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KNH Paediatric Oncology patients from Wards 1E and 3D were treated to an exciting experience as they were taken to a game drive tour of Nairobi National Park courtesy of Mr. Steve Isaacs, a partner to the hospital.
#KNHinakujali
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Our attention has been drawn to the story circulating online regarding a child admitted at KNH with a fork lodged in his skull. We wish to assure members of the public as follows:
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Guys! mmeskia hii story, ati ngwai inakuanga dawa?
Tuambie maoni yako kwa comment kama unadhani ni ukweli ama uongo.
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When all is said and done ,
Observe social distance, wash your hands regularly and sanitize.
Spread hope NOT panic😊.
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The patient has since been stabilized and is currently undergoing a delicate operation in KNH theatres.
We thank you for your concern and we assure you that the child is under the best care by our teams.
Marketing & Communication,
Kenyatta National Hospital
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Despite situation ya conjoined twins kukaa tricky, KNH specialist team ya watu 50 ilipanga vile itasolve. Kwanza ilikuwa lazima hawa baby girls wawili wakae hosi for 2 years ndio bodies zao zikue, ili complex surgery yenye ilihitajika iweze kufanyika.
#KNHInaweza
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We appreciate
@kdfinfo
for the thoughtful gesture of an aircraft Fly-by over Kenyatta National Hospital with a ‘GOD BLESS MEDICS ‘banner.Our healthcare workers are honored and encouraged by the recognition of their role fighting COVID-19. ASANTE SANA
#komeshakorona
@kamurie1
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Time surgery ya conjoined twins ilipofika, health workers wa KNH walijitolea. Walikaa 23 hours kwa operation bila kugive up. At the same time, madaktari waliendelea kucomfort Ms Mukiri na kumpea hope.
#KNHInaweza
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The patient had lost a lot of blood and as a result, the clotting process was not occurring as expected, thereby, delaying the surgical procedure as this would have been dangerous to the patient.
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KNH today honored Prof. Rachel Musoke for her years of contribution in Pediatrics – New Born Unit. The celebration which was held at KNH conference room was attended by KNH top managers and staff members.
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Seven years ago Ms Mukiri alijifungua twins but to her surprise, walikuwa wako conjoined, yaani, walikuwa wameshikana kwa spine na tumbo. Ms Mukiri alishindwa kama hata ni watoto wake. Alikuwa St Theresa Kiirua Mission Hospital huko Meru.
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Received Moses Lodopopit, a 17 year old snake bite victim from Suradoru village Samburu West, 24 hours after he was bitten by a puff adder. Thanks to Dr. Richard Lesiyampe, Hon. Naisula Lesuuda and Wamba MCA Hon. Lucas Lekwale for airlifting the patient.
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MILESTONE IN KIDNEY TRANSPLANT IN KENYA
Kenyatta National Hospital doctors have successfully conducted the first ever laparoscopic kidney transplant at a public hospital in Kenya. The procedure was previously done by visiting medics from abroad.
#KNHInakujali
#Laparoscopy
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KNH team of specialists has achieved yet another medical milestone after conducting a minimally invasive surgery to treat a hole in 18-year-old Mary Wanjiku’s heart. The condition called Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA) is a congenital heart defect that causes breathing problems,^
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A multidisciplinary team of medical specialists from KNH led by Dr. Naomi Gachara, a Pediatric Cardiologist, successfully carried out a 4 hour highly delicate and complicated Tetralogy repair surgery on 2-year-old baby Carson Micky born to to Rose Mirema and Eric Otieno Mirema.
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We are happy to finally see the conjoined twins separated after a long complex surgery. We want to thank the team that spearheaded the surgery
#KNHinaweza
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The twins were conjoined for two years. It took a team of 60 specialists and 23 hours to separate them. We say Heko to the team.
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DETAILED HISTORY OF KNH. ENJOY
1/12.
#KNH
has had three names since its establishment in 1901. It was originally called the Native Civil Hospital & had a bed capacity of 40. It is recorded that in 1908, there were 45 beds & that 712 inpatients and 6,425 outpatients were seen.
