Article Author: Aga Khan University Hospital becomes a friend of Karura Forest
Media Source: Destin Africa (Kenya)
Date: 12 August 2018
The Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH), Nairobi has become the first hospital in Kenya to officially join environmental conservation efforts by becoming a Corporate Friend of Karura Forest. This forest is the only urban forest in Nairobi and is managed by the Kenya Forest Service (KFS) in conjunction with the Friends of Karura Forest (FKF) Community Forest Association. The hospital’s membership will contribute towards maintaining Karura Forest as a safe and secure green space for the local community. To celebrate the hospitals initiation of the corporate membership with FKF, residents and faculty doctors from the Department of Medicine of the AKUH held a tree-planting team-building exercise at the Karura Forest.
