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Changing lives in Africa: Dental volunteers from A Reason to Smile (ARTS) participate in global outreach

What do a dentist, teacher, lawyer, and graduate student all have in common? They have all volunteered with A Reason To Smile! A Reason To Smile, or ARTS, has completed three successful trips to communities in Africa since March 2015. We’ve also partnered with a local clinic in Tola, Nicaragua, to achieve our mission of providing dental treatment, education, and supplies to those without access to this vital part of health.... Read more »

Posted on : Thursday , 29th September 2016

Tanzania: Insurance Scheme to Cover Heart Disease, Maternal Health

Dar es Salaam — People with heart complications and expectant mothers have reason to smile after the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) introduced an insurance package to cover them. This was said yesterday by NHIF acting assistant director general Bernard Konga during a press conference. NHIF will also cover cardiac surgeries at all levels, caesarean sections as well as surgery for appendix which had been.... Read more »

Posted on : Thursday , 29th September 2016

Turkey donates health equipment to Kiambu hospital

The Turkish government yesterday donated Sh3.5 million health equipment to Kiambu Level-4 Hospital. Turkish ambassador to Kenya Deniz Eke presented the paediatric medical equipment. He said Turkey is working with hospitals and health institution to improve their conditions. Eke said they also provide scholarships for Kenyans every year..... Read more »

Posted on : Monday , 26th September 2016

Building Partnerships to Improve Health

Health Cabinet Secretary, Dr. Cleopa Mailu held a meeting with ZipLine Logistics Company to explore possibilities of using drones to deliver medical products in the case of emergencies. During the meeting the CS cited the need for multi-agency involvement bringing on board the Ministries of Interior and Security, State Law Office, Transport, Health and KEMSA. He said an inter–sector meeting will be held in the next three.... Read more »

Posted on : Saturday , 24th September 2016

Govt. establishes clusters to strengthen human resource for health in counties

The Human Resource for Health Interagency Coordinating Committee (HRH-ICC) has established nine county clusters to address the human capital challenges in the country. More than 12,500 Health workers have been recruited by the county governments 26% of the overall target of 48,000 and 4,048 Community Health Extension Workers (CHEWS) to strengthen the county health services. According to the Director of Medical Services, Dr..... Read more »

Posted on : Friday , 23rd September 2016

Tanzania's leading medical facility set to perform kidney transplant

Tanzania's leading medical facility Muhimbili National Hospital (MNH) will next year begin performing kidney transplant surgery, saving millions of dollars spent by the east African nation for referring patients abroad, an official said on Thursday. Hedwiga Swai, the MNH Director of Medical Services, said the medical facility has secured 1.8 million U.S. dollars from the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) for the construction.... Read more »

Posted on : Friday , 23rd September 2016

Asian healthcare giant opens facility in Kenya

Columbia Asia, one of the largest and fastest-growing healthcare companies in Asia, is expanding its operations to Africa to serve the rising demand from the continent’s middle class for affordable, modern and efficient healthcare facilities. The company’s first facility in Africa – a 5,300-square-foot multispecialty clinic and diagnostic center – opened this week in Nairobi, Kenya, a capital city with more.... Read more »

Posted on : Thursday , 22nd September 2016

Expanding to Africa, Columbia Pacific opens health clinic in Nairobi

Columbia Pacific Management, a Seattle-based investment firm that runs health-care facilities in various countries, has expanded to Africa. Under the new Columbia Africa brand, the company opened its first clinic in Nairobi, Kenya, this week. The 5,300-square-foot clinic and diagnostic center offers services in family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, gynecology, general surgery, orthopedics, opthalmology and.... Read more »

Posted on : Thursday , 22nd September 2016

Columbia Asia Expands to New Continent with Columbia Africa

Columbia Asia, one of the largest and fastest-growing healthcare companies in Asia, is expanding its operations to Africa to serve the rising demand from the continent’s middle class for affordable, modern and efficient healthcare facilities The company’s first facility in Africa – a 5,300-square-foot multispecialty clinic and diagnostic center – opened this week in Nairobi, Kenya, a capital city with more.... Read more »

Posted on : Wednesday , 21st September 2016

Tanzania: Patients to Benefit From Palliative Care

Dar es Salaam — The Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children in association with Ocean Road Cancer Institute (ORCI) has started to provide palliative care. The specialised medical care helps people live their life as fully and as comfortably as possible when living with a life-limiting or terminal illness. Palliative care identifies and treats symptoms which may be physical, emotional,.... Read more »

Posted on : Wednesday , 21st September 2016

Sh1.7b to boost better storage of biomedical materials

The United States has donated Sh1.7 billion ($17 million) to Kenya to improve its storage of biomedical materials. The money will be used to improve storage infrastructure and train public health workers and those in life-sciences like zoology, microbiology, physiology and biochemistry to mitigate the threat of infectious diseases. When not handled properly or lands in the wrong hands, infectious bacteria such as anthrax.... Read more »

Posted on : Tuesday , 20th September 2016

Tanzania: 'Enrol for Health Insurance Cover'

Tanzania Insurance Brokers Association together with Association of Tanzania Insurers jointly hands over a dummy cheque of 20m/- to disaster coordinator from Prime Minister's Office, Mr Edger Senga during their awareness walk yesterday. MEMBERS of the public have been advised to enrol themselves in health insurance arrangements so that they can be helped in case of natural disasters. The call was made in Dar es Salaam.... Read more »

Posted on : Tuesday , 20th September 2016