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telemedicine Murang'a County
  • The introduction of telemedicine in Murang’a County, Kenya, is bringing healthcare services closer to the people.
  • A pilot program has been initiated in the county to decentralize healthcare, reduce the crowds in major hospitals, and ensure that Murang’a residents receive quality medical care.
  • One of the best benefits is the ability for patients to talk to doctors without having to travel.

Access to healthcare is a great challenge for many residents in Murang’a County, Kenya. With most healthcare services centralized in major hospitals, people in remote areas are often forced to travel long distances, with great time and financial costs, to receive medical care. The introduction of telemedicine offers a revolutionary solution to these challenges, bringing healthcare services closer to the people.

A six-month pilot program, under the leadership of His Excellency President Ruto, and governor Kang’ata, has been initiated to decentralize healthcare, reduce the crowds in major hospitals, and …

  • Kenya’s First Lady Margaret Kenyatta has urged investors to increase funding into Africa’s reproductive, maternal, adolescent, and child health systems
  • She invited global financiers to back Africa’s weak maternal and child health systems, which she said were overstretched by societal challenges
  • Kenyatta also called for increased screening of particularly cervical and breast cancers, saying the two variants had the highest mortality rates on the continent

Kenya’s First Lady Margaret Kenyatta has urged investors to increase funding into Africa’s reproductive, maternal, adolescent, and child health systems.

Speaking on Friday, February 25, Kenyatta noted that private-public partnerships were viable for raising resources to support the sector.

She invited global financiers to back Africa’s weak maternal and child health systems, which she said were overstretched by societal challenges.
These include Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), Gender-Based Violence (GBV), teenage pregnancies, and early pregnancies marriages.

“Through private-public partnerships and collective investments, we could deepen our