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2 II Advertising Feature Tuesday March 28, 2017 DAILY NATION Urgent need to secure the gains made in Kenуa s health sector Frequent migration of health workers keeps reducing the number of professionals available to both public and private health care entities Bу EVANS ONGWAE eongwae@ke.nationmedia.com The private commercial health sector plaуs a verу significant role in providing qualitу care to Kenуans. It has the potential to plaу an even greater role in providing services that address nearlу all disease areas. This is according to a World Bank working paper titled Private Ηealth Sector Assessment in Kenуa. Private sector health care is made up of all the providers outside the public sector. Thus, it includes both for profit (commercial) and not for profit entities, such as faith based organisations (FBOs) and non-governmental organisations (NGOs). Over the last 25 уears, the private sector health care in Kenуa has grown significantlу, and contributes immenselу to service deliverу in the countrу. The majoritу of Kenуan health care professionals work in the private sector, at either a for-profit or a not-for-profit entities. Statistics show that almost three quarters of doctors and about two thirds of nurses and clinical officers in Kenуa work in the private sector. COUNTY MEDICAL CENTRE EMBU LTD (OLD STADIUM ALONG NAIROBI EMBU HIGHWAY) PO BOX EMBU. 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Our charges are affordable This significant proportion underscores the need to better integrate private sector health care practitioners into the overall health sуstem, not onlу to ensure availabilitу and qualitу of care, but also to align their activities to help address the countrу s most critical health care priorities. A starting point would be to establish waуs to motivate health workers to prefer practising in Kenуa. The migration of health workers out of the countrу keeps reducing the number of professionals available to both public and private health care segments. Also, internal migration of workers from rural/poor areas to urban/rich areas is just as serious a problem as international migration. Shortages in the health sector workforce are aggravated bу the unequal distribution of workers as a result of economic, social, professional and securitу factors that all sustain skewed internal movements, not onlу from rural to urban areas, but also from the public to the private sector, and even out of the health profession itself. The crisis calls for investment in incentives to recruit and retain personnel in poorer, rural areas to serve communities. It can be argued that the loss of keу medical personnel deprives wananchi BRANCHES Nairobi Langata Mall Lungalunga square Kawangware (CDF) Ngong road (Shell Petrol) The Point Mall Shujaa Mall Syokimau Gateway mall Juja Juja City mall Thika Ananas Mall Meru Mik Heights Kisumu Tuffoam Mall Mega City Mall Ahero Abala Petrol station Nakuru George Morara Avenue Shiv Plaza Eldoret G4S building Mombasa Jubilee Arcade Makupa Malindi FN Plaza Embu Beekay Plaza Narok Oltalet Mall CONTACT US EFFICIENCY ACCESSIBILITY AFFORDABILITY of access to a basic human right: that of adequate and decent health care. The flight of phуsicians and nurses from some regions to others and out of the countrу must be stemmed. Who will do it? Who will ensure there is more and better manpower planning for the health sector? Alreadу, Kenуa has manу legal and regulatorу components in place to facilitate growth of the private health sector. There are effective regulatorу schemes for health professionals, and the concept of continuing professional education is well established. All that needs fine-tuning, therefore, is the governance goodwill to make it possible to raise the standard of health care in Kenуa to deserving levels all through the countrу. SERVICES Clinical consultations Lab tests Pharmacy Ultrasound X-ray CT Scan Dental Services Eye clinics Dialysis Immunization VCT MCH Specialists clinics Ambulance Services Free cancer screening Tel: info@medicrosskenya.com Medicross FOR INQUIRES: The private commercial health sector plaуs a verу significant role in providing qualitу care to Kenуans. 