Merck is partnering with the Kenyan Ministry of Health to roll out this e-diagnostic and consultation clinics.
In a bid to provide affordable and quality healthcare
for poor kenyans, Merck has invested $107,000 for the development and
launching of an affordable health platform.
The E-Health platform will give patients in local
areas the opportunity to reach health care professionals and specialists
at Kenyatta Hospital via IP and video conferencing.
Chairman of Family Board and Executive Board of E-Merck KG, Frank Stangenberg- Haverkamp said “Merck
E-Health initiative demonstrates our commitment to building healthcare
capacity and improving access to innovative and equitable healthcare
solutions and disease awareness for patients in rural areas across
Kenya.”
Also in a related development, Dr. James Macharia, the Cabinet Secretary for Health, said:
‘we are happy to partner with Merck to support Kenya national
telemedicine program which will enable patient consultations with
specialists in referral hospitals to help earlier diagnosis, quicker and
better care”. “Video conferencing technology takes into consideration
the reality of Africa in which majority of poor population live in rural
set-up with inadequate health facilities and less developed road
infrastructure which are barriers to better healthcare.’
Merck is partnering with the Kenyan Ministry of
Health to roll out this e-diagnostic and consultation clinics at the
Kenyatta National Hospital and Machakos Level 5 Hospital.
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