The Department of Paediatrics and Child Health is committed to achieving our vision and mission of a “Children’s Hospital within a Hospital,” building on pillars of quality service improvement, client satisfaction and efficiency. ​​ Over the years, we have steadily grown our highly qualified faculty in order to ensure that quality and personalized training is available to our residents. Our paediatric service facilities at the Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi provide a fully equipped, modern medical learning environment. Our faculty is well qualified and offer dedicated inpatient and outpatient services at Aga Khan University Hospital in Nairobi with various areas of specialization that include; critical care and emergency medicine, endocrinology and metabolic disorders, neonatology, neurology, hematoncology, respiratory medicine, gastroenterology, nutrition and infectious diseases. Over and above clinical and teaching responsibilities, many members of our faculty engage in research with publications on various topics such as leukemia in children, HIV and epilepsy, neonatal growth parameters as well as drug therapy for children in Africa.

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Submissions from 2009

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Severe road traffic injuries in Kenya, quality of care and access, William Macharia, F. Muli-Musiime, V. Nantulya, and Erastus K. Njeru

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African Health Sciences-Severe road traffic injuries in Kenya: quality of care and access, William Macharia, E Njeru, F Muli-Musiime, and V Nantulya

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Investigating arsenic susceptibility from a genetic perspective in Drosophila reveals a key role for glutathione synthetase., Jorge G. Muñiz Ortiz, Robert Opoka, Daniel Kane, and Iain L. Cartwright

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Characteristics of HIV-infected children seen in Western Kenya, W Nyandiko, A. Mwangi, S. O. Ayaya, E. C. Nabakwe, C. N. Tenge, R. C. Vreeman, and Peter Gisore

Seizure activity and neurological sequelae in Ugandan children who have survived an episode of cerebral malaria., Robert Opoka, Paul Bangirana, Michael Boivin, Chandy C. John, and J Byarugaba

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Congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation: case report, K. C. Wafula and S. Waa

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A cognitive behavioural based assessment of women with chronic pelvic pain., Philomeen T. M. Weijenborg, Moniek M. Ter Kuile, and William Stones

Submissions from 2008

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Seroprevalence of varicella zoster antibodies among children with malnutrition, malignancies and HIV infection, Bashir Admani, William Macharia, and F. Were

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Focus on the profession: academic and clinical departments, Robert Armstrong

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The first meta-analysis of randomized controlled surgical trials in cerebral palsy (2002), Robert Armstrong

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Cerebral malaria in children is associated with long-term cognitive impairment., Chandy C. John, Paul Bangirana, Justus Byarugaba, Robert Opoka, Richard Idro, Anne M. Jurek, Baolin Wu, and Michael J. Boivin

Cerebrospinal fluid cytokine levels and cognitive impairment in cerebral malaria, Chandy C. John, Angela Panoskaltsis-Mortari Panoskaltsis-Mortari, Robert Opoka, Gregory S. Park, Paul J. Orchard, Anne M. Jurek, Richard Idro, and Justus Byarugaba

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Waiting for child developmental and rehabilitation services: an overview of issues and needs, Anton R. Miller, Robert Armstrong, Louise C. Mâsse, Anne F. Klassen, Jane Shen, and Maureen E. O’Donnell

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Inpatient mortality in children with clinically diagnosed malaria as compared with microscopically confirmed malaria., Robert Opoka, Zongqi Xia, Paul Bangirana, and Chandy C. John

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Global health training for pediatric residents, Bonita Stanton, Chi-Cheng Huang, Robert Armstrong, Theodore Sectish, Judith Palfrey, Brett D. Nelson, Julie M. Herlihy, Errol Alden, William Keenan, and Peter Szilagyi

Submissions from 2007

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Cognitive Impairment After Cerebral Malaria in Children: A Prospective Study, Michael J. Boivin, Paul Bangirana, Justus Byarugaba, Robert Opoka, Richard Idro, Anne M. Jurek, and Chandy C. John

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Commentary on ‘Therapeutic interventions for Burkitt's lymphoma in children’, William Macharia

