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Members’ Meeting on 28th February 2019

Kenya Healthcare Federation held the first members meeting on 28th February 2019 at Movenpick Hotel, Nairobi. The meeting was sponsored by Malaria no More. The theme of the meeting was ‘’End malaria to unleash Kenya’s economic growth’’ according to research and analysis, Malaria was the leading cause of death in the year 2017.The government has since …

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Kenya Healthcare Students Summit – 2019

Kenya Healthcare Students summit (KEHSS) held it’s annual conference themed “Towards a Multidisciplinary Approach for the achievement of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in Kenya and Africa” on 8 – 9 February 2019 at United States International University, Nairobi. The Kenya Healthcare Students Summit is a conference that brings together healthcare students and interested professionals from all over …

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Ministerial Stakeholder Forum

10TH Ministerial Stakeholder Forum The 10th Ministerial Stakeholder Forum took place on 26th February 2019 at the PanAfric Hotel, Nairobi. The Cabinet Secretary Health Hon. Sicily Kariuki chaired the meeting with the Chairman of Kenya Healthcare Federation, Dr. Amit N. Thakker as the co-chair. The forum took place immediately after Hon. Sicily Kariuki inaugurated the NHIF Reforms …

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African Leadership Meeting

The African Leadership Meeting was held in Ethiopia on 9th February 2019.The main agenda was  “commitments for investments in the health sector across the continent with an emphasy on the importance of partnerships in order to grow the healthsector. The leadership meeting was co-organized by  Africa Health Business.” Dr. Amit N. Thakker, Chairman Africa Healthcare Federation, …

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Terumo BCT launched in Kenya

TERUMO BCT opens a branch office in Kenya TERUMO BCT a global leader in blood management, blood safety, therapeutic apheresis, cell therapy and cell collections. Terumo, opened its first office in Sub-Saharan Africa in Gigiri, Kenya on 7th February 2019. This happened after the company was recently listed in a recent industry report as among the …

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Private Sector Engagement with the Counties

Kenya Healthcare Federation engagement with Meru County Kenya Healthcare Federation held the initial county stakeholder engagement with Meru County Health Officials to discuss the establishment of Meru Medical Care. The meeting was held on 10th January 2019 at KHF offices. The engagement with the county was very timely because KHF has set a goal to establish …

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Challenges in Kenya’s healthcare systems

Crescent Tech Limited held a breakfast meeting at Parkinn Hotel in Westlands on 22nd November 2018, to discuss key challenges facing the healthcare facilities in Kenya. Some of the key issues highlighted were: Limited access to health care facilities, lack of adequate personnel and expertise to address the medical needs, poor Infrastructure where most facilities do …

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Fresh plans towards Universal Health Coverage delivery

New plans on achieving Universal Health Coverage Kenya Healthcare Federation(KHF) Healthcare Financing committee held it’s last quarterly meeting at KHF offices on 7th December 2018 the meeting was chaired by the committee chair Dr. Njoki Fernandes. The key agenda for the discussions were:  Universal Health Coverage, Doctor’s price guidelines and NHIF amendment Bill. Dr. Walter Obita, …

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