by Executive Director | May 24, 2019 | blog
Addressing false Either/Or choices in global health. Universal Health Coverage is the idea that every human being on the planet can and should have access to healthcare. It is feasible in most parts of the world including Kenya, and the U.N. is...
by Executive Director | Mar 29, 2019 | blog
A clinical officer called the pediatrician to “come quickly” to the emergency department. When she walked in, she saw a little boy, leaning forward and breathing three times faster than normal. His oxygen saturation was reading 53%, and he looked as if he had been...
by Executive Director | Mar 12, 2019 | blog
Adult Chemotherapy Service Ventilated cabinet for Chemo mixing Labor and Delivery Suite KCHS students during maternity rounds in the newly renovated labor and delivery room. The KH maintenance team did a beautiful job on the installation of new cabinets,...
by Executive Director | Feb 23, 2019 | blog
The PAACS Episodes (Part 1) I’m excited to share the first of two podcast episodes featuring interviews with Pan-African Academy of Christian Surgeons faculty. The perspective these leaders bring is beautiful, and I am thrilled to share their...
by Executive Director | Jan 28, 2019 | blog
The World Bank published a brief essay titled, Cured Into Destitution: The Risk of Financial Catastrophe After Surgery, a quick, informative read. Surgery has been called the “Neglected Stepchild of Global Health,” which I addressed in detail in an essay published...
by Executive Director | Dec 9, 2018 | blog
Listen at: https://simplecast.com/s/d4c28cca or on Apple Podcasts episode 5 under Friends of Kijabe Transcript We (Ginny and I) had both an outward and inward Call to Africa. Outward is Mark Newton saying to me, Rodger you’d be perfect for this...
by Executive Director | Nov 23, 2018 | blog
Conversation with Chris Carter about hiking the Pacific Crest Trail (From Mexico to Canada) and lessons about life, faith and endurance learned along the way. I think you will find many universal principles that are certainly true in medicine, about drive,...
by Executive Director | Nov 13, 2018 | blog
The biggest problem is when we feel it cannot be done, it blocks the mind from getting creative ideas. Just say that we can do it, then we can sit down and figure out how we can do it. It is not impossible! Meet Dr. Isaac King’ori,...
by Executive Director | Nov 3, 2018 | blog
and how can you use it? Have you ever been frustrated when trying to give to a charity? Wouldn’t it be great if giving were simple? While we try to make giving online with Friends of Kijabe as easy as possible, there are circumstances where you may need extra...
by Executive Director | Oct 27, 2018 | blog
Meet Chege Macharia, Kijabe head and neck specialist surgeon, and the first guest for the Friends of Kijabe podcast! My hope is that these conversations show you the heart and motivations of leaders at Kijabe hospital as we talk about work, life, faith and...
