Digital health innovations key to achieving SDGs
By: Sam Otieno The lack of prioritisation of digital innovations in health systems could make it difficult for Africa to attain the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a forum has heard.…
e-health startup Damu-Sasa secures grant
e-health startup Damu-Sasa, which runs an innovative end-to-end blood services information management platform, has been awarded US$20,000 in grant funding from Villgro Africa to enable it to enhance its contributions…
Kenyan e-health startup Zuri launches operations in Senegal
Kenyan startup Zuri Health has expanded its operations into Senegal via a partnership with telecoms firm Expresso Senegal. Disrupt Africa reported in January on the launch of Zuri Health, which…
Minet, clinic launch telemedicine service in Kenya
Insurance brokerage Minet Kenya and virtual medical clinic SASAdoctor have launched a telemedicine solution at a time of limited human interaction. Minet Kenya chief executive Sammy Muthui said the service…
M-Afya helps lift maternity fees’ worries in Kenya
M-Afya is not there to give financial support, but to assist in saving the money that it is needed. Pregnant women can register at ten different private clinics. Once they…
Use of new cancer radiation machine starts in Kenya
A cancer patient will tomorrow become the first Kenyan to be treated with a new radiation machine that cuts treatment time from about 40 minutes to two minutes. The machine,…