Kenya

Keyhole surgery, also known as minimally invasive surgery, involves making small incisions through which surgeons insert specialized instruments and a camera to perform an operation.

The hospital successfully conducted two total hip replacement procedures in a carefully planned three-hour operation led by a multidisciplinary team of specialists.

The Centre operates through the SHA 922 Lifeline and will coordinate ambulance deployment, emergency communications, patient referrals and links between emergency responders and health facilities.

The partnership will unlock KSh10.4 billion (US$80 million) over the next five years to accelerate implementation of Kenya’s Every Woman Every Newborn Everywhere (EWENE) Acceleration Plan and support the country’s 90-90-80-80 maternal and newborn health targets.

The expanded role is expected to strengthen referral services across Western Kenya and the wider East African region while reducing pressure on national referral hospitals.

During this period, manufacturers and importers will implement authentication and traceability for locally manufactured and imported HPTs through batch-level traceability using batch numbers declared to the PPB.

Milly Glass SEZ director Mohamed Rashid said the company expects to break ground by the end of August 2026 and begin producing amber pharmaceutical bottles by July 2027.

The consignment will replenish Kenya’s National Public Health Emergency Strategic Stockpile and support efforts to protect frontline healthcare workers during potential disease outbreaks.

The proposed Biotech Life Sciences Park will undergo a feasibility study after APIFA Biotech’s privately initiated proposal received approval to advance to the project development stage under a public-private partnership (PPP) arrangement.

The signing ceremony brought together National Treasury and Economic Planning Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi, U.S. Chargé d’Affaires Susan Burns, Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale, senior government officials and representatives from both countries.