Dr. Janu Stower has just completed his Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery at the University of Nairobi, and is now headed to Paris on the 2026 French Government Internship Scholarship in Neurology. He will begin the internship on 30th September at Hôpital Bicêtre, a teaching hospital under the University of Paris-Saclay. In this…
Daktari Diaries Episode 1 Dr. Miheso Collins Lemashon, MBChB Class of 2025, is headed to Oxford this October to begin a PhD in Surgical Sciences after being named a Rhodes Scholar this year. He spoke to mTV about the journey. Where and when were you born? I was born in Narok County, specifically Transmara, close…
Njonde Jackson Kamau, a second year medical student at Kenyatta University, won the Global Health Security category at AfyaFest 2026 in Dakar, Senegal, held on 14th to 16th June.The category carried a prize of USD 5,000, about KSh 647,000. He co-founded Tahsma Healthcare with software developer Teddy Jeremy. The venture provides healthcare financing through an…
“No medical student should miss an examination because of financial hardship.” That simple but powerful belief has grown into one of the University of Nairobi Medical School’s most impactful student support initiatives—Leave No Medic Behind (LNB). In this week’s Medic of the Week, Mastermind Medics TV (mTV) features Dr. Ruby, whose vision transformed a small…
A team of University of Nairobi medical students has emerged as the winner of the pitch competition at the Africa Forward Youth and Innovation Day after presenting an innovative device designed for the early screening of sickle cell disease. The award-winning project is led by Nicole Wafula, a fifth-year Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of…
When more than 250 pairs of running shoes hit the ground this year, few of the runners knew just how much planning had carried them to that starting line. Behind the seamless race day stood Fatema, a fifth-year MBChB student at the University of Nairobi and Race Director for Leave No Medic Behind 2026. This…
