Paediatrician & Kidney Specialist University of Nairobi. Professor of Health Systems & Quality improvement. Recognised by Lancet as an influential Black Doctor
Nairobi, Kenya
Joined November 2019
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Truly a great honour. I give all the glory to God.
I owe so much to the students & faculty of the Dept of Paediatrics & Child Health, University of Nairobi; ETAT+ instructors across Kenya; and all the healthworkers who attended in our Breastfeeding Boot Camps.
It is teamwork.
Privileged to join the Ministry of Health during WorldBreastfeedingWeek Media Engagement as Founder & Patron of the UoN Breastfeeding BootCamps. The media is a powerful partner in educating families. Mothers need skills in positioning, attachment, expressing milk & cup-feeding.
On 26 June 2026, 375 Year 5 medical students at the University of Nairobi participated in our 1st Pre-service Breastfeeding Boot Camp.
Thro’ 34 hands-on practical stations, they strengthened skills in latch support, breastmilk expression & cupfeeding for vulnerable infants.
100+ health professionals from across Kenya attended our 2nd Breastfeeding Bootcamp at the Dept of Paeds, University of Nairobi.Through hands-on training, participants strengthened skills in breastfeeding support, breastmilk expression & cupfeeding. Thanks to Rose Charities & UoN
Not business as usual for diabetes, hypertension & high cholesterol. We must shift from waiting for symptoms to early detection & prevention. Progress may be slow—but it’s happening
We’re here to support, guide, and walk with our communities—giving back.
✔️ Seeking partners
A proud moment unveiling a Proudly Kenyan Newborn Phototherapy Machine 🇰🇪
Locally developed, efficient, easy use, available spare parts & costs 25% of imported devices.
Led by Prof. Eng George Kamucha (technical), Prof. Grace Irimu (clinical).
KEBS approved, clinical trials next.
On 18 Feb, I had the privilege of speaking, as a Guest Speaker, with the Kenya Defence Forces Senior Commanders on strengthening PHC to prevent & control hypertension & diabetes. Small, consistent lifestyle changes can greatly reduce these lifestyle diseases & their complications
Sunday was special—I had the joy of hosting my PhD student from the University of Western Ontario, Canada, here in Kenya. I’m grateful to Western University for giving me position of adjunct professor in this great university & delighted she could experience our national parks
Our fight to end diabetes in Nyeri @Mwangaza Wellness is on! #Community care # Prevention + treatment
#Data-driven action
Lifestyle talks for all—not just those with diabetes.
We can’t prevent disease without strong primary health care.Mwangaza nurse in action! Join us!
Honoured to give the Keynote at Kenya’s WBW Media Sensitization Meeting, invited by MoH. I called for urgent action on poor maternal, newborn & child health trends, low breastfeeding rates, and stressed investing in PHC & community efforts—not just ICUs—to meet mortality targets.
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Mwangaza Wellness & Medical Centre – Bridging the Gap in Healthcare 💙
Proud to bring quality primary heath care care closer to our communities, making a real difference in rural health.
🌍 Everyone deserves quality care — no matter where they live.
A great day in Gitunduti, Nyeri! Team Mwangaza shared how a healthy diet, weight & exercise prevent or control diabetes.
❗️Stop using random blood sugar tests if no symptoms—use fasting blood sugar to screen for prediabetes.
Visit Mwangaza Centre, Karatina. #JoinDiabetesCampain
Over next 4 months, we’re running a diabetes prevention campaign in Nyeri County— where prevalence is 2–4× higher than Kenya’s average. Diabetes is largely preventable. In spirit of giving back, I’m inviting collaborators to join us in promoting healthy lifestyles. Let’s act now!
Kenya: A new directive bans patients from sharing hospital beds —finally! It’s unethical&unsafe to make strangers, possibly unclean, share a bed. Instead of investing in more beds, let’s invest in primary healthcare —prevent illness, reduce admissions &ease pressure on hospitals.
Mwangaza Diabetes Campaign June to 14th Nov 2025
#Stop high blood sugars
# stop high cholesterol. Prevention & control of diabetes Program - Nyeri County
Every first Wednesday of each month,in partnership with City Eye we offer free eye checkup at Mwangaza -Karatina. Join us!
Mwangaza Team is leading a 5-month diabetes prevention & control campaign in Nyeri—Kenya’s diabetes hotspot.
Free nutrition advice& discounted labs(HbA1c, cholesterol, kidney&eye test) @Mwangaza Wellness Centre.
In partnership with Nyeri CountyMoH. Join us,we can reduce diabetes!
This May, Mwangaza Wellness and Medical Center in Karatina offers discounted kidney & diabetes tests + FREE cholesterol checks & nutrition advice. Let’s fight hypertension & diabetes together—save lives, save kidneys! #WorldHypertensionDay #NyeriHealth
Great day for Mwangaza Wellness&Medical Center (MWMC) in Karatina, championing prevention& control of diabetes& hypertension. Today, Kerugoya Level5 HCWs joined efforts to curb these diseases. MWMC offers affordable HbA1c, cholesterol, kidney tests for HCWs—health starts with us!
