May of each year is the Mental Health Awareness Month, a time dedicated to raising awareness and understanding about mental health issues. Mental health awareness is critical because mental health is essential to our overall well- being and quality of life. Mental health encompasses our emotional, psychological, and social well-being, and it affects how we think, feel, and behave.
Early this year the ENT team at KUTRRH led by Dr Getachew Beza, a head and neck surgeon, performed the first total laryngectomy, which is an operation to remove the entire voice box for advanced cancers of the voice box.
Therapeutic duplication, Inappropriate dosing, Drug-Drug interactions, Drug-disease interaction; Do these narratives sound familiar in your practice? As a prescriber are you confident that medication that you prescribe is taken as per your instructions?
KUTRRH has yet again given a shot of life to a patient. The 40-year-old patient, a hit-and-run accident victim, suffered a neck fracture that paralyzed his lower and upper limbs. The patient was attended to at a local hospital which referred him to KUTRRH for further treatment.
KUTRRH (Kenyatta University Teaching, Referral & Research Hospital) offers a wide range of nuclear medicine, and diagnostic services, broadly classified as PET/CT and SPECT/CT. One of the SPECT CT services is the scanning of the skeletal system using 99m Technetium methylene diphosphonate (99m Tc MDP).
Telemedicine can be defined as using telecommunications technologies to support the remote delivery of all kinds of medical, diagnostic, and treatment-related services usually by doctors.
The public health and marketing departments took part in a conference and exhibition that was held at Pride Inn Paradise Convention Centre, Mombasa from 2nd to 5th April 2023.The conference whose theme was sustainable public health approaches to health and environmental in 21st century was organized by the Public Health Officers and Technicians Council (PHOTC) and was the 1st public health conference to be held in Kenya.
The European Paedetric Advanced Life Support (EPALS) training took place on 23rd March to end on 24th March 2023 at KUTRRH. This is the second in house training of EPALS at KUTRRH. The first one took place in 2022.The training enhances a multi-disciplinary approach towards the management of critically ill children.
Kenyatta University Teaching, Referral &Research Hospital posted excellent results in the just released Report on Evaluation of the Performance of Ministries, State Corporations and Tertiary Institutions for the 2021/2022 Financial Year.
On 24th April 2023, KUTRRH hosted H.E President William Ruto to commission the CyberKnife centre...install a Next-Generation Sequencing Machine at KUTRRH
Donating blood is very important because it saves lives. It is a critical resource for medical treatments, surgeries, and emergencies.
The Checkup Newsletter May 2023. Inside: Joy as H.E President William Ruto promises KUTRRH a second linac machine & completion of the Children's Hospital | Excellent results in performance contracting | First public health international conference in Kenya
"Thank you for playing a great part in restoring my health through a successful heart surgery!” ~ Elizabeth Kago; a 58-year-old Nakuru resident.
The KUTRRH CyberKnife Centre was officially commissioned by H.E President William Ruto on Monday, 24th April 2023. CyberKnife is the latest generation of non-invasive precision treatment that treats cancerous and noncancerous tumors in areas of the body previously thought to be untreatable. It is also the first of its kind in Sub-saharan Africa.
The pharmacy department is the custodian of drugs and plays a crucial part in a hospital set-up. The pharmaceutical team is responsible for monitoring the supply of all pharmaceuticals. Thus, the team is mandated to purchase, process, dispense and control all pharmaceuticals within the hospital premises. Pharmaceutical suppliers are vetted thoroughly to ensure quality, affordable, and efficacious medicines.
Breaking the Silence: One Family's Journey with Anorectal Malformations and How Compassionate Doctors Helped their Child Thrive.
Dr. Levi established Doctors Explain FM (a Patient Education and Management System part of the KUTRRH Medical Innovation and Accelerator Hub - MIAH) to make it possible for rural-based patients and those with mobility impairment to receive specialized medical care.
The Checkup Newsletter March 2023. Inside: Health PS lauds KUTRRH during visit | Delicate Brain Surgeries Performed At Kutrrh
Anorectal malformations at birth | Mental Wellness
Anorectal malformations at birth | Mental Wellness
George, a 76-year-old farmer, undergoes a successful heart bypass surgery restoring his hope of leading a productive life.
Mr. Wekesa a KUTRRH Innovation Hub Incubatee is developing biomaterials such as wound dressing products, dentistry products, and hydrogels.
KUTRRH joined the Ministry of Health and other key stakeholders in the health sector in Kenya to celebrate World Hearing Day, observed on 3rd March annually, by participating in the nationwide hearing screening.
The Checkup Newsletter January 2023: Inside:
• A Complex Coronary Artery Bypass Graft
• Kutrrh Participates In The National Cancer Summit
• Life Changing Innovations Incubated at KUTRRH’s
• A Complex Coronary Artery Bypass Graft
• Kutrrh Participates In The National Cancer Summit
• Life Changing Innovations Incubated at KUTRRH’s
Checking on your breast health is critical to staying healthy. Our breast care clinic can help identify and arrest any problems in your breasts, especially if detected early.
KUTRRH recently conducted endovascular neurosurgery on a patient who had suffered a brain aneurysm.