Edna lives in a village on the outskirts of Berhale, roughly 900 kilometres from Addis Ababa. Every day, she travels through the desert to deliver essential health services to families' doorsteps. As a front -line health worker, Edna is part of a historic movement that has extended primary health care to the poorest and most marginalised communities and saved millions of lives.   At the turn of the Millennium, for every 1,000 children.... Read more »

Posted on : Tuesday , 20th December 2016

Health development army contributes to maternal mortality reduction.   Ethiopian maternal health researcher Hagos Godefay at Umeå University in Sweden has created a locally feasible method to estimate maternal mortality rates with a bottom-up measurement approach.   Providing insights into the effectiveness of local interventions to reduce maternal mortality, the approach would be important for health sector planning and.... Read more »

Posted on : Wednesday , 14th December 2016

Construction of the new Othaya Level Four Hospital block will be completed by May next year, President Uhuru Kenyatta has assured.   Addressing residents in Othaya town after inspecting the new hospital building, President Kenyatta said the Government has set aside Ksh 300 million to facilitate completion of the project.   The President also directed Principal Secretaries for Housing and Urban Development, and for Health to visit.... Read more »

Posted on : Wednesday , 30th November 2016

 Stakeholders want oral health hygiene included in the school curriculum. Participants attending a health forum in Nairobi yesterday concurred that the school curriculum should be reviewed, to include oral health so that children can acquire knowledge at an early age on how to keep their mouths and teeth healthy. The move could see formation of vibrant health clubs in schools to let pupils learn about oral hygiene. Olive Mbuthia, a.... Read more »

Posted on : Friday , 25th November 2016

 Cash-rich Indian hospital groups such as recently listed Narayana Hrudayalaya Ltd. are setting up operations in Africa to tap a growing stream of middle class patients from the continent seeking quality health-care. With financing from Abraaj Group’s Africa Health Fund and the International Finance Corp., the Mumbai-listed group is partnering with Kenyan investors and will break ground on a 130-bed specialist cardiac hospital in the.... Read more »

Posted on : Friday , 25th November 2016

 A retired Kenilworth dentist who set up dental clinics in Ethiopia two years ago is now receiving help to improve them from her financial mutual.     Jane Innes-Rees has helped set up a university dental unit in the city of Mekelle and clinics in rural areas of the Tigray region since 2014, one of the worst affected areas hit by the famine and civil war in the 1980s.   Jane is a member of financial mutual Wesleyan, and.... Read more »

Posted on : Thursday , 24th November 2016

 A chip containing millions of genetic variations that are common in Africa could help scientists bring the benefits of precision medicine to the continent. The chip could lead to new insights into human health as well as new treatments that work better on Africans. Its developers say it will be ready to use in early 2017.   “This will be the first chip that has been created to specifically target genetic variation in African.... Read more »

Posted on : Thursday , 24th November 2016

Africa is currently home to five of the fastest growing economies in the world. According to a global study, the continent's economy is forecast to grow to $2.6 trillion in 2020 from $1.6 trillion in 2008, fuelled by booms in mining, agriculture and development of ports, roads and other infrastructure. This rapid economic growth is what is creating substantial new business opportunities in the region. Over the past decade, Africa’s real.... Read more »

Posted on : Tuesday , 3rd October 2017

 At a time when struggling Turkish exporters are looking for ways to diversify their target markets, Africa is poised to become the new frontier market for Turkish firms as they position themselves to become major stakeholders in the region’s rapidly growing industries. Africa has recorded an annual growth rate of 5 percent over the last decade and is expected to continue this trend in the coming years. Six out of ten fastest growing.... Read more »

Posted on : Wednesday , 23rd November 2016

 The company operates an innovative public-private engagement model to address unmet healthcare requirements in Kenya through its chain of clinics and partner service providers   Bliss GVS Pharma Ltd, through its Kenyan subsidiary Bliss GVS Healthcare Limited (BGHL), has won a three year contract worth $ 111.40 million (about Rs 755 crore) from Aon Kenya Insurance Brokers Ltd for provision of medical healthcare services in Kenya..... Read more »

Posted on : Wednesday , 23rd November 2016

Healthcare in East Africa received a major boost with the recent inauguration of a new $13-million training institute in Nairobi, Kenya.   Around 10,000 healthcare professionals from Kenya and other East African countries over the next five years will benefit from the facilities at the GE Healthcare Skills and Training Institute, officially opened in June 2016.   The inauguration was attended by Dr Cleopa Mailu, Cabinet Secretary,.... Read more »

Posted on : Wednesday , 23rd November 2016

 Bryand's passion project provides dental aid to children Work in the the Greater Ozarks Center for Advanced Professional Studies (GO CAPS) at Monett High School has had residual benefits, as shown in the work of senior Ashley Bryand.   Ashley's GO CAPS passion project centered around her passion for helping others, her interest in the field of dentistry, and her desire to provide dental hygiene supplies to children in.... Read more »

Posted on : Tuesday , 22nd November 2016