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HEALTHCARE
KLM delivers additional COVID- 19 vaccines to Kenya
On Tuesday 17th August, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines delivered an additional 407,000 coronavirus vaccine doses of AstraZeneca to Nairobi Kenya, as the country gears towards vaccinating majority of the population. The arrival of these vaccines marks the much anticipated beginning of the end of the pandemic for the region. This shipment comes in at a very critical time in Kenya,…
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BUSINESS
UAP Old Mutual cover for children now includes Covid-19
UAP Old Mutual Group has enhanced its recently launched Afya Imara Junior medical insurance product for children to include Covid-19 testing and treatment. The Afya Imara Junior cover was launched as the first ever comprehensive medical cover exclusively for children. Through the cover, children from birth to 18 years of age can access the medical insurance cover without necessarily having…
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NEWS
[Column] Hardeep Sound: Greater collaboration, tech needed for effective vaccine rollout in Kenya
As we mark one year since the global COVID-19 pandemic hit Africa, all eyes are on countries’ ability to secure, import and distribute the vaccines that have been proven effective in the fight against the novel coronavirus. The pandemic has highlighted the glaring gap between the developed and developing world. Wealthy nations have been able to source and stockpile hundreds…
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NEWS
East Africa Businesses Adopt Digital Solutions Amid Covid-19
Business Membership Organizations (BMOs) in the East African region are adopting Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software technologies, in a bid to improve service provision to businesses amid the COVID-19 pandemic. This follows a two-day training by the East African Business Council (EABC) in partnership with GIZ- Business Scouts for Development and the Federation of German Industries (BDI), on using a CRM software…
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[Opinion] Can we rise from the COVID-19 ashes and win the climate battle?
When 197 countries adopted the Paris Agreement on Climate Change in 2015, I remember feeling an extraordinary surge of hope – for multilateralism, for science, for humanity. Years of advocacy in support of small and vulnerable Commonwealth states had finally culminated in a binding pact to tackle the greatest threat to Planet Earth, together. No one expected that just five…
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Kenya more damaged by COVID-19 second wave than other African nations
Kenya is suffering more financial and emotional stress from the COVID-19 pandemic than other African nations, according to a survey by GeoPoll. The survey found the country reporting the most widespread income cuts and distress of any of six African nations polled in November. The survey in Kenya, Nigeria, Ivory Coast, DRC, Mozambique and South Africa found 43 per cent of…
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Kiambu County Opens Kshs. 25 million Covid 19 Isolation Unit in Tigoni
Kiambu County Governor Dr. James Nyoro yesterday officially opened the County’s Covid-19 Isolation Center in Tigoni. The Isolation Unit, valued at over Kshs. 25 million is jointly funded by Mabati Rolling Mills a Member of Safal Group in partnership with the Kiambu County and the Kiambu County Covid-19 Emergency Response Fund. The facility with a capacity of 104 beds is…
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SATO is introducing a hand-washing solution to help fight COVID-19 in developing countries
SATO SATO, LIXIL Group has today introduced ‘SATO Tap’, its new hand-washing solution to help fight COVID-19 in Developing countries across the world. SATO Tap will first be manufactured in India, and will be made available for partners in September 2020, with ramp up of production and retail availability through early 2021. At the same time LIXIL has also committed…
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HEALTHCARE
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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Standard Chartered launches US$50m COVID-19 assistance fund
Standard Chartered Group has launched a $50 million global fund providing assistance to those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Group says it will immediately donate $25 million to support emergency relief in our most affected markets. The additional $25 million will help communities over the medium term to recover from the economic impact of the virus. It will also…
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