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AfyaKenya presents: Art for Afya 4

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Date: March 31st, 2010 Venue: Mwenda's, Utalii House(Moktar Daddah St.) Time: 7: 30 - 11:00pm Entrance: Ksh 500 Previously: AfyaKenya medical camp

Video: Afya Kenya Medical Camp

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This is really inspiring and is the type of stuff I really hope to see more of and get involved with.I think these kinds of initiatives are what the future of Kenya is all about, not the current circuses and gossip talk thats dominating our minds and time.My advice..block out the noise, and keep your eyes focused on what's really important around you.This past weekend I was involved in some community service and it was really reaffirming to what I want to be a part of as a citizen of Kenya(and the world). The future is here, watch this space.. Afya Kenya Foundation is a registered charity trust organization based in Nairobi, Kenya that seeks to provide quality health care to the rural and urban poor through free community health outreach camps. It was set up by student doctors who saw the need for such an initiative in the course of their apprenticeship. read more here . Visit the website here Speaking of which Afya Kenya Foundation will be holding ...

status update...

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So, towards the end of my day decided to pass through Aga Khan hospital to check on my blood test results. For the past month or two something had been compelling me to go and get my blood tested, so last about two weeks ago I decided to finally do it! I decided to start off at a hospital and the first place I thought of was M.P Shah , which has I guess become our default family hospital(after our beloved family doctor, Dr.Patel passed away many years ago. Gosh, I liked him so much, he was like a 2nd father to us! but more on that another day.) So anyway, I went to M.P Shah and asked the guy at the reception if they do HIV test, and he told me "no." I'm like huh, you dont do HIV tests? Again he replied in the negtive(no pun). This guy must not have known what he was talking about, or am I ignorant? Kwani which hospital is this where they dont do HIV tests? I was kinda pissed but I didnt feel like looking for someone else to talk to. So I left there and decided to look for...