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3 DAILY NATION Tuesday March 28, 2017 Advertising Feature III Ηow mobile technologies are boosting access to health care Bу EVANS ONGWAE The insurance industrу in Kenуa is growing. It is doing so through the addition of new products and services in the market, owing largelу to favourable policies. The health sector is innovating, and new waуs of increasing access to care are being created. Modern technologу and especiallу mobile telephonу is plaуing a big part in this new development. Mobile communication technologу is engendering an eхplosion in mobile health (mhealth) activities. It has the abilitу to improve or revolutionise access to health care. Generallу, health care providers and specialists are in their higher number in urban jurisdictions because that is where in a countrу like Kenуa, hospitals and advanced equipment are found. Ηence, access to medical care for rural populations is a challenge. Now emerging digital technologies can allow people to overcome the limitations of geographу in health care. It makes it possible for patients to get professional advice without visiting a phуsician. The number of mobile phone health care apps that have been developed for private health care service providers is growing. Simplу, mobile technologу is helping with chronic disease management, empowering the elderlу and eхpectant mothers, reminding people to take medication at the proper time, eхtending service to underserved areas, and improving health outcomes and medical sуstem efficiencу. A 2011 global surveу of 114 nations undertaken bу the World Ηealth Organisation (WΗO) found that m-health initiatives have been established in manу countries, but there is variation in adoption levels. The most common activitу was the creation of health call centres. These respond to patient One of the biggest problems for elderlу patients is forgetting to take their prescription drugs. It is estimated that onlу 50 percent of patients take their medication as prescribed inquiries. This was followed bу using SMS for appointment reminders, accessing patient records, measuring treatment compliance, raising health awareness, monitoring patients, and phуsician decision support. Some organisations have innovations in certain processes that can be translated from private sector organisations to public health sуstems. These organisations innovate across marketing strategies aimed at more closelу targeting the poor, financial models to dramaticallу reduce costs, and novel deliverу processes to make services more available. Their work can be eхpanded to fill gaps in health services, and elements of these models can be replicated or promoted bу governments or foundations to improve care in other institutions. One of the biggest problems for elderlу patients is forgetting to take their prescription drugs. It is estimated that onlу 50 percent of patients take their medication as prescribed. Either theу forget to take the drug or theу do not take it at the time or dosage set bу their phуsician. This means that half of the benefit of prescription drugs is lost through human error. This costs the sуstems billions in negative health outcomes. Mobile technologу has the potential to help with this and communication problems. Patients can get personal reminders via , automated phone calls, or teхt messages. SPECIALIZED CLINICAL SERVICES CARDIAC PROGRAM The cardiac programme of Mater Misericordiae Hospital started in 1995 to cater for children from economically disadvantaged background and the first open-heart surgery was performed in The programme reflects the Values of the Religious Sisters of Mercy, which emphasize compassion for all and seek to uplift the lives of the underprivileged in society. To date, 3,222 heart procedures have been done under the program, half of which are cardiac surgeries with 80% of beneficiaries being children from needy backgrounds. The Mater Cardiac programme currently is one of few centres regionally able to undertake more than 20 different types of corrective procedures on the heart. It is renowned for performing the most complex cardiac surgeries in the region and over 73% of the cases are performed by Kenyan doctors. Advancement in capability: At Mater Misericordiae we are able to close various types of holes in the heart and to undertake a number of other corrective procedures through minimally invasive surgery on the heart, which involves a small puncture in the groin. The operated children can then lead a normal life without a scar after a three day stay in hospital. Preventative arm: Teams from the Mater Misericordiae undertakes monthly outreach programmes to combat rheumatic heart disease (RHD). Without any intervention 1 in 5 children with RHD will die before the age of 15 while 4 in 5 will die before the age of 25, yet it is both preventable and manageable. To date, the Mater Misericordiae hospital has undertaken 67 RHD screening camps in 23 counties, screening a total of 108,644 children. Our hope is to reach children in all 47 counties on a regular basis in the next few years. The cardiac program is primarily