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NEWS
Old Mutual Health Revamps SME Health Insurance Product
Old Mutual Health, the health insurance arm of leading financial services provider, Old Mutual Group, has revamped its SME Health insurance product, taking into consideration the distinct needs of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The enhanced solution marks a significant step forward in providing comprehensive healthcare coverage with unmatched benefits to SMEs and their employees. The revamp was guided by…
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iSpecimen expands provider network to enhance support for women’s health research
iSpecimen, an online global marketplace that connects scientists requiring biospecimens for medical research with a network of healthcare specimen providers, announced it has expanded its global provider network to help advance women’s health research. These strategic collaborations significantly expand the availability of high-quality tissue and biofluid specimens for studies on cervical, uterine and breast cancers; reproductive health; cardiovascular disease; autoimmune…
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Why sitting is the new smoking
Most of us sit for hours every day – in traffic, at work, or while we watch our favourite TV shows at night. The shocking reality is that all this sitting for hours on end may be killing us. Sitting may seem like a harmless activity, but medical experts say that doing so for long periods of time every day…
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Health SMEs in Africa to benefit from a digital finance fund
Medical Credit Fund (MCF), a non-profit fund exclusively dedicated to financing small and medium-sized healthcare companies in Africa, celebrated its first loan disbursement within MCF2 on Monday. The Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs made a catalytic investment of Ksh.900Million for the second stage of the fund. Medical Credit Fund is established as part of PharmAccess Group, a non-profit organization working…
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Kenyan team wins $5000 IBM and David Clark Cause’s Call for Code Challenge
A team of developers from Kenya are the winners of IBM and David Clark Cause’s 2020 Call for Code Global Challenge. The team emerged the Middle East and Africa regional winners for designing the Mbali Health application that connects patients to care providers in a socially distanced way. Mbali Health will be awarded a total of $5000 which will go…
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No Shave November: We’re creating Safer space for men to talk about issues affecting them, Ngao Credit
November is here and we are all familiar with what happens during this month. It’s the month where men voluntarily put their shaving razors away for 30 days, commonly known as No-Shave November, or Movember, if you like. Maybe someone in your office or household or yourself participates in Movember without knowing the reason behind it. This is a global…
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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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LIFESTYLE
Capitalizing on the health-conscious traveler
By Josephine Wawira, Jumia Travel The year is ending on a high note, with most people checking off their lists for the achieved and not so well-done objectives set in January. On top of a majority’s list is in aspects of lifestyle, from eating healthy to staying fit. This is where the health and wellness tourism come in, a market…
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