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PERSONAL PROFILE
Dr. Samson Mugane is a Lecturer in the Department of Paediatrics and Child Health at Kenyatta University. He holds a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB) degree from Moi University, a Master of Medicine in Paediatrics and Child Health from the University of Nairobi, a Master of Science in Respiratory Medicine from the University of South Wales and a Fellowship Certificate in Paediatric Pulmonology from Aga Khan University, Nairobi. He is passionate about improving and promoting evidence-based care for respiratory conditions through teaching, research and advocacy.
Publications:
o Manuscript: Etiology and Clinical Characteristics of Children with Viral Respiratory Infections Aged 2 Months to 18 Years Hospitalized at a Teaching Referral Hospital in Keny
o Book Chapter Co-author: European Respiratory Society (ERS) Monograph 2023 Chapter 17: Preventable deaths from respiratory diseases in children in low- and middle-income countries.
o Agweyu A, Kibore M, Digolo L, Kosgei C, Maina V, Mugane S, Muma S, Wachira J, Waiyego M, Maleche-Obimbo E. Prevalence and correlates of treatment failure among Kenyan children hospitalised with severe community-acquired pneumonia: a prospective study of the clinical effectiveness of WHO pneumonia case management guidelines. Trop Med Int Health. 2014 Nov;19(11):1310-20. doi: 10.1111/tmi.12368. Epub 2014 Aug 14. PMID: 25130866; PMCID: PMC4241029.
- Presentations at International Conferences:
o Poster presentation at the 2nd International Lung Health Conference in October 2011 at Kenyatta International Conference Centre in Nairobi, Kenya.
Research title: “Hypoxaemia Among Children with Severe Or Very Severe Pneumonia at Kenyatta National Hospital- Evaluation of Government of Kenya Criteria for Oxygen Therapy”