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Poster of health activism in Kenya

18 Hours Film Beyond AAMVA Awards, A Damning Indictment Of Health Activism in Kenya

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Two years ago, possibly almost to date, it was crunch time at the offices of Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentist Union, KMPDU, spread across the republic. Secretary General Dr. Ouma Oluga and Co., the infamous CBA7, faced the unenviable twin task of marshaling their troops whilst minding their own state for the hell ride ahead. …

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With LINAC deal, Mediheal Hospital Group Stakes Claim in Kenya’s Growing Status as Medical Tourism Destination

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Almost a decade ago, India Medical Times carried a report that painted a grim picture of the state of medical tourism in Kenya. 50,000 patients from Kenya , and rising on a y-to-y basis, were expected to visit India for medical therapy that year alone. A figure of one tenth of the cost of medical …

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19 Ways That Design Thinking Can Transform Healthcare

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In our review of 6 trends nudging hospital design towards responsive healthcare, design thinking ominously featured in traces. From a lay perspective, the fact that the word design features in both hospital design and design thinking, may make our review appear grossly underwhelming. That’s until findings of a survey conducted by NEJM Catalyst titled: Care …

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Hospital Construction Standards in Kenya on the Spot as Leading Private Hospital Chain Caught in the Eye of the Storm

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We recently looked at six hospital design trends that chart a path to responsive healthcare in the 21st century. Our dissection of complex constructs like lean design healthcare, UX design and evidence based design, informed us that consumer focus punctuated every one of the six trends. It is about time industry players placed shaping of …

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Hospital Design For The 21st Century: 6 Top Trends Blazing The Way To Responsive Healthcare

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Hospital design in the 21st century is about greater efficiency as a route to quality in care. Moreover, health care financing — in light of the demands for achieving universal healthcare — continues to exert undue influence on the design of health service delivery spaces. Further, the environment begot by the confluence of efficiency, quality …

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Questions As Merc’s Experimental Ebola Vaccine Heads To The Democratic Republic of Congo

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With WHO and the Democratic Republic of Congo Ministry of Health reaching an agreement on the use of Merc’s experimental Ebola vaccine in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s latest battle with the hemorrhagic disease, the reaction across health and the press is understandably muted. Ebola in Africa There was Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia before …

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