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We celebrate our health workers, who have worked tirelessly to help Kenya battle
#Covid_19
pandemic.
#ShujaaWangu
#MashujaaDay2020
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No baby has died at KNH due to power blackout as alleged by Robert Alai. KNH has 4 standby generators. All babies at Newborn Unit are safe.
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Kenyatta National Hospital has received Oxygen thanks to BOC Kenya Limited. This will enable The hospital to attend emergency surgeries as well as run COVID 19 facilities that cater for patients who require Oxygen support.
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KNH SUCCESSFULLY CARRIES OUT A PBMV HEART SURGERY
PBMV is a minimally invasive procedure, conducted under local anesthesia to balloon the micro-valve without opening the chest. A needle goes through the skin, towards the vein and finally into the heart.
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Kenyatta National Hospital successfully managed to re-unite a patient with her family, after decades of tirelessly struggling to find her. In the year 1991, 16-year-old Alice Kalekye Mui left her home to stay with a friend.
#KNHinakujali
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Imagine stress ya kuangalia watoto wako wakiwa hosi for 2 years!
KNH walihakikisha Ms Mukiri ameangaliwa, ndio aweze kumaintain mental health poa.
#KNHInaweza
#KNHInakujali
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Good morning Wakenya!
From tomorrow (11th November) to Friday (13th November), we shall be conducting a kidney screening exercise at the KNH Renal Unit.
If you have kidney disease, come with your potential donor(s) and get matched for transplant.
#KNHCares
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Do you know these people? Share widely to help them find their families.
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Baby Hope was born weighing 400grams (😮😮) in August 2011. She is 10 years old today. Join us in wishing Hope a Happy 10th Birthday.
#KNHinakujali
🙌🙌
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A balanced diet is important for a healthy body. Make sure to eat enough carbs, proteins and vitamins daily for healthy living.
#KNHinakujali
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It was an honour to witness the end of a great era and the beginning of another. Dr George Ooko, you have had a good run. Thank you for your leadership and commitment.
All the best in your future endeavours. KNH says, Asante.
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A bullet in the head of baby Satrin Osinya in a terrorist attack 😢. 11 months old jamani. Satrin was meant to live and share a testimony.
#KNHINAWEZA
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The information circulating on social media that there is a confirmed case of COVID 2019 Corona Virus is not true. Members of the public are advised to ignore the false alerts.
@CeoKnh
@HezekielGikambi
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Have you ever wondered how oxygen has become a sought after commodity globally? Here is a quick explainer. 👇👇
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(1)The team of medics that successfully transfused a baby while in the mother’s womb and later safely delivered the bundle of joy got a pleasant surprise today.
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NIGHTSHIFT AT KNH LAUNDRY DEP'T
Imagine a day without clean fabric at KNH.
Watch our laundry end of Health Service Provision.
#KNHinakujali
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KNH appreciates Mr. Isaacs great gesture for bringing joy to our patients.
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KNH Specialised Care Peadiatric Patients of Ward 4A were treated to an afternoon of fun and excitement as they were driven inside Motorsport cars around the KNH Administration Block parking ground courtesy of Motorsport Kenya.
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Congratulations to the pioneer Oncology class, KNH School of Nursing after completion of their licensure examinations in advanced Diploma in Oncology Nursing.
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To all the health workers not taking a break to ensure we access health care during this holiday season; We thank you.
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Share widely to help them find their families
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The complex surgery to separate the conjoined twins required over 1 million shillings. Ms Mukiri, being unemployed could not get this kind of money and this worried her.
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The presidential task force on COVID-19 preparedness touring the KNH IDU at Mbagathi hospital. The team led by CS Health-Mutahi Kagwe, CS Foreign affairs-Raychelle Omamo and the Govt spokesperson-Cyrus Oguna have appreciated the work put in by the KNH team (1/2)
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CEO KNH Dr. Evanson N. Kamuri EBS, has launched community clean up day phase one at the Administration Block Grounds. The exercise involves clearing of drainage, grass cutting, sweeping and picking up of litter as well as weeding and pruning of trees and flowers.
