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Infant and Child Care
Children's Hospital
If parental comfort can be measured in terms of care for one’s children, then the
Paediatric Unit at Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi (AKUH,N) will be a source
of constant comfort. The services offered depict a Children’s Hospital within a
hospital.
The paediatric clinical staff provides a wide spectrum of paediatric care ranging
from first encounter primary care, consultative general paediatrics to specialist
care.
Children's Ward
The Children’s Ward has:
- Two private rooms with an infant bed and a bed for the parent/guardian. Amenities
include: television, video, telephone, mini refrigerator and wardrobe;
- Seven semi-private rooms with a cot/bed for patient, a bed for the parent/guardian
and washing facilities;
- 24 general ward beds. Amenities include: washing facilities, dining area with television
and a playground for recuperating children.
Specialist clinics in this department include:
- General Paediatric Care Clinic: Post discharge patients with chronic
illnesses including anaemia and sickle cell disease are treated at the clinic.
- Neonatal Clinic: This Clinic cares for infants aged one day to
18 months, born underweight, premature and overweight or with neonatal jaundice
or other neonatal conditions.
- Paediatric Chest Clinic: The clinic specialises in respiratory
disorders including asthma, tuberculosis and bronchopneumonia.
- Paediatric Gastroentrology Clinic: Patients with stomach disorders
including stomach ulcers and liver conditions are provided with treatment and specialised
endoscopic tests.
- Paediatric Neurology Clinic: Patients with neurological disorders
such as cerebral palsy, epilepsy, seizures (convulsions) and hydrocephalus are treated
at this clinic.
- Paediatric Nephrology Clinic: This clinic is for children with
kidney problems
- Paediatric Surgical Clinic: The services provided at this clinic
include:
- Circumcision
- Undescended testis
- Hernias;
- Bladder malformation
- Imperforate anus
- Tongue tie
- Malformed genitalia.
Well Baby Clinic
The Well Baby package is available for the monitoring of the growth and development
of children up to 18 months. Primary vaccinations, as recommended by the Kenya Extended
Programme on Immunisation (KEPI) schedule and other vaccinations against childhood
diseases are available. For more information, visit the Aga Khan University Hospital,
Nairobi Vaccination Centre.
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