Dr Nizar Verjee
Doctor of the University (HonDUniv)
Year conferred: 2009
Nizar Verjee is a dental surgeon who has run a dental practice in Nairobi, Kenya, since 1969. However, this doesn’t begin to tell the story of his involvement in public health in Kenya. Amongst much other charitable activity he is deputy chairman of the international board of AMREF (the African Medical and Research Foundation), and has been deeply involved in the palliative care movement, chairing the Nairobi Hospice until last year.