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Services for children and youth with chronic health conditions: views of pediatricians in British Columbia., Anton R. Miller, Magda Recsky, Mojgan Ghazirad, Michael Papsdorf, and Robert Armstrong

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Identification of molecular markers that are expressed in discrete anterior-posterior domains of the endoderm from the gastrula stage to mid-gestation., Billie A. Moore-Scott, Robert Opoka, Suh-Chin J. Lin, Jennifer J. Kordich, and James M. Wells

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Sox17 and Sox4 differentially regulate beta-catenin/T-cell factor activity and proliferation of colon carcinoma cells., Débora Sinner, Jennifer J. Kordich, Jason R. Spence, Robert Opoka, Scott Rankin, Suh-Chin J. Lin, Diva Jonatan, Aaron M. Zorn, and James M. Wells

Submissions from 2006

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FGF signaling is necessary for establishing gut tube domains along the anterior-posterior axis in vivo, Jessica Dessimoz, Robert Opoka, Jennifer J. Kordich, Anne Grapin-Botton, and James M. Wells

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Global child health: An essential component of residency training, Deepak Kamat and Robert Armstrong

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Crash and road-user characteristics in non-fatal motor vehicle collisions in Nairobi, Kenya : short research report, Hassan Saidi, William Macharia, and John Ating'a

Submissions from 2005

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Self reported alcohol use in an urban traffic trauma population in Kenya, S. Hassan, William Macharia, and John Atinga

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Ceftriaxone or HIV associated angio-oedema? Case report, William Macharia, C. Mbaabu, L. Wachira, S.O.M. Muhudhia, and G. Moniz

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Bacterial isolates in severely malnourished children at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, N. Noorani, William Macharia, D. Oyatsi, and Gunturu Revathi

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Outcome for hospitalized road trauma patients at a tertiary hospital in Kenya, Hassan Saidi, William Macharia, and John Ating'a

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A systematic review of existing national priorities for child health research in sub-Saharan Africa, George Swingler, James Irlam, William Macharia, Felix Tietche, and Martin Meremikwu

Submissions from 2004

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Drosophila Dpp orphogen movement is independent of dynamin-mediated endocytosis but regulated by the glypican members of heparan sulfate proteoglycans., Tatyana Y. Belenkaya, Chun Han, Dong Yan, Robert Opoka, Marat Khodoun, and Xinhua Lin

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Use of medical services by methylphenidate-treated children in the general population., Anton R. Miller, Jamie C. Brehaut, Parminder Raina, Kimberlyn M. McGrail, and Robert Armstrong

Submissions from 2003

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Attitudes of developing world physicians to where medical research is performed and reported, John Page, Richard F. Heller, Scott Kinlay, Lynette Lim, Wang Qian, Zheng Suping, Supornchai Kongpatanakul, Murtaza Akhtar, Salah Khedr, and William Macharia

Submissions from 2002

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Country of birth and language spoken at home in relation to illicit substance use., Li-Yin Chien, M. Anne George, and Robert Armstrong

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Response of fluctuating asymmetry to arsenic toxicity: support for the developmental selection hypothesis, Michal Polak

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Low birthweight babies: socio-demographic and obstetric characteristics of adolescent mothers at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, A. Wasunna and K. Mohammed

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Morbidity and outcome of low birthweight babies of adolescent mothers at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, A. Wasunna and K. Mohammed

Submissions from 2001

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Clinical presentation and treatment outcome in children with nephroblastoma in Kenya, F.K. Abdallah and William Macharia

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Prescription of methylphenidate to children and youth, 1990–1996, Anton R. Miller, Christopher E. Lalonde, Kimberlyn M. McGrail, and Robert Armstrong

Submissions from 2000

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CHRIMCY: A proposed institute for research on reproduction, development, and mother, child and youth health, Harvey Guyda, Robert Armstrong, Ken Milne, Alex MacKenzie, Victor Han, Robert Bortolussi, and Elaine Orrbine

