The Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi (AKUH, N) has opened a new Speciality and Executive Clinic in Karen to increase access to specialised care.
The Karen Speciality and Executive Clinic becomes the hospital’s 52nd Outreach Medical Centre. The Clinic will offer specialised clinics in cardiology, nephrology, paediatrics, dermatology, obstetrics and gynaecology, family medicine, and ENT.
The Clinic will run a one-stop Cardiac Care Centre with critical tests such as Exercise Stress Test, Echo and ECG, among others. It will also have an executive wellness program supported by essential diagnostic services, including X-ray, Ultrasound, Mammography, and a well-equipped laboratory.
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During the official opening ceremony, Hospital CEO Rashid Khalani said that the Clinic is part of the hospital’s strategy of taking specialised services to where people live and work.
“Three years ago, we began implementing a new strategy of running specialist clinics at our outreach centres which previously only offered primary care. The clinics are run by our specialists from the main hospital, ensuring that the same quality of care offered at the main hospital is available in the neighbourhoods,” He said.
The Karen Clinic comes hot on the heels of the Roysambu Specialty Care Centre’s opening, which provides day surgeries, dialysis, chemotherapy, endoscopy and specialised clinics.
“Increasing access to quality care is part of our values, and guided by that, we intend to open many more centres in years to come,” added Mr Khalani.
Nairobi County Governor H.E Johnson Sakaja, the Chief Guest at the opening ceremony, said that his Government would work with private healthcare institutions to increase access to quality healthcare services.
“As the County Government, we continue to give you and other players in this sector every support you need. My Administration took office determined to dignify the lives of the people of Nairobi. Few things are more important for a life of dignity than health. That is why we are working closely with the 7,500 community health workers to meet the people of Nairobi where they are. Nairobi County is the first county to pay its community workers every month,”
Said Governor H.E. Johnson Sakaja in a speech by Nairobi County Secretary Patrick Analo on his behalf.
AKUH, N operates 49 medical centres in Kenya and three in Uganda, treating almost 700,000 patients annually. The Aga Khan University’s teaching hospital is a centre for advanced training programmes in oncology, neurology, cardiology, infectious diseases, neonatology, and nuclear medicine. The hospital supports the university’s academic programmes as an institution of knowledge.
About AKUHN
For 65 years, Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi, has set the standard for comprehensive healthcare and modern medical education in East Africa. Due to its dedicated staff, advanced facilities and state-of-the-art technologies, the hospital has an excellent reputation as a leading medical institution and teaching hospital in the region and beyond. In achieving its mission, the hospital is guided by the core values: Impact, Quality, Relevance and Access.
