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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation give MYDAWA $1.2m to fight HIV

Kenya: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation give MYDAWA $1.2 million to fight HIV

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  • E-pharmacy platform MYDAWA has received US$1.2 million from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to launch the first Kenyan telehealth solution tailored to HIV prevention
  • MYDAWA said it had developed the first end-to-end virtual healthcare solution for customers who wish to access Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) and Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) online
  • Approximately 38 million people around the world are living with HIV, with close to 21 million of them in Eastern and Southern Africa

Kenyan-based e-pharmacy platform MYDAWA has received US$1.2 million from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to launch the first Kenyan telehealth solution tailored to HIV prevention.

On Monday, October 24, 2022, MYDAWA said it had developed the first end-to-end virtual healthcare solution for customers who wish to access Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) and Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) online.

The development received the financial support from the American organisation in partnership with the University of Washington, Jomo Kenyatta University of …

Kenya’s e-pharmacy MYDAWA stands in the gap during Coronavirus ‘lockdown’

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When restrictions of movements were announced by different countries due to the Coronavirus pandemic, many people with perennial need of non-COVID-19 medication felt disenfranchised. Also, the fear of receiving non-certified medicine and other medical supplies has increased over this period.

In Kenya, the ministry of health has sent a warning to Kenyans to be wary of fake medical materials including recycled masks and non-effective sanitizers which they feel are putting the citizens under great risk.  Estimates from World Health Organisation (WHO) show that about 274 deaths occur every day in Africa as a result of fake medication.

To continue offering quality medicine in this period, the only registered e-pharmacy in Kenya, MYDAWA has been aiding in the delivery of quality medicine in times of restricted movement.  As the world battles with the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, one company is applying the use of technology to get essential medication and health supplies …