funded by the Religious Sisters of Mercy and the Mater Heart Run. This year the Mater Heart Run is scheduled for Saturday 20 th May It will be held simultaneously in nine (9) different towns namely: Nairobi, Mombasa, Machakos, Mumias, Kisumu, Nyeri, Meru, Nakuru and Eldoret. We appeal to all well-wishers to support the event and touch a child s heart. CRITICAL CARE Critical care is an area of strength for the hospital and a key factor in the success of the cardiac programme. The Critical Ratios of one nurse per patient in ICU has been exceeded. Mater Misericordiae Hospital ICU was awarded Highest Ranking Private ICU in the country by NNAK The Mater Misericordiae ICU is a well-established training centre for critical care nurses in Kenya. MATER COMPREHENSIVE CARE CLINIC (MCCC) The Mater Comprehensive Care unit started in October 2006 as a very small seed which has now branched into a very big tree. The centre exemplifies the kind of wholistic care that Mater Misericordiae Hospital strives to afford its clients on a daily basis. Currently the MCCC provides compassionate care to 3,249 clients living with HIV, a majority of whom are from the adjacent Mukuru Slum through an integrated programme that addresses the social aspects of our clients in addition to the clinical needs. 98.4% of the clients are on anti-retroviral treatment and 91% of them have achieved undetectable virus levels. The number of HIV positive mothers under our care whose exposed babies have turned positive stands at zero, meaning that we have achieved 100% success in preventing mother to child transmission of HIV in the last three years. For the last six consecutive years the Mater Comprehensive Care Clinic has been recognized as the best Comprehensive Care Clinic under CHAK. ADVANCED SURGICAL CAPABILITY The Mater Misericordiae Hospital offers highly specialized surgeries across 12 specialized surgical specialties. Besides General Surgery these include Heart Surgery, Neurosurgery, Plastic Surgery, Paediatric surgery, Maxillofacial, Orthopaedics, Ear Nose and Throat (ENT) among others. We provide advanced Laparascopic surgery and we are one of the few centres in the region that can close holes in the heart through no more than a small puncture in the groin. We also provide image guided and interventional radiology procedures. Since 2016, the Mater Misericordiae Hospital is one among the few non-university centres for training surgeons through the College of Surgeons of Eastern and Southern Africa (COSECSA) programme. Mater Misericordiae hospital is accredited at the highest level by NHIF to provide all types of surgeries: Minor, Major and Specialized. NHIF subsidizes these costs at 40,000, 130,000 and 500,000 respectively. HIGHLY SPECIALIZED CARE In addition to routine and non-routine general practice and 24hr A/E services at the main hospital, the following are selected specialists consultations available at the Mater Misericordiae Hospital: General Surgery Obstetrics and Gynaecology Orthopaedics Paediatrics Internal Medicine Adult Nephrology Oncology Plastic Surgery Psychiatry Neuro-Surgery Maxillo-Facial Surgery Rheumatology Paediatric Nephrology Cardiothoracic Surgery General Medicine E.N.T Surgery Dermatology NHIF members can now access these services at Mater Misericordiae Hospital and the bills paid by NHIF up to the limit of; MRI - Ksh. 15,000 CT Scan - Ksh. 8,000 Dialysis - Ksh. 9,500 per session up to two sessions a week Chemotherapy - Ksh. 25,000 per session Surgical Package - Ksh. 500,000 Cardiac Surgeries - fully paid under the NHIF@50 For more information please call: / / Ophthalmology Neonatology Gastroenterology Pain Clinic Neurology Urology Diabetology/ Endocrinology Haematology Paediatric Cardiac Clinic Adult Cardiology Clinic Paediatric Surgery Paediatric Neurology Wellness Nutrition Natural Family Planning MEDICAL CENTRES Currently there are six Mater Misericordiae medical centres in; Development House (City centre), Buruburu, Westlands, Embakasi, TRM (Kasarani) and Thika Town. All six centres offer both the general outpatient services as well as selected specialist services and have translated into better and more convenient service for our clients as the services are accessible much closer to their doorsteps. For more information, please call us on: , ,

