Bill Gates, OpenAI Bet US$50mn on AI-Led Healthcare in Africa
US billionaire Bill Gates and OpenAI are committing US$50 million to a multi-year initiative aimed at deploying AI tools across 1,000 clinics by 2028.
Kenyan Hospital Performs First Robotic Knee Replacements in the Region
Metropolitan Hospital in Nairobi has completed the first robotic-assisted knee replacement surgeries in East and Central Africa, performing the procedures in December last year,Congolese Doctors Sue Kenya Over New Licensing Freeze
A group of foreign doctors has requested the High Court to halt the enforcement of a new licensing decree that has abruptly barred them from medical practice in Kenya.Health Insurance Uptake Remains Uneven as Kenya Shifts to SHA
Health insurance coverage is still uneven across Kenya’s counties, reflecting persistent income disparities, informality in employment and gaps in awareness,Kenya’s Crown Healthcare Secures US$10mn for New Pharmaceutical Plant
Kenya, US Sign US$2.5bn Health Deal
Kenya Outlaws Commercial Surrogacy
New Catalytic Fund Targets Africa's Mental Health Financing Gap
The Africa Venture Philanthropy Alliance (AVPA) and its partners have set up a Catalytic Pooled Fund for Mental Health Investment to mobilise private and institutional financing toward one of Africa’s most underfunded health sectorsWhat Kenya Can Learn from India's Success as a Medical Tourism Destination
There is a lot Kenya can learn from India's success, even with its traditional systems, about rooting its ambition to become a choice medical tourism destination in the strategic formalisation [...]Lawmakers Grill SHA CEO Mercy Mwangangi Over Legal Fees, Audit Irregularities
The Social Health Authority (SHA) paid nearly KSh 92 million in legal fees to recover claims worth only KSh 13.9 million, a disparity at the center of a parliamentary probe [...]U.S. Indicts Kenyan Businessman for KEMSA Heist
A U.S. federal indictment has implicated a Kenyan businessman in the diversion of American-funded HIV test kits from the state-run medical supply agency. “This was an incredibly complicated investigation, spanning [...]Kenya’s Health Wake-Up Call: Can Innovation Replace Donor Dollars?
Kenya’s fragile health system is under strain as cuts in foreign aid threaten to undo decades of progress in HIV, malaria, and maternal health. But experts say the crisis could [...]