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Subcutaneous Perfusion and Oxygen During Acute Severe Isovolemic Hemodilution in Healthy Volunteers, Harriet ' W. Hopf, Maurene Viele, Jessica J. Watson, John Feiner, Richard Weiskopf, Thomas K. Hunt, and Mariam Noorani

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Electrocardiographic ST-segment Changes during Acute, Severe Isovolemic Hemodilution in Humans, Jacqueline M. Leung, Richard B. Weiskopf, John Feiner, Harriet W. Hopf, Scott Kelley, Maurene Viele, Lieberman Lieberman, Jessica Watson, Mariam Noorani, Darwin Pastor, Hooi Yeap, Rachel Ho, and Pearl Toy

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Critical Oxygen Delivery in Conscious Humans Is Less Than 7.3 ml O2· kg−1· min, Jeremy A. Lieberman, Richard B. Weiskopf, Scott D. Kelley, John Feiner, Mariam Noorani, Jacqueline Leung, Pearl Toy, and Maurene Viele

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Where do developing world clinicians obtain evidence for practice: A case study on pneumonia, John Page, Richard Heller, Scotty Kinlay, Lynette Lim, Wang Qian, Zheng Suping, Supornchai Kongpatanakul, Murtaza Akhtar, Salah Khedr, and William Macharia

Submissions from 1999

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Childhood cancers in Kenya, William Macharia

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Iron deficiency anaemia in children of a peri-urban health facility, Florence V. Murila, William Macharia, and Ezekiel Wafula

Submissions from 1998

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Family-Centred Functional Therapy for Children with Cerebral Palsy, Mary Law, Johanna Darrah, Nancy Pollock, Gillian King, Peter Rosenbaum, Dianne Russell, Robert Palisano, Susan Harris, Robert Armstrong, and Joe Watt

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Study design, research data and conclusions, William Macharia

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Screening for urinary tract infection in children with cancer, S. T. Munyi, William Macharia, A. J. Alwar, and Erastus K. Njeru

Submissions from 1997

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Intrathecally administered baclofen for treatment of children with spasticity of cerebral origin, Robert Armstrong, Paul Steinbok, D. Douglas Cochrane, Susan D. Kube, Susan E. Fife, and Kevin Farrell

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Cardiac abnormalities in children with malignancies at Kenyatta National Hospital, N. Kariuki, William Macharia, and H. O. Aseso

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Is your patient taking treatment as prescribed?, William Macharia

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Knowledge, attitudes and beliefs of primary caretakers towards Sickle Cell anaemia in children, William Macharia, A. Shiroya, and Erastus K. Njeru

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Risk factors for diarrheal duration, Nazrat M. Mirza, Laura E. Caulfield, Robert E. Black, and William Macharia

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Pharmacologic interventions for management of spasticity in cerebral palsy, Maureen O'Donnell and Robert Armstrong

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A randomized clinical trial to compare selective posterior rhizotomy plus physiotherapy with physiotherapy alone in children with spastic diplegic cerebral palsy, Paul Steinbok, Ann M. Reiner, Richard Beauchamp, Robert Armstrong, and Douglas Cochrane

Submissions from 1996

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Bone involvement in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia., William Macharia

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Childhood cancers in a referral hospital in Kenya: a review, William Macharia

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Comparison of prognostic determinants in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in Negroid and Caucasian populations, William Macharia

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Highlight on childhood lymphomas., William Macharia

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William M Macharia William M Macharia Bone involvement in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. Authors' reply, William Macharia, G WESSELS, and P HESSLING

Submissions from 1994

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Parent-professional agreement on diagnosis and recommendations for children with developmental disorders., Helena H. Ho, Anton Miller, and Robert Armstrong

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The adequacy of prenatal care and incidence of low birthweight among the poor in Washington State and British Columbia., S. J. Katz, Robert Armstrong, and J. P. LoGerfo

Submissions from 1993

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Children's attitudes toward a nonspeaking child using various augmentative and alternative communication techniques., Susan Blockberger, Robert Armstrong, Anne O'Connor, and Roger D. Freeman