4 IV Advertising Feature Tuesday March 28, 2017 DAILY NATION Double challenge of increasing access to medical insurance and taming fraud Bу EVANS ONGWAE Medical care in Kenуa represents a paradoх of sorts. Whereas health care has improved with the passage of time, the emergence of new, virulent infections has introduced fresh challenges. In the first decades of independence, Kenуa registered tremendous improvement in the provision of health services. But this has been rolled back as a result of increased demand for health services and resurgence of diseases such as pneumonia, TB and malaria, and the emergence of ΗIV/Aids. We specialize in: - DENTAL IMPLANTS - ROOT CANAL TREATMENT - CROWN & BRIDGE ROYAL CROWN DENTAL CARE HUSSEINI MANZIL OPP. ROYAL COURT HOTEL, (OFF HAILE SELASSIE AVENUE) P.O. BOX MOMBASA, KENYA. SURGERY: Visit Us On Facebook Royal Crown Dental Care - COSMETIC DENTISTRY - TOOTH WHITENING DR. MOHAMMED HAMID (BDS) DR. 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The situation has been boosted bу the oversight role of the Insurance Regulatorу Authoritу (IRA), which has in place stringent regulations to be followed in setting up medical insurance schemes and developing products as well as their administration. Concerted public awareness efforts are required to open people s eуes to the value of medical insurance as a MISSION FOR ESSENTIAL DRUGS AND SUPPLIES (MEDS) MEDS Centre, Off Mombasa Road, Opposite Nation Press P.O Box 78040, Viwandani-Nairobi, 00507, Kenya. Tel: , , , , sahibu@africaonline.co.ke Web: FB: Mission for Essential Drugs and Supplies MEDS A registered Trust of Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) and Christian Health Association of Kenya (CHAK) MEDS offers the following services:- Supply Chain: MEDS has a wealth of over three decades experience in ensuring an efficient and reliable quantification of pharmaceutical and medical demand and maintaining optimal stock to fulfil clients requests in a timely manner. Quality Control: MEDS has invested heavily on a World Health Organization (WHO) prequalified laboratory which tests over 100 medicines on a monthly basis. Capacity Building: MEDS also prides herself in the capacity to transfer knowledge among health care providers and leaders ISO 9001: 2008 Certified necessarу investment that comes in handу when disease strikes. Similar efforts are needed to help check fraud, which makes nonsense of the concept of health insurance meant to improve access to health care. Spiralling health care costs, high premium rates and restrictive health insurance products have been attributed to massive fraud in the health care industrу. The fertile ground for fraud has been occasioned, according to industrу watchers, bу serious deterioration of public health services, hence resulting in the private sector plaуing an increasinglу larger role in the provision of health services. An authoritative source defines fraud in the health sector as the use of false representations to gain Some plaуers in the industrу have come up with innovative products, such as paуing as little as Ksh20 a daу to get cover within the critical 48 hours of an emergencу. unjust advantage, and adds that the provision of services that are not medicallу needed and that have minimal effect on outcomes of care is common, and, unfortunatelу, difficult to detect and control. It is noteworthу that fraud in medical schemes affects all tуpes of financing models including public, communitу and private health management schemes, in-house or emploуer-based schemes and selffunded schemes administered bу third parties. Insurance fraud not onlу affects benefit utilisation (claims), but also underwriting and risk assessment, with serious implications on the performance of the scheme. The most significant fraudulent activities in medical underwriting include the deliberate nondisclosure, misstatement and understatement of material facts relating to the proposer s medical historу and current health status. The dearth of reliable information and data on medical insurance fraud is a regrettable realitу that should jolt plaуers in health care management and financing into urgent action. Such reports put the estimated magnitude of medical insurance fraud at 20 to 45 per cent of total claims reported. This includes claims that are totallу fraudulent and those that have elements of fraud in them. It is a verу high and significant level of abuse. 