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Dr Kizito Lubano

Saluting caregivers for putting their lives on hold to serve others

In my over 20 years of medical practice, I have seen patients suffer from a variety of issues. It is very difficult for anyone to face a severe illness, especially one with the potential for loss of independence. In this article, however, I want to recognise the sacrifice of these patients' caregivers.

By dr kizito lubano 9 years ago

Saluting caregivers for putting their lives on hold to serve others

Cheers for graduating OB-GYN residents

Cheers for graduating OB-GYN residents

By Dr Kizito Lubano 9 years ago

When a doctor leaves the good life to serve rural poor

When a doctor leaves the good life to serve rural poor

By Dr Kizito Lubano 9 years ago

First Lady inspires, gives hope to mothers and infants

First Lady inspires, gives hope to mothers and infants

By Dr Kizito Lubano 9 years ago

Courageous heart patient Wanjiku is now a proud mother

Wanjiku, the heart patient who was determined to carry her pregnancy to term despite her severe condition is now a proud mother of a little precious angel, Baby Purity who weighs 2.7kg, born in the early hours of November 26 without any of the anticipated complications.

By Dr Kizito Lubano 9 years ago

Courageous heart patient Wanjiku is now a proud mother

Ebola scare adds to health workers' stress globally

A colleague called me late at night to ask what to do since he attended to a patient who walked into his office with Ebola-like symptoms having arrived recently from Liberia.

By Dr Kizito Lubano 9 years ago

Ebola scare adds to health workers' stress globally

Reunited years on after incomplete abortion

Last week, Dr Lubano recounted how he recently bumped into a midwife while on duty at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) who reminded him of their first meeting in 2001, when he attended to her after she delivered a foetal head in the waiting room.

By dr kizito lubano 9 years ago

Reunited years on after incomplete abortion

Reunited years on after incomplete abortion

Last week, Dr Lubano recounted how he recently bumped into a midwife while on duty at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) who reminded him of their first meeting in 2001, when he attended to her after she delivered a foetal head in the waiting room.

By dr kizito lubano 9 years ago

Reunited years on after incomplete abortion

Hidden tales behind unwanted pregnancies and botched abortions

During my recent tour of Nairobi City’s maternity facilities in support of the Beyond Zero campaign aimed at preventing mothers from dying while giving life, I bumped into a colleague, a senior midwife, who I will call Nasimiyu for ease of reference.

By dr kizito lubano 9 years ago

Hidden tales behind unwanted pregnancies and botched abortions

Hidden tales behind unwanted pregnancies and botched abortions

During my recent tour of Nairobi City’s maternity facilities in support of the Beyond Zero campaign aimed at preventing mothers from dying while giving life, I bumped into a colleague, a senior midwife, who I will call Nasimiyu for ease of reference.

By dr kizito lubano 9 years ago

Hidden tales behind unwanted pregnancies and botched abortions

Health workers face the Ebola threat

Ebola is a terrifying disease as it typically kills 90 per cent of the people who get it, and this most recent outbreak in West Africa, in which nearly 700 people have died, is the largest and worst in history.

By Dr Kizito Lubano 9 years ago

Health workers face the Ebola threat

Medical mistakes: To err is human

Human error experts estimate that everyone makes three or four mistakes a day. Yet, it is not acceptable for patients to be harmed by the healthcare system that is supposed to offer healing and comfort.

By Dr Kizito Lubano 9 years ago

Medical mistakes: To err is human

Secret lives of doctors uncovered

Recently, when my extended family came for a visit, our conversations led me to realise that despite my being a doctor for more than 20 years, they have no idea what my daily life is like. This means my patients have no idea either.

By Dr Kizito Lubano 9 years ago

Secret lives of doctors uncovered

Pain as new mothers resume sex too early

It has emerged that women are suffering silently as many are resuming sex too early or too late after giving birth.

By Dr Kizito Lubano 9 years ago

Pain as new mothers resume sex too early

Pain as new mothers resume sex too early

It has emerged that women are suffering silently as many are resuming sex too early or too late after giving birth.

By Dr Kizito Lubano 9 years ago

Pain as new mothers resume sex too early

Home service makes treatment easier

An old idea is making a comeback. To increase access to high-quality healthcare, especially for patients in resource-constrained settings, house calls are becoming common.

By Dr Kizito Lubano 9 years ago

Home service makes treatment easier

Patients don’t trust doctors in T-shirts

A senior colleague has complained that junior members of the medical profession are becoming too scruffy. But since doctors are valued for their skill and knowledge, does it really matter what they wear?

By Dr Kizito Lubano 9 years ago

Patients don’t trust doctors in T-shirts

Do doctor-patient relations have boundaries?

A gynaecologist performs a routine check-up and screening for cancer of the cervix and teaches breast self-examination to a beautiful city socialite.

By Dr Kizito Lubano 9 years ago

Do doctor-patient relations have boundaries?

Of doctors with watermelon-sized egos

If you ask anyone about the medical profession, they will say physicians are very arrogant. Personally, I have, unfortunately, been on the receiving end of such treatment from colleagues on some occasions.

By Dr Kizito Lubano 9 years ago

Of doctors with watermelon-sized egos

Female genital mutilation shocks doctor in the delivery room

Despite the passage of 20 years, the scene still remains vivid in my memory.

By Dr Kizito Lubano 9 years ago

Female genital mutilation shocks doctor in the delivery room

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