KENYA— The Karen Speciality Clinic has been officially opened in Nairobi, as part of the Aga Khan University Hospital’s mission to expand specialized and executive healthcare access.
Karen Specialty Clinic becomes the hospital’s 52nd Outreach Medical Centre in the East Africa region and will offer specialized clinics in cardiology, nephrology, paediatrics, dermatology, obstetrics and gynaecology, family medicine, and Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT) care.
Auspiciously, the clinic will run a one-stop Cardiac Care Centre (CCC) with critical tests such as Exercise Stress Test, Echo, and ECG among others.
It will also have an executive wellness program supported by key diagnostic services including X-ray, Ultrasound, Mammography, and a well-equipped laboratory.
Governor H.E. Johnson Sakaja in a speech read on his behalf by Nairobi County Secretary Patrick Analo said, “As the County Government, we continue to give the Aga Khan University Hospital and other players in this sector every support that 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.”
The Aga Khan University Hospital, Kenya CEO, Rashid Khalani said that the clinic was part of the hospital’s strategy of taking specialized services to where people live and work.
Khalani mentioned, “Three years ago, we began implementing a new strategy of running specialist clinics at our outreach centers which previously only offered primary care.”
He acknowledged that the clinics were run by specialists from the main hospital, ensuring that the same quality of care offered at the main hospital was available in the neighbourhoods.
“Increasing access to quality care is part of our values and guided by that we intend to open many more centers in years to come,” added Khalani.
The Karen Clinic comes hot on the heels of the opening of the Roysambu Specialty Care Centre which in addition to specialized clinics also provides day surgeries, dialysis, chemotherapy, and endoscopy.
The hospital group now operates 49 medical centers in Kenya and three in Uganda, treating almost 700,000 patients annually.
A teaching hospital of the Aga Khan University, it is a center for advanced training programs in oncology, neurology, cardiology, infectious diseases, neonatology, and nuclear medicine.
Aga Khan University’s ambitions in the region
Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) broke ground on the US$100 million University hospital complex in Kampala, Uganda in May 2023.
The new Kampala medical center will be the AKDN’s single largest investment to date and represents the country’s single largest private investment in healthcare to date.
The hospital once complete will provide comprehensive healthcare services, including education, training, and research, to ensure the delivery of top-notch medical treatment.
The Aga Khan University Hospital, Uganda, will join AKDN’s extensive network of healthcare facilities that include five hospitals and nearly 100 clinics, catering to over 1.5 million patients annually in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda.
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