Category: News Update
An Oath On Their Lips: Uzima University’s White Coat Ceremony
The Life So Short, The craft So Long To Learn On Saturday, October 10, 2026, Uzima University held its 4th White Coat Ceremony, bringing 204 medical students to a defining moment in their journey towards becoming doctors. “The Life So Short, the Craft So Long” a quote on the pre-event poster was so eminent, a…
66 Students Take the Oath as TUM Medschool Marks Second White Coat Ceremony
The Technical University of Mombasa (TUM) School of Medicine and Health Sciences held its second White Coat Ceremony, with 66 students taking the oath just over a year after the school’s launch in September 2025, the first medical school in Mombasa and one of only thirteen institutions in Kenya chartered to offer medicine. The event…
A New Chapter for UoN Medical Laboratory Students as 96.4% Pass Board Examination
After years of uncertainty surrounding professional licensing, 54 out of 56 University of Nairobi Medical Laboratory Science and Technology students have successfully passed their Board Examinations, recording a 96.4% pass rate. The results, already celebrated by the student community, mark more than just an impressive examination outcome. They represent an important milestone for a group…
Uganda scraps intern doctor pay, medics demand Sh4 million monthly
The Ugandan government has scrapped monthly allowances for medical interns under a new policy that reclassifies internship as a continuation of training rather than formal employment. Health Minister Dr Chris Baryomunsi announced the change in June, days before the 2026/2027 internship term was due to begin. Under the new arrangement, government-sponsored interns will still receive…
Richard Scolyer: The Cancer Specialist Who Tested Hope on Himself
A Diagnosis That Changed Everything In 2023, Prof Richard Scolyer, one of the world’s leading cancer specialists and pathologist, was diagnosed with glioblastoma—the most aggressive and typically incurable type of primary brain cancer. Rather than accepting the standard course of palliative care in a 6-12 month lifespan, Scolyer chose to pursue an experimental path that…
SCOPE Defends its KES 21,000 Exchange Trip to Kisumu
A section of medical students have raised questions over the pricing structure of the upcoming “Local SCOPE: Twende Kisumu” exchange trip, scheduled for September 1–8, 2026. The joint professional exchange and networking initiative—organized for Mount Kenya University (MKU) and Uzima University medical students—has drawn concern regarding its KES 21,000 fee and whether it is accessible…
Give Life, Every Drop Counts: SCOPH’s Nationwide Blood Donation Drive
In a powerful display of youth-led public health advocacy, the Standing Committee on Public Health (SCOPH) mobilized medical students and community members across the country for the “Give Life. Every Drop Counts.” blood donation drive—a coordinated nationwide initiative that saw local chapters host donation sessions simultaneously, uniting campuses behind one life-saving cause. The Nairobi leg…
Cancer will affect 92% of people worldwide by 2050, WHO projects.
Cancer remains the world’s second leading cause of death, currently claiming more than 26,000 lives every day (nearly 10 million deaths annually). The World Health Organization(WHO) Global Status Report on Cancer 2026;The Future We Choose Together, released on July 8, 2026 warns that annual new cancer cases are projected to nearly double from 20.6 million…
Kisii University Robes MBChB Class of 2031 in White Coat Ceremony
Kisii University’s School of Health Sciences held a White Coat Ceremony on Friday, 26th June, formally robing its MBChB Class of 2031 into the medical profession. While the class has already been in session, the ceremony marked the cohort’s symbolic entry into clinical training and the values that define the practice of medicine. The event…
JKUAT Medical Students Association Partners with Mastermind Medics TV
The Jomo Kenyatta University Medical Students Association (JKUSMA) has entered into a one-year media partnership with Mastermind Medics TV (mTV), in a deal set to boost news coverage, visibility, and opportunities for the university’s medical student community. The agreement was signed on 27 May 2026 by JKUSMA Chairperson Jelagat Marion on behalf of the association….
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