Department of Surgery

Venue: Meru Teaching & Referral Hospital (MTRH)
Start Date: 2018-05-27
End Date: 2018-06-26
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Cleft camp sponsored by Cleft-Kinder-Hilfe (CKH) and conducted in collaboration with University of Nairobi (UoN) and The Kenya Society of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons (KSPRAS).

Members of the Plastic Surgery Thematic Unit of UoN Dept of Surgery under the auspices of the Kenya Society of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons (KSPRAS) and in collaboration with KNH and The Nairobi Hospital at Mukumu Mission Hospital in Kakamega County offering free reconstructive surgery.

Prostate cancer forms one of the chief killers in males in this country. Many adult males are detected late at a stage where treatment is not possible due to inadequate knowledge of the disease.

Medical students have planned a breast cancer screening and awareness day for the less privileged members of society in Kibera, Nairobi.

The department congratulates the students for this noble cause and encourages this noble activity and will give required support

Staff within the department offer community service through a number of avenues.

Members of academic staff took a prominent part in the annual Surgical Society of Kenya surgical camp.  This took place in North Rift region between 27^th and 30^th September 2012.  Dr. Owillah as the chairman of the Society led the surgical teams.

Staff members also play a leading role in professional bodies and these include the following;