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KENYA — The Rural Private Hospitals Association of Kenya (RUPHA) has unveiled the RUPHA Drug Agency, a Medical Group Purchasing Organization that aims to improve access to quality and cost-effective…
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KENYA — Vitality Health International has introduced a new health insurance program in Kenya that is focused on prevention and incentivizes healthy behaviors. The CEO of Vitality Health International, Emma…
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KENYA – The Ministry of Health is collaborating with Japanese engineers on a Vaccination Management System (VMS) that will include biometric technologies. This system aims to improve the survival rates…
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KENYA – The Ministry of Health has attributed cholera deaths and a surge in cases to inadequate resources to facilitate testing of the disease. Shortage of laboratory re-agents also hampers…
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AFRICA – The COVID Treatment Quick Start Consortium has announced that the governments of Zambia, Laos, Malawi and Rwanda have received shipments of PAXLOVID (nirmatrelvir/ritonavir), Pfizer’s COVID-19 oral treatment. Partners…
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KENYA – The Principal Secretary of the State Department of Medical Services, Eng. Peter Tum, met with representatives from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to discuss the Development…
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KENYA – The President of Kenya, His Excellency William Ruto, has appointed a seasoned surgeon Prof. Stanley Khainga as the chairperson of the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council (KMPDU),…
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KENYA – The National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) has appointed Samson Kuhora as acting CEO with effect from March 14 as the term of the current CEO Peter Kamunyo comes…
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KENYA – Mama Lucy Kibaki Hospital, a leading medical facility in Nairobi, has unveiled its upgraded facilities including a new blood transfusion center, renal unit, ICU, and playground. The Cabinet…
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AFRICA – FIND, a global alliance for diagnostics and KILELE Health Association have launched a community engagement coalition to expand cervical cancer screening in sub-Saharan Africa. The coalition will identify…
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