Dr. Betty Gikonyo is one of Kenya's top pediatric heart surgeons.
Kenyan doctor saving children —
Dr. Betty Gikonyo is one of Kenya's top pediatric heart surgeons.
Courtesy Dr. Betty Gikonyo
She is the chief executive of the Karen Hospital, a state-of-the art medical facility just outside Nairobi.
Kenyan doctor saving children —
She is the chief executive of the Karen Hospital, a state-of-the art medical facility just outside Nairobi.
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Gikonyo giving her speech during the official launch of The Karen Hospital in 2006.
Kenyan doctor saving children —
Gikonyo giving her speech during the official launch of The Karen Hospital in 2006.
Courtesy Dr. Betty Gikonyo
Today, the medical facility has some 450 staff and five satellite centers spread outside Nairobi, says Gikonyo.
Kenyan doctor saving children —
Today, the medical facility has some 450 staff and five satellite centers spread outside Nairobi, says Gikonyo.
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The medical entrepreneur is also the co-founder of Heart to Heart Foundation, which provides services to children with heart ailments.
Kenyan doctor saving children —
The medical entrepreneur is also the co-founder of Heart to Heart Foundation, which provides services to children with heart ailments.
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Every year in Nairobi, sport enthusiasts take part in a charitable run organized by the foundation to help raise funds for poor children who cannot afford the cost of open heart surgery. To date, the group says it has provided assistance to at least 250 children.<br />
Kenyan doctor saving children —
Every year in Nairobi, sport enthusiasts take part in a charitable run organized by the foundation to help raise funds for poor children who cannot afford the cost of open heart surgery. To date, the group says it has provided assistance to at least 250 children.
Courtesy Dr. Betty Gikonyo