RU Health Unit

One of the University’s roles is to equip its members — students, staff and faculty — to lead healthy and fulfilling lives, to make lifelong choices to support their physical, mental and emotional health. University Health Services is a model for proactive campus health care.

Every person has the right to education and the right to health is a fundamental human right guaranteed in the Constitution of Kenya. Riara University is determined to have Educated and healthy Students. Having that in mind, we always look forward to deliver, affordable, available and accessible preventive, promotive and curative services to the Riara Community.

1. Integrated View of Health
Health is multidimensional: physical, mental, emotional, environmental, social and spiritual (incorporate regular health information and health awareness on the web site.)
2. Community-Based Collaboration
We embrace working collaboratively – with clients, campus and local providers – using the strengths of a multidisciplinary approach. (Work with other international and local health partners to achieve a common goal).
3. Accessibility and Responsiveness
We promote equity and inclusion and believe everyone should receive the highest quality care. We are committed to providing programs and services that are economically, physically and culturally accessible and responsive to the changing needs of our communities.
4. Social Responsibility and Stewardship
We protect the long-term well-being of our community by responsibly using and developing the resources entrusted to us and promoting environmental awareness, global thinking and local action.
5. Vibrant Work and learning Culture
We celebrate the contributions of our staff and students and embrace diversity of ideas, backgrounds and experiences. We encourage team work and innovation, and support a learning environment that helps staff and student to succeed in their jobs and talents.

1. To live longer, to thrive not just survive
2. Have more energy
3. Avoid diseases and illness?
4. Keep medical cost down
5. Look and feel better
6. Better mental status
7. Better lifestyle

Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing and not merely the absence disease or infirmity.

The Department of Health Services encourages students to take an active role in their own health and follow up for additional care recommended. It is important to remember that you as a health care consumer have three fundamental health rights:

1. Privacy
2. Courtesy
3. Information

All students are eligible for health services at the center during their presence in the University compound and out for university activities i.e. games
Students are required to produce their university student cards when seeking medical care at the unit.
All student are supposed to submit their admission medical forms to admissions office.

The Centre is open from Monday to Friday during semester
Monday –Fridays
0800 – 1700 hrs.
NB: The students are seen on a walk-in basis, emergency and by appointment with the Counselor; the Counselor is available on Wednesdays and Thursdays 0900hrs -1700hrs

1. Outpatient services for both acute and Chronic problems
2. Counseling
3. Referrals to specialist in all fields.
4. Health Information
5. Red Cross and mentorship Programmes are key Riara health programmes. Students are advised to take part in these programmes. Details can be obtained from the health unit.