Endocrinology and Diabetes 

The section of diabetes and endocrinology believes in providing comprehensive care to our patients to ensure the highest quality of personalized patient care and safety. 


Our services include:

  • A daily diabetes and endocrine clinic. 
  • Diabetes education facilitated by a dedicated team of trained diabetes educators catering to both the inpatient and outpatient settings.
  • Individual and group education sessions to empower patients in managing their conditions, focusing primarily on diabetes. 
  • A support group, facilitated by our diabetes educators, that meets twice a month catering to patient with diabetes and their families. 
  • A 24-hour dedicated patient hotline triaged by our diabetes educators to help answer patient questions, queries, and concerns.
  • Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM)​

Co​ntact us

To book an appointment, please contact:

+254 (0) 111 011 888 / +254 (0) 730 011 888

patient.referral@aku.edu 

To book an appointment online click HERE


Meet our Doctors
​​
Erick Njenga, MBChB, MMed

Clinical Senior Instructor, Section Head and Consultant Physician and Diabetologist at Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi

Qualifications

  • PGDip (University of South Wales, UK) 2017
  • MMed (AKU) 2014
  • MBChB (UoN) 2007

Area of interest

  • Diabetes

Professional associations

  • Kenya Diabetes Study Group
  • Kenya Association of Physicians, Nairobi chapter
  • African Regional Physicians

Dr Njenga is also a faculty at Aga Khan University in Nairobi. Read more about him HERE


Sairabanu Sokwalla

Senior Instructor, Associate Programme Director and Consultant Physician, and Endocrinologist, Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi

Qualifications

  • MBBS, 2006
  • MMED, Internal Medicine 2013
  • PGDip, Diabetes Mellitus 2016
  • Fellow of East, Central and South African College of Physicians 2016
  • PGDip, Endocrinology 2018

Areas of interest

  • Reproductive Endocrinology
  • Thyroid disorders
  • Obstructive sleep Apnoea and obesity- link with Diabetes
  • Latent Autoimmune Diabetes in Adults (LADA)

Professional Association

  • Kenya Diabetes Study Group (KDSG)
  • Kenya Association of Physicians (KAP)
  • Kenya Association of Muslim Medical Professionals (KAMMP)
  • East, Central and Southern Africa College of Physicians (ECSACOP)
Dr Sairabanu is also a faculty at Aga Khan University in Nairobi.