From President Patricia Karani, HAE Kenya

A new HAE-knowledgeable physician – Dr. Anne Barasa – has joined our team of HAE doctors in Kenya. She is an immunopathologist based in the largest referral hospital in Nairobi, the Kenyatta National Hospital. She is also a lecturer at the Immunology unit under the Department of Human Pathology at the University of Nairobi. Dr. Batasa has written numerous publications on various conditions and has expressed her interest in taking care of HAE patients in the country.

A new HAE family has been identified and properly diagnosed by the lead HAE doctor in Nairobi, Dr. Priya Bowry, based at The Allergy Clinic. Dr. Bowry is an allergy immunologist who has continuously shown her dedication and interest in taking care of patients with HAE in Kenya.

Around Rare Disease Day, HAE Kenya sought to reach out to a wider audience and have a louder voice via the local radio station, Radio Citizen, on 25 February 2023.