The government of Kenya has announced plans to develop a disease research centre worth US $78m following requests by the African Union and the World Health Organization (WHO) for Kenya to host the centre that will serve the entire continent. The Cabinet revealed the plans and said that the centre will position Kenya as

Kampala- Ugandan spirits (alcohol) manufacturers have agreed to convert 7.3 million litres of ethanol into hand sanitisers to fight the spread of Covid-19 in the country. Uganda registered the first case of a Covid-19 on March 21. The pronouncement was made on Monday by the State Minister for Investment, Ms Evelyn

No fewer than 10 pharmaceutical companies have been granted both naira and foreign exchange facilities by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to assist in boosting local production of drugs in the country. This was seen in a communique from a meeting held by Central bank and the Banker’s committee—comprising

Babylon’s Rwanda-focused virtual care subsidiary, Babyl, inked a 10-year partnership with the country’s government giving every person over the age of 12 access to digital health consultations. According to Babyl, every appointment will be paid for through the government’s Mutuelle de Santé community-based health insurance scheme, which is managed by the Rwandan

Egyptian startup DentaCarts has found itself a lucrative niche in serving the needs of dental clinics, and is planning to seize the opportunity by expanding into new markets. Launched in 2017 by Ahmed Yehia and Saad Saleh, DentaCarts allows dentists and clinics to purchase dental products online, and has a catalogue of

Most hospitals in Kenya treat the sick. However, two doctors have set up a clinic for healthy families looking to undergo regular medical check-ups to catch diseases early or just to learn how to be in good shape. Family medicine specialists Dr Hans-Ake Soderberg and Dr Abdullahi Omar who opened

Rwanda will this month start distributing its own home made mosquito nets as part of the strategy to cut on imports and eliminate malaria cases to zero by the year 2030. With local production in place, Rwanda will cut its import bill mosquito bed nets by 50%. Out of the