Medical Students of the University of Nairobi (AMSUN) have organised a charity run to raise funds to support the underprivileged students in the School of Medicine.
The run last year raised enough money to support 22 needy medical students.
This year, the run, set to be held this Saturday, targets to support 50 needy students with school fees, food and accommodation expenses.
Dubbed Leave NoMedic Behind (LNMB), the run began in 2017 when the then 5th-year medical school class had a classmate who was almost denied the chance to sit end-of-year exams because of a fee balance of less than Sh20,000.
His classmates rallied together, each giving what they could and with that, the student was able to sit for his exams.
It is from there that Leave NoMedic Behind (LNMB) was born.
"The Leave No Medic Behind initiative is about more than just a race—it's a movement to support underprivileged medical students who have decided to dedicate their lives to saving others," Peter Ogutu, 2024 LNMB Race Director, said.
"We're proud to host this event and bring the community together to honour and uplift those who are willing to give so much for us."
Initially, LNMB primarily did student-centred fundraising using the Harambee model.
In 2022, there emerged the idea to organise a charity run.
The run has been divided into two: 5-kilometre and 10-kilometre races.
The 5-kilometre route will start at KMTC field > KNH gate at the Mbagathi Rd pedestrian bridge > Join Upperhill Links Rd > Turn left at the Real Towers junction @ Hospital Rd > U-turn to the opposite lane along Hospital rd @the KNH main gate > Proceed along Hospital rd to the roundabout with Elgon rd > Britam Tower> Turn right @ the Mara Rd roundabout > Turn right @ the British High Commission and proceed along Upper Hill Rd towards Don Bosco Church roundabout > Turn right at the upper hill rd/Elgon rd junction to join Elgon Rd > Proceed towards the Elgon rd/Hospital roundabout> Proceed along Hospital rd to the Hospital rd/Ngong rd junction > Turn left, joiningNgong rd > Turn left at the KMTC gate and head to the finish point @ the KMTC field.
The 10 KM Route will start at KMTC field > KNH gate at the Mbagathi Rd pedestrian bridge > Join Upperhill Links Rd > Turn left at the Real Towers junction @ Hospital Rd > U-turn to the opposite lane along Hospital road @the KNH main gate > Proceed along Hospital road to the roundabout with Elgon rd > Britam Tower> Turn right @ the Mara Rd roundabout > Turn right @ the British High Commission and proceed along Upper Hill Rd towards Don Bosco Church roundabout > Turn left to join Lower Hill road , heading towards DIB Bank @ Bunyala Rd roundabout > Turn right, joining Bunyala Rd >Turn right at the Masaba Rd junction > Proceed along Masaba rd to the KWFT headquarters >Cross the rd junction and proceed to the Matumbato Rd junction > Turn left and proceed towards Elgon Rd > Turn left @ the Elgon Rd junction and proceed towards the Elgonrd/Hospital rd roundabout > Proceed along Hospital rd to the Hospital rd/Ngong rd junction >Turn left, at the KMTC gate and head to the finish point @ the KMTC field.