment of displaced Femoral neck fractures in two Kenyan Orthopaedic centres
(University Of Nairobi, 2010)Background: Worldwide, the incidence of fracture neck of femur (FNF) has been projected to increase significantly. FNF increases both morbidity and mortality especially to the elderly. Locally, majority of these fractures ... -
Academies to Strengthen Links with UoN
(2011)Among the visitors were N. Sathyamurthy – Vice-President, Indian Academy of Sciences (INAS) Airo Moitera – Excecutive Secretary (INAS), Prof. Lamine Ndiaye, President, African Academy of Sciences (AAS),. Arungu Olende, ... -
Integrity Champions Sensitized on the Constitution
(2013)A two-day training workshop on the role of the University of Nairobi in the implementation of the Constitution of Kenya 2010 and the Public Service Integrity Programme (PSIP), for integrity champions which came to a close ... -
Nurses' knowledge, attitude and practice in the management of acutely ill adult patients, in the general wards at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University Of Nairobi, 2010-10)Introduction: Care of the acutely ill patient has become increasingly challenging due to demands from external sources to measure the quality and appropriateness of care provided (Ridley,1998). The more critically ill ... -
A comparison of cox and Poisson regression in the analysis of survival data
(University Of Nairobi, 2010-09)When analyzing event data, one can decide to analyze either individual patient survival times or aggregated patient event rates. In this study two methods are used to analyze data arising from a study where the response ... -
Prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus infection among children under five years with severe or very severe pneumonia in Kenyatta National Hospital
(University Of Nairobi, 2010)Introduction Pneumonia in the context of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is a problem of high magnitude particularly among children in sub-Saharan Africa. Studies from ... -
Management of severe head injury at the Kenyatta national hospital critical care unit; Review of practice among critical care Practitioners
(University Of Nairobi, 2010)Severe head injury represents a major contributor to patients in the CCU where their care falls under a multi-disciplinary team requiring immense resource utilization. Currently about 20% of mortality in the Kenyatta ...
