Infectious Diseases / HIV Care / Travel Medicine​

The section of infectious disease strives to ensure excellent patient care and patient safety. We pride ourselves in the services we provide which include;

  • A daily Infectious Disease clinic including a Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI's), malaria and HIV clinic.
  • A free antiretroviral therapy clinic (ART)
  • Patient and family support services.
  • Infectious diseases coverage for both the wards and intensive care units.
  • A dedicated patient hotline, triaged by a qualified nurse, to assist with questions, queries and concerns.
  • The section has a state-of-the-art microbiology laboratory with the capability to perform various specialised tests. 
  • We contribute to the infection control program at the hospital and strongly believe and encourage best infection control practices to enhance patient care and safety.​
  • A fully-fledged travel medicine clinic for vaccination, counselling and prophylaxis.

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

Reena Shah, MBBS, MSCID, MRCP, FRCP (Edinburgh), and FRCP (London)

Chair, Department of Medicine and Consultant Infectious Diseases Specialist at Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi

Qualifications

  • FRCP (London) (2018)
  • FRCP (Edinburgh) (2014)
  • MRCP (University of London, UK) 2007
  • MSCID (University of London, UK) (2007)
  • MBBS (University of Southampton, UK) 1996

Areas of interest

  • HIV/AIDS 
  • Tuberculosis
  • Malaria
  • Hepatitis B

Professional associations

  • HIV Clinicians Society of Kenya
  • Kenya Sepsis Alliance
  • Infectious Diseases Society of Kenya
  • Royal College of Physicians and the British HIV Association
​​​Dr Reena is also an Associate Professor of Infectious Diseases at Aga Khan University in Nairobi. Read more about her HERE
 
Felix Riunga, MBChB, MMed

Section Heald, Infectious Diseases and Consultant Infectious Diseases Specialist at Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi

​Qualifications

  • Infectious Diseases Fellowship (AKU) 2018
  • MMed (AKU) 2014
  • MBChB (UoN) 2006

Areas of interest

  • ICU-related infectious diseases
  • HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis

Professional associations

  • HIV Clinicians Society of Kenya
  • Infectious Disease Society of Kenya
Dr Riunga is also a faculty at Aga Khan University in Nairobi


Rodney Adam, MD​

Consultant Infectious Diseases Specialist at Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi

Qualifications

  • National Institutes of Health, with Board certification in Infectious Diseases (1986)

  • Sub-specialty training in Infectious Diseases (University of Arizona) 1984

  • MD (University of Illinois, USA) 1981

  • BA (Trinity International University, USA) 1976

Areas of interest

  • Infectious Diseases with emphasis on invasive fungal infections, antimicrobial stewardship, travel medicine

  • Molecular Diagnosis

  • Hospital-acquired infections and their prevention

Professional associations

  • Fellow of the American College of Physicians (FACP)

  • Fellow of the Infectious Disease Society of America (FIDSA)

  • European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID)

  • Association of Practitioners in Infection Control (APIC)

  • Infectious Disease Society of Kenya (IDSK)

  • Association of Pathologists of East, Central and southern Africa (APECSA)


Rodney Adam is al​​​so a Professor of Infectious Diseases at Aga Khan University in Nairobi. Read more about him HERE