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Upper Body Exercise Capacity in Youth with Spina Bifida, Kenneth Coutts, Donald McKenzie, Christine Loock, Richard Beauchamp, and Robert Armstrong

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Clinical presentation of atopic dermatitis in Negroid children., William Macharia, G.M. Anabwani, and D.M. Owili

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Is this patient taking the treatment as prescribed?, Barbara J. Stephenson, Brian H. Rowe, R. Brian Haynes, William Macharia, and Gladys Leon

Submissions from 1992

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Intrathecal Baclofen and Spasticity: What Do We Know and What Do We Need to Know?, Robert Armstrong

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Self-perceived social function among disabled children in regular classrooms., Robert Armstrong, Peter L. Rosenbaum, and Susanne King

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Continuous Intrathecal Baclofen Treatment of Severe Spasms in Two Children with Spinal‐cord Injury, Robert Armstrong, Paul Steinbok, Kevin Farrell, Doug Cochrane, and Margaret G. Norman

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An overview of interventions to improve compliance with appointment keeping for medical services, William Macharia, Gladys Leon, Brian Rowe, Barbara J. Stephenson, and R. Brian Haynes

Submissions from 1991

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Development of a clinical measure of postural control for assessment of adaptive seating in children with neuromotor disabilities., Susan E. Flfe, Lorl A. Roxborough, Robert Armstrong, Susan R. Harrls, Janlce L. Qregson, and Debble Field

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Effects of skin contactants on evolution of atopic dermatitis in children: A case control study, William Macharia, G.M. Anabwani, and D.M. Owili

Submissions from 1990

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Childhood asthma at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi., William Macharia, N.M. Mirza, Ezekiel Wafula, and F.E. Onyango

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Childhood asthma at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi., William Macharia, N Mirza, E Wafula, and F Onyango

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Verbal autopsy: a tool for determining cause of death in a community, Nazrat M. Mirza, William Macharia, Ezekiel Wafula, Francis E. Onyango, and R. O. Agwanda

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Epidemiology of acute respiratory tract infections among young children in Kenya, Ezekiel Wafula, F.E. Ouyango, W.M. Mirra, William Macharia, I. Wamola, J.O. Ndiuya-Achola, R. Agwanda, and J. Musia

Submissions from 1989

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An epidemiological study of children's attitudes toward disability., Susanne M. King, Peter Rosenbaum, Robert Armstrong, and Ruth Milner

Submissions from 1988

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Determinants of children's attitudes toward disability: A review of evidence, Peter L. Rosenbaum, Robert Armstrong, and Susanne M. King

Submissions from 1987

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A randomized controlled trial of a 'buddy' programme to improve children's attitudes toward the disabled, Robert Armstrong, Peter L. Rosenbaum, and Susanne M. King

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Parental attitudes toward children with handicaps: new perspectives with a new measure., Peter L. Rosenbaum, Robert Armstrong, and Susanne M. King

Submissions from 1986

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Children's attitudes toward disabled peers: a self-report measure, Peter L. Rosenbaum, Robert Armstrong, and Susanne M. King

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Improving attitudes toward the disabled: a randomized controlled trial of direct contact versus Kids-on-the-Block, Peter L. Rosenbaum, Robert Armstrong, and Suzanne M. King

Submissions from 1985

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Acrodermatitis enteropathica: case report and review of the literature, GM Anabwan, SN Kinoti, Z Gatheru, N Mirza, and William Macharia

Submissions from 1981

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Peripheral concentrations of gonadotropins and progestins during pregnancy in rabbits after active immunization against testosterone, Edward V. Younglai and Robert Armstrong

Submissions from 1980

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Adenosine triphosphate inhibits LH stimulated testosterone accumulation by isolated rabbit ovarian follicles, A. J. Losier, Robert Armstrong, and Edward V. Younglai

Submissions from 1978

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Effects of active immunization of female rabbits against testosterone, Robert Armstrong, Jack Gauldie, and Edward V. Younglai

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Morphological changes in the rabbit ovary after active immunization to testosterone, Robert Armstrong, D. J. McCallion, and E. V. YoungLai