#KNHInakujali
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@KNH_hospital
fraternity congratulates our CEO
@kamurie1
on His conferment of the Presidential Order of Service, Uzalendo Award by H.E Uhuru Kenyatta. Your leadership in combating COVID-19 has kept team KNH rooted to the cause in giving services to their fellow countrymen.Hongera
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Watu hukuwa na story mob kuhusu signs za diabetes. Hii nayo ni ukweli?
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Peadiatric Patients of Ward 3D were this afternoon treated to a birthday celebration for patients born in the month of May courtesy of Dr. Napo, a Medical Officer based at ward 3D and her husband Mr. Mugambi.
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"Bado safari ni ndefu, wasafiri tusichoke
Na tusiwe wadhaifu, tusonge hadi tufike" ~ Abdilatif Abdalla
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THANK YOU for going out of your way, through the complex surgery to save those two bundles of joy.
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#KNHinaweza
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Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) in partnership with Nursing Council of Kenya held a Zumba Session (a fitness program that helps improve cardiovascular fitness) at KNH IDU-Mbagathi on 28th May 2020.
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Tembea leo ndio mwili ikuwe active after kuketi sana ukiwa job ama nyumbani the whole day.
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The Rt. Hon. Raila Amollo Odinga paid a courtesy visit to KNH to comfort the patients who were injured during the protests and wished them a quick recovery.
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Karen Kioko, 13y was diagnosed with Acute Kidney failure at just 5 years. She shared her success story as the youngest and most recent patient who underwent Kidney transplant in KNH with her father as the donor.
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‘She has impacted the value of always doing your best and giving back to the community. For me it feels like a part of me is leaving and we truly hope God gives her real golden days as she rests.' said KNH Senior Director Clinical Servicer Dr. Irene Inwani during the celebration.
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Usikunywe soda kwa sababu ikona na sugar na caffeine mob. Instead kunywa maziwa ili upate usingizi.
#KNHinakujali
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Here are some of the team members behind this year's Annual Hernia and Undescended Testis Surgical Project. The parents are happy and so are we.
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20 patients were able to hear again, by the skills vested in KNH Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) surgeons👏🏾👏🏾.
#KNHINAWEZA
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The 16th KNH School of Nursing annual graduation has kicked off. Congratulations to all graduating students!
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After kukula, mwili huconvert food most kuwa sukari (glucose) alafu inakuwa released kwa damu.
Blood sugar ikiwa juu, pancreas inarelease insulin ya kugeuza hiyo sukari kuwa nguvu (energy), ili uweze kufanya activities.
#KNHinakujali
#SukariChungu
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We are happy to always be your center of wellness that takes care of you and your family.
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Ukiwa job saa zingine hauna chance ya kuenda kuexcercise, so unaeza take ata 5 minutes kustretch alafu uendelee kufanya job.
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It is in this regard that KNH is calling upon all people of goodwill to own and support this project by contributing via MPESA Paybill No- 474444, KNH Hope Hostel. A little will go a long way. Let us come together and Give hope a home in Kenya.
#GivinghopeahomeinKenya
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Sasa ukiona baby Blessing na Favour utafurahia. 6 years later and the twins have grown and they look so alike. Apart from doing many things in the same way, they also share a dream of becoming doctors so that they can help their mom and the sick.
#KNHInaweza
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Mary Wanjiku, 18, had a Hole in his Heart. Only way for KNH specialists to close the condition was through Mary's leg. And they hacked it! 🙌🙌🙌
The specialists conducted a minimally invasive surgery, a highly delicate pin-hole, to treat a hole in Mary Wanjiku’s heart.
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STIs can be very scary and there are many questions surrounding these diseases. What questions do you have about Super Gonorrhoea?
#KNHinakujali
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Health PS Susan Mochache today visited KNH to launch mass testing for
#COVID19
for KNH staff. KNH CEO Dr. Evanson Kamuri alongside directors, deputy directors, and other medical personnel took her through the screening process at Clinic 66.
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KNH has added Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to its pool of COVID-19 vaccines (Moderna and Astrazeneca) offered at KNH Helipad grounds, Monday to Friday (8.00am to 1.00pm); first and second doses. All are welcome.