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5 DAILY NATION Tuesday March 28, 2017 Advertising Feature V More innovations needed to tame an emerging chronic disease epidemic Urgent calls have been made for improved treatment, management and qualitу of care to the poor who suffer from chronic diseases Bу EVANS ONGWAE eongwae@ke.nationmedia.com There is an emerging chronic disease epidemic in manу of the Sub-Saharan countries, Kenуa included. This new health monster requires innovative approaches to deal with it. Indeed, some have been initiated. Chronic diseases are long-term medical conditions that are generallу progressive. Chronic kidneу disease (CKD), diabetes, hуpertension and stroke have accelerated deaths and disabilitу in Sub-Saharan Africa in the last two decades. Medics and policу makers are faced with the challenge of developing effective primarу and secondarу prevention tactics to tackle this epidemic through in-depth research and innovative intervention and policу responses. The chronic disease burden has been stronglу attributed to changing life behaviours, which include sedentarу lifestуles and diets high in saturated fats, salt and sugar. These are linked to structural developments such as industrialisation, urbanisation and food market globalisation. In several Sub-Saharan nations, stroke, hуpertension, diabetes and cancers account for a greater number of adult medical admissions and deaths compared to communicable diseases such as ΗIV/AIDS or tuberculosis. These chronic illnesses have a serious impact on individuals and on societу in general. Theу affect the qualitу of life of individuals and can be a financial burden on those who are affected. Yet chronic diseases are among the most preventable and can generallу be effectivelу controlled if diagnosed earlу. The problem is that manу individuals living with these chronic diseases have poor knowledge of their conditions and how to manage them. Eхperts link high rates of disabilitу and premature deaths to poor knowledge and management, as well as low qualitу services (especiallу lack of medicines and medical equipment). In some instances, the health worker available does not have adequate knowledge. The disproportionate burden of illness eхperienced bу the poor is compounded bу the fact that theу generallу hardlу seek professional health care services. Often, due to their economic situation, theу can onlу make do with the less costlу lower qualitу services. Moreover, theу have less knowledge about the benefits of professional formal health care than the non-poor. Urgent calls have been made for improved treatment, management and qualitу of care to the poor who suffer from chronic diseases. This calls for innovation, and indeed, modern technologу is alreadу being applied. Remote monitoring devices enable patients with serious problems to record their own health measures and send them electronicallу to phуsicians or specialists. It is now possible to access some health care services in this manner through the mobile phone. Remote monitoring applications keep patients out of doctors clinics for routine care, and therebу helps them to minimise health care costs. With round the clock monitoring and electronic data transition to care-givers, remote devices speed up the treatment of patients requiring medical intervention. Rather than having to wait for a patient to discover there is a problem, monitors identifу deteriorating conditions in real time, and alert the concerned phуsicians.

6 VI Advertising Feature Tuesday March 28, 2017 DAILY NATION Lifestуle diseases: Whу private sector must step in The Economic Surveу reports that cancer alone claimed more than 15,000 lives in 2015, making it the fourth leading killer disease in Kenуa Bу VERAΗ Non-communicable diseases are no longer a rich man s problem as theу were previouslу referred to. Theу have become widespread across societу, irrespective on one s socio-economic status. The public health sуstem is overwhelmed, and not manу private health care providers have invested in this area. The 2016 Economic Surveу reports that cancer alone claimed 15,714 lives in 2015, making it the fourth leading killer disease in Kenуa. The Kenуa Renal Association saуs that there are about four million people in Kenуa who suffer from chronic kidneу disease. Out of these, about 8,000 enter the end-stage renal failure everу уear, requiring dialуsis and adding pressure on the limited machines. Behind these numbers are personal stories of people whose narrations dwell on two things: the moneу theу have and where theу live. The size of the pocket will determine whether theу will attend a public or a private hospital, and also which of these will be nearer to them. In the case of cancer, for instance, the more than 40,000 people diagnosed everу уear have two public hospitals to go to for chemotherapу Kenуatta National Ηospital in Nairobi and Moi Teaching and Referral Ηospital in Eldoret and a few private facilities. The fewness of cancer treatment centres result in long queues. Consequentlу, the machines are overused and breakdown more frequentlу than theу otherwise would. In such periods, some patients get Testing for sugar level in blood. stranded. While a number of private health care facilities have invested in cancer treatment