Health & Wellness
Red Cross blood drives and weekly mental health sessions at university
Daudi Linani, a fourth-year medical laboratory student at Murang'a University of Technology, leads his university's Red Cross chapter and runs weekly student sessions on mental health and drug and substance abuse.
Every week, Daudi Linani holds a session at his university where students talk about mental health and drug and substance abuse. He is a fourth-year medical laboratory student at Murang'a University of Technology. He provides leadership at its Red Cross chapter as team lead, mobilising peers to join the movement. In 2025 that work earned him a recognition from the central region office of the Kenya Redcross.
He has organized several blood drives there. He has also organized several charity events at children's homes, he says, "to show the kids that they are valued."
“It is within our power to create a bridge to be crossed”
Daudi Linani
The mental health work has taken him beyond campus. He was part of a mentorship program offered by Shamiri Institute that involved outreach to high school students, guiding them on mental health, drug and substance abuse and the real-life challenges they encounter. In 2025 he conducted a cancer awareness walk to educate the community on the different types of cancers, prevention measures and the steps to take when they suspect cancer.
His other subject is antimicrobial resistance, which he says "continues to be a threat to public health." As a medical laboratory student, he has taken on the work of helping communities understand what misusing antibiotics, sharing them and failing to finish a dose means for their health. Healthy communities, he believes, are created by health systems, awareness, stewardship and taking action.
At the university, he is working towards creating an Antimicrobial Resistance club. It will promote awareness and research.