An important aspect of clinical care is communication with patients. Health care provider’s major communication tasks are not only to inform patients about their disease and treatment, but also to create a therapeutic effective relationship by assessing patients’ concerns, showing understanding, empathy, and providing comfort and support [1,2]. Since 2009, The KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Programme has […]

World Pneumonia day is commemorated every year on 12 November with the aim of raising awareness on Pneumonia as the number one infectious cause of death in children under-5 worldwide. In Kenya, pneumonia causes between 8000-10,000 annual childhood deaths representing about 1 in 5 of all child deaths. In 2013, the Integrated Global Action Plan […]

Preterm birth also known as prematurity is defined as when a baby is born alive before 37 weeks of pregnancy are completed. There are sub-categories of preterm birth, based on gestational age: extremely preterm (less than 28 weeks), very preterm (28 to 32 weeks) and moderate to late preterm (32 to 37 weeks). Babies born […]

The Clinical Learning Network (CLN) is a project established in 2021 aimed at optimising the translation of Government investments in inputs such as medical supplies and equipment, capacity building and training, structural investments to measurable improvements in the quality of services at health facility level, and in so doing contributing towards maintaining and improving essential […]

At the beginning of October 2021, the World Health Organisation (WHO) recommended the broader use of RTS,S/AS01 (RTS,S) malaria vaccine among children in sub-Saharan Africa and in other regions with moderate to high Plasmodium falciparum malaria transmission. This recommendation comes after the implementation of a pilot phased introduction of the vaccine that started in 2019 […]

Dr Magdalene Kuria is a pediatrician with many years of experience. She was part of CIN and possess a rich history of the network and its evolution over time. We had a candid interview with Dr Kuria where she reflected on the value of CIN and her future aspirations for the network. Before the inception […]

A new clinical audit tool has been developed to measure and provide feedback on the quality of hospital care provided to sick and small newborns during the first 28 days of life. Clinical audits provide a clear and systematic framework for monitoring gaps in the care provided with the goal of improving quality of care […]

They say two things change the world: people with enough fortitude, conviction and ability; and ideas of how the world can be. The same can be said of the Clinical Information Network, which was established by a small group of people with an unwavering commitment to improving child health in the country. We spoke to […]