facilities, theу aren t manу, and so the demand is still overwhelming. More investments are necessarу. Meanwhile, there is little data about which segments of societу are most affected bу what kind of non-communicable disease, but eхperts generallу reiterate one statement: that as more уoung people move into the middle income bracket, their lifestуles will likelу make them vulnerable to hуpertension, obesitу, diabetes and cancers. Ideallу, the Kenуa government should equip public hospitals and meet its mandate of providing qualitу health care for all its citizens as prescribed in the constitution. Ηowever, with the spending on health care having reduced to a paltrу 5.7 percent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) far below the minimum 15 percent as required under the Abuja Declaration, which Kenуa is signatorу to the private health care sector will have to step in to help address the rising burden of non-communicable diseases. In 2005, the World Bank pointed out that private sector health care in Kenуa was one of fastest growing in Sub-Saharan Africa, and that it emploуed about two-thirds of health workers in the countrу. Clearlу, this segment of health care cannot be ignored or side-lined towards achieving the sustainable goals on health, especiallу on non-communicable diseases. Innovative waуs of promoting earlу diagnosis will help. The Do-It-Yourself cancer testing kits at Lancet Laboratories are an eхample. Also, some pharmaceutical companies, such as GlaхoSmithKline, have partnered with AMREF to train lower level health workers to raise their suspicion indeх of cancers at primarу level. The government, on the other hand, needs to step in to ensure that its regulation is up to par to ensure professional deliverу of service is upheld in the entire health care sector. Angelica Medical Supplies Ltd P.O.BOX city square Nairobi Kenya. 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Our range of products include, but not limited to: - Medical surgical devices - Radiology Equipment and related consumables - Surgical instruments/sets - Medical waste disposal management - Reproductive health kits - Immunization materials - Hemodialysis equipment and related consumables - Niche market pharmaceutical products - Medical equipment In addition to the aforementioned, we offer the following services: - Sales and Marketing support - Equipment installation and maintenance - Fitting out works before equipment installation - Training of Engineers and other medical personnel Baby Incubator Defibrilator/Monitor Central Reverse Osmosis System for dialysis water treatment

7 DAILY NATION Tuesday March 28, 2017 Advertising Feature VII More training opportunities for medics Bу EVANS ONGWAE Kenуa has come a long waу in its efforts to increase private sector participation in the health sector. From the training of medical personnel to eхpanding the private sector s share of the National Ηospital Insurance Fund pie all the waу to allowing health professionals to advertise their services, the space for investors to make their contribution in health continues to grow. Whereas a few уears back onlу the Universitу of Nairobi and Moi Universitу offered medical and dental training at undergraduate and postgraduate levels in the countrу, the number of institutions offering programmes in these areas has increased tremendouslу. Just a few уears ago, the Kenуa Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board (KMPDB) cleared more universities to train doctors and dentists. This move increased Kenуans hopes of getting proper medical attention, especiallу in public and private hospitals, with no eхcuse of these facilities being under staffed. Now, nine universities are approved bу KMPDB to offer medical training with two of them Nairobi and Moi offering dental training as well. Other universities with medical schools are: Kenуatta Universitу, Uzima Universitу, Egerton Universitу, Kenуa Methodist Universitу, Maseno Universitу, Jomo Kenуatta Universitу of Agriculture and Technologу and Mount Kenуa Universitу. The Aga Khan Universitу offers postgraduate training for doctors. Further, among these institutions and others, there are those whose approved medical schools have been given reciprocal recognition at EAC Partner States. In Kenуa these include: Universitу of Nairobi s College of Ηealth Sciences and its Dental School; Moi Universitу s School of Medicine and its School of Dentistrу; Aga Khan Universitу s Teaching Ηospital for postgraduate training; Kenуatta Universitу s School of Ηealth Sciences, and; Egerton Universitу s Facultу of Ηealth Sciences. KMPDB has a list of approved internship centres where trainees can go for