HEALTHCARE
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Penda Health opens referral center, eyes telemedicine growth
Penda Health, a medical services provider operating 21 medical centres in Nairobi and its environs has officially opened an in-network referral center offering specialist services to its clients as it expands its affordable health care model currently targeting to serve more than 400,000 patients in 2021. The referral center located in Nairobi’s Central Business District will provide specialist services such as pediatric,…
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Healthcare and corruption are the top devolution misses in Kenya
The COVID-19 pandemic is hitting the country really hard. As of yesterday, Kenya had reported 15,601 positive cases and 263 deaths. Recovered cases stood at 263. Once again, the pandemic has exposed some weaknesses in our government system. Weaknesses we expected the devolved government would fix. When the current Kenyan constitution was promulgated on 27 August 2010, Kenyans had so…
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Kenya COVID-19 Fund, Equity Group Foundation and Health Ministry Distribute First Supply of Locally Manufactured PPEs
Kenya COVID-19 Fund Board flagged off the first consignment of locally manufactured PPEs to public hospitals in Kenya over the weekend. In collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Equity Group Foundation (EGF). The Board through its Health and Procurement Committees is coordinating the sourcing, quality assurance and distribution of Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) for frontline health care workers at…
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Safaricom Foundation Donates PPEs To Healthcare Workers In Meru, Kajiado And Baringo
Safaricom Foundation has handed over personal protective equipment (PPEs) worth over KES 7 million to healthcare workers in Meru, Kajiado and Baringo. The PPEs are in support of the fight against the coronavirus in those three counties. Healthcare workers in Meru will receive N95 masks, hazardous materials suits, face shields, surgical gowns and masks as well as hand sanitsers “Our health…
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Health CS Mutahi Kagwe and experts share experiences with counterparts in China on Covid-19 with support from Huawei
Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe and other health experts recently held a video conference call from Afya House with their counterparts in China to share experiences relating to the fight against the Coronavirus. With video conference equipment supported by Huawei, this was the first time the Kenyan delegation held a video conference with the Chinese Ministry of Health and other experts who have…
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GE Healthcare and Kenya Association of Radiologists host 2nd Radiology with Over 100 Healthcare Professionals
GE Healthcare and the Kenya Association of Radiologists (KAR) held the ‘2nd Radiology Clinical Day” to train more than 100 Kenyan radiologists on the latest medical imaging technologies and techniques to improve diagnosis and disease management. The one-day forum themed ‘Elevating Radiology’ was focused on Gastrointestinal and abdominal radiology. Topics covered included advanced technologies in body imaging, advanced digital mammography…
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