I am so glad that the stethoscopes arrived safely to Egerton University, and can now be used by the students on the wards. We are excited about this, and hope to help sponsor similar initiatives in the future, funds allowing
Dr. Lasith Ranasinghe, founding head and Director of Make a Medic
Through a collaboration between Egerton University, faculty of health sciences, the East Africa Centre for vaccines and immunization (ECAVI) and Make A Medic (from the UK), 100 fourth year and 5th year medical students received free stethoscopes on 10th August, 2021; to help them improve their clinical skills in their medical training in the clinical areas. The collaboration is headed by Dr. Ombeva Malande, a lecturer in the department of pediatrics, saw medical students gifted with this important tool for medical practice.