KENYA – Machakos County Government has formed a partnership with the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) to provide free healthcare to needy patients. County Health Executive, Dr Ancent Kituku, told…
Read More
KENYA – The Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) has opened a new renal center, marking an important step forward in the delivery of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) by providing affordable and…
Read More
UNITED KINGDOM – Proximie, a UK-based healthtech platform, has announced a collaboration with Vodafone Business to expand access to surgical healthcare and training. Proximie’s technology enables healthcare professionals to virtually’scrub-in,’…
Read More
KENYA – A community health service in Kenya’s largest urban slum is helping poor people get affordable emergency services during the COVID pandemic. In Nairobi, the Kibera community emergency response…
Read More
GHANA – mPharma, a Ghanaian health tech startup, has raised US$35 million in a Series D funding round. The financing includes US$30 million in equity and US$5 million in debt…
Read More
KENYA – Proximie has teamed up with Jhpiego, a Johns Hopkins University affiliate, on a safe surgery project in Kenya to layer in their unique software that allows physicians anywhere…
Read More
KENYA – A Bangladesh pharmaceutical firm, Square Pharmaceuticals is set to start production in Kenya following the completion of its Machakos plant. This could lower the cost of malaria and…
Read More
KENYA – Healthcare solution provider Penda Health has announced a partnership with Kasha Technologies that will enable it to increase access to its contraceptive products via the Kasha digital platform.…
Read More
KENYA – Healthcare firms in Africa are facing a bright future, the African Union has said in a new report they released targeting the healthcare industry. According to the report…
Read More
AFRICA – Africa has made significant progress against HIV over the past decade, reducing new infections by 43% and nearly halving AIDS-related deaths. However, the continent is unlikely to end…
Read More