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The Kenyan and Philippines Ministries of Health, in partnership with Smile Train , KidsOR, the Henry Family Advised Fund, COSECSA, the G4 Alliance, and West African College of Surgeons, hosted an event to galvanize action towards the integration of surgical care as a necessary component of Universal Health Coverage (UHC). For more than 5 billion people around the world, safe, affordable, and timely surgical and anesthesia care remains out of reach. This health crisis, which represents one of the worst inequities in health, continued legacies of poverty, gender inequality, and lack of education for millions of families around the world. The burden of Neglected Surgical Diseases, including untreated cleft lip and palate and clubfoot, obstetric fistula, cataracts, hernia, and neglected trauma such as fractures and burns, falls disproportionately upon those living in low- and middle- income countries—particularly women and children. The potential for Universal Health Coverage (UH...

From left Joseph Claver, Simbisa Brands’ Head of Business Development and Glovo's General Manager for Kenya, William Benthall during the signing ceremony Global delivery firm Glovo has partnered with Simbisa Brands in a bid to bolster its market share in the country. The firm, which uses an app to enable its deliveries, has tapped into Simbisa Brands’ varied portfolio of food and eatery outlets; the flagship brands being, Pizza Inn, Chicken Inn, Creamy Inn and Galitos, in order to enhance and expand their service delivery within different parts of Nairobi. Speaking during the announcement of the partnership, Priscilla Muhiu, Glovo’s Head of Marketing for Sub Sahara Africa, said that the partnership will mostly benefit consumers of Glovo’s service and Simbisa’s products. “This partnership means a lot not only to us but also our customers. Glovo is constantly innovating thus we are always keen to onboard more outlets so as to improve the product offering we give to our ...

From (Left) Moka Lantum (Director CheckUps Medical Centre) with Peter Munyasi (Country Chair Kenya, General Manager East Africa Hub) as they sign the partnership Sanofi Kenya has launched its first Digital Diabetes Patient Support Program (PSP) in Nairobi, Kenya in partnership with CheckUps Medical Center, a multidisciplinary rapid outpatient centre that offers remote diagnostic services and education programs for patients with chronic diseases. The program branded SPEED (Sanofi Patient Enlightenment and Empowerment Drive) seeks to promote safe and effective use of medicines, especially for TYPE 2 patients with Diabetes who are on insulin treatment.   SPEED was launched in response to the global fight against the rising burden of chronic diseases on households in Kenya. In Kenya, 45% of adult diabetics do not adhere to oral diabetic medication1 and 72% of Kenyan children & adolescents with type 1 diabetes have poor control and develop complications, notably, kidney...