Dr. Joyce Jebet made a presentation titled the Kenya Experience on neonatal nursing training during a Small and Sick Newborn webinar series organized by World Health Organization.
Other panelists included Dr. Ornella Lincetto, Medical Officer, WHO and Dr. Laura Angwenyi, Head of Division, Newborn and Child Health, Ministry of Health, Kenya.
Post graduate students undertaking Master of Science in Midwifery and Paediatric Nursing were trained on emergency obstetric and neonatal care skills in a joint training session by the University of Nairobi (UoN) and Kenyatta University (KU).
The aim of the session was to demonstrate and allow the students to perform skills in emergency obstetric and neonatal care.
The conference that was officially opened by the Minister of Health of Tanzania brought together participants from 11 different countries. In attendance was the EAKI director Prof Peter Mungai
The Invited guest mentors included:
Sostine Makunja
The Department of Nursing Sciences is in the process of reviewing all its curricular to incorporate the new developments in nursing and health sciences, and to build a quality curricular critical in teaching the nursing workforce and make them relevant to the dynamic needs of the society and for achievement of Kenya Vision 2030, SDG 3, African Union 2063 Agenda and Universal Health Coverage.
The Department of Nursing Sciences, hosted Gary Nestrick, an International Radiology Nurse expert and a volunteer with RAD-AID team currently visiting Kenya.
Other graduands in different programmes can be found here
The Visiting professor gave a Public Lecture and engaged with faculty and students and the Department of Nursing Sciences.
The two schools of Nursing are having exchange programs on clinical practicum of nursing students .