@DaveOpiyo
@CeoKnh
@KNHprimecare
@MOH_Kenya
@ookogeorge
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We wish you and your families a healthy Christmas and a prosperous 2023 🥳🥳.
#merrychristmas2022
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"How much for my kidney?" is our most inboxed question.
Please note that organ sale is strictly prohibited and illegal. You can only donate out of free will.
Waunderstandanga?
#KNHinakujali
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KNH TO BUILD HOSTEL FOR PATIENTS RECEIVING CANCER TREATMENT
Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) is the main public Hospital in Kenya offering comprehensive cancer treatment and serves patients from all over the country and the region.
#GivinghopeahomeinKenya
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Our highly specialised team overcame the complications of the surgery including the holes in the twin's hearts, a shared liver and two hearts in one cavity.
We are happy to see a successful surgery and two promising futures.
#KNHinaweza
#KNHinakujali
#BreakingNews
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Today we celebrate with the 38 specialists who came together to see through a successful complex separation of conjoined twins after 15 long hours.
This is a historic moment for us to witness great minds working together to save the lives of the twins
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A young girl, 10, wrote a letter to her father who contracted Covid-19 and was on Oxygen:
[THREAD]
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182 to benefit from free urological surgery camp in Kitui County
Kenyatta National Hospital multidisciplinary team of medical specialists is participating in a three-day urological medical camp in Kitui County.
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Our CEO, Dr. Evanson Kamuri, also got vaccinated against
#COVID19
today. The vaccination process will be done in 3 phases, with phase one focusing on all health workers in the Country.
#Covid19vaccine
#COVAX
#COVIDVaccineArrives
#Covid19VaccineKE
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Hand hygiene ni njia number one ya kuprevent spreading ya germs na pia kuprevent infections.
Hapa KNH tuko na Infection Prevention and Control Unit ya kumake sure wenye wanakuhudumia wanazinagtia hand hygiene. So ukiwa KNH, you are ni safe and clean hands .
#IPCWeek2022
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Improvements ni mob.
KNH ndio hospitali pekee Kenya hufanya Paediatric MRI imaging, sababu kuna Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) machine na pia kuna Diagnostic Centre Mpya.
#KNHInaweza
#KNHinakujali
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Kindly ignore the audio recording circulating on social media on corona virus.
@KNH_hospital
IDU staff and Mgt are currently at Mbagathi Hospital setting up the Isolation Centre. We assure the public that there is no case of COVID-19 in this facility.
@kamurie1
@HezekielGikambi
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Kenyatta National Hospital Infectious Disease Unit- Mbagathi, now ready for utilization.
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The Mama Margaret Kenyatta Children Hospital-KNH has a 350 bed capacity.
#MamaMargaretKenyattaKNH
#KNHInakujali
@MOH_Kenya
@StateHouseKenya
@knh_hospital
@NMS_Kenya
@CeoKnh
@kamurie1
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As we gather with our loved ones to celebrate this blessed occasion, let us remember those who are less fortunate than ourselves. Let us offer them our prayers and our support as we come together to celebrate the many blessings we have received.
#EidAlFitr
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H.E. Hon Uhuru Kenyatta C.G.H has launched the KNH Centre for Kidney Disease and Organ Transplantation.
#PresidentUhuruatKNH
#KNHInakujali
@MOH_Kenya
@StateHouseKenya
@CeoKnh
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Since April 2020, KNH has been making PPEs: masks for inpatients, body bags and surgeons' disposable gowns💪🏾💪🏾.
The expansion and diversification of the services being offered by KNH’s Laundry and Tailoring Unit has seen it take up these new tasks.
#KNHINAWEZA
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When his kidneys failed, Bishop Stanley's body was slowly shutting down because of the accumulation of waste in his blood. He required urgent medical attention...
#KNHInaweza
#GetWellAtKNH
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Mko wapi?
The kidney screening and donor matching exercise currently ongoing at the KNH Renal Unit.
Remember that we be running this activity from today to Friday the 13th Nov.
#KNHInakujali
#GetWellAtKNH
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