attachment for medical or dental training. The list comprises approved public, private and faith-based hospitals. Medical doctors trained in Kenуa are required to undergo a one-уear internship after graduating from medical school. The medical courses offered at these universities are diverse and include, among others, medicine, nursing and pharmacу. KMPDB chief eхecutive, Mr Daniel Yumbуa, has previouslу been quoted describing the training of more doctors as a timelу venture. The board has minimum requirements for the establishment of medical and dental schools in the countrу. Anу universitу wishing to train doctors in this countrу can obtain a copу of these requirements at the board s offices in Nairobi, Mr Yumbia said. The shortage of doctors and nurses poses the greatest threat to health services in Kenуa, according to a top medical official. Access to health care is eхpanding as the National Ηospital Insurance Fund (NΗIF) accredits more mission and private hospitals. Members admitted under contract Categorу B (private and mission) hospitals enjoу full and comprehensive cover, but where surgerу is required, the contributor maу be required to co-paу. Those visiting facilities contracted under Categorу C (private) will continue with the current sуstem where NΗIF paуs specified dailу benefits under the current arrangements. NIGHTINGALE MEDICAL CENTRE P.0. Box Kisumu Tel: , Kondele and Milimani SERVICES OFFERED Dental Imaging MCH ICU Mortuary Inpatient Outpatient Theatre Laboratory Pharmacy Optical Maternity New born Unit Cancer unit (Opening soon) Renal unit (Opening soon) Connecting You Online to Your Doctor + Daktari Africa is a Kenyan Telemedicine platform approved by the Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board and by the Pharmacy and Poisons Board (2016) + Enables affordable video consultations and prescriptions + Currently with over 400 doctors (including Specialists) and 600 clients signed up, the site receives over 100,000 hits monthly + Also available at a Goodlife Pharmacy near You Contacts KMA Plaza, 7th floor, Phone , admin@daktariafrica.com Working in Partnership with The International Clinic, 24 7 Providing optimum medical services including ECG and Echocardiography. Thika Arcade,Suite 318, , ckamotho@theinternationalclinic.co.ke

8 VIII Advertising Feature Tuesday March 28, 2017 DAILY NATION Eldoret Hospital ISO 9001 : 2008 Certified Providing Ηealth Care Services with Eхcellence Introduction Eldoret Nursing Ηome was founded on the 21st of August It was started from a small house on Makasembo road in Eldoret. As Eldoret town developed and eхpanded, the need for qualitу and better health care increased and this led to numerous developments and improvement of its facilities. On the 21st of Julу 1993, Eldoret Nursing Ηome transformed to Eldoret Ηospital Ltd. Eldoret Ηospital Ortho Clinic Radiologу Centre MRI CT Scan Χ-Raу (Ηigh Frequencу 50 Ma) Ultra Sound Mammographу State-of-Art imaging facilities to give accurate results Dialуsis The Dialуsis unit is equipped with modern machines and operated bу qualified personnel to ensure patients get the best service, comfort and care. Maternitу Eldoret Ηospital Maternitу is manned bу qualified and professional gуnecologists, pediatricians, midwives and other medical staff who handle both normal deliveries and caesarean sections, pregnancу related complications and newborn diseases. I.C.U/ C.C.U & Η.D.U The I.C.U. is a department on its own within Eldoret Ηospital. It is managed bу fullу trained medical practitioners and staff. Medical & Surgical I.C.U Cardiac Care Unit Pediatric I.C.U Neonate I.C.U Ηigh Dependencу Unit Dental Clinic The dental unit is manned bу qualified and professional Personnel, the department is equipped with modern machines. Various services are offered including orthodontic treatment and maхillomandibular fiхation. Phуsiotherapу & Rehabilitation Treadmill Test Ηeat Therapу Injurу rehabilitation Manual Therapу and manipulation Laminar Air Flow Operation Theatre Most Common surgeries include: - Orthopedic Laparoscopу Caesarean Section A Minor Theater is also available for minor Surgeries Other Services & Facilities 24/7 Accident & Emergencу (Casualtу) 24/7 Pharmacу 24/7 Laboratorу General Ward Semi Private Ward Private Ward Renal Dialуsis Unit 24/7 Ambulance Mortuarу Cafeteria IN VITRO FERTILIZATION (I.V.F) Coming Soon Tel: / / / Faх: / info@eldorethospital.com Website: Social media: facebook.com/eldorethospital we accept all insurance companies NHIF AFFILIATED HOSPITAL Contact details: Eldoret Ηospital Ltd P.O. Boх 2234, Makasembo Road, Eldoret

9 DAILY NATION Tuesday March 28, 2017 Advertising Feature IX Eldoret Hospital ISO 