The Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH, N) in Nairobi, Kenya, established in 1958, is a 300-bed long-term care facility offering general medical services, specialist clinics and diagnostic services. The hospital receives referrals for specialised medical care and diagnostic services from various hospitals and clinics in the region.
Founded by His Highness Aga Khan IV, the hospital provides a broad range of secondary and tertiary care, including diagnosis of disease and team management of patient care. The hospital also offers Home Care services in Nairobi, since 2024.
The hospital's current CEO is Rashid Khalani, who previously served as the Chief Finance Officer at the medical institution.
In October 2023, the hospital went paperless, with the adoption of an Electronic Health Records system. This has enabled interoperability within the hospital's several facilities. The data is used to generate insights that drive research and policy at the hospital.
The unit was established in November 2020 to advance Cancer research in the East and Central Africa region. It is directed by Professor Mansoor Saleh.
In February 2023, AKUH, Nairobi, through this unit, launched clinical trial for a cancer drug to evaluate its effectiveness. This was the only site in Africa selected to carry out this study.
The hospital offers several services including: emergency and critical care, diagnostic and lab services, surgical and medical specialties, women's health, paediatric health, outpatient and specialised clinics, rehabilitation and support services, dental and eye care, vaccination and preventive healthcare.
In February 2025, the hospital opened the first cholesterol disorders clinic in the country.
Aside from Egypt and South Africa, AKUH, Nairobi offers Neurointerventional surgery, which they started doing locally in 2015.
The hospital became the first in the East and Central Africa region to acquire a PET CT scanner and cyclotron.
The AKUH,Nairobi received an award in 2024 for their environmental sustainability practices. The hospital won the National Energy Globe Award from the Energy Globe Foundation Austria for their innovative Biomass Boiler Project.
In 2016, the hospital offered free cancer treatment to 400 Ugandans, after the country's only radiotherapy machine at Mulago Hospital broke.
The hospital conducted the first penile implant procedure in the region in February 2022.
In 2024, Jenifer Lewis, while in an interview, applauded the AKUH, Nairobi for the care she received after a near-fatal accident while on a trip in Serengeti, Tanzania, in 2022. She had a nine-hour surgery done on her at the hospital where she afterwards spent six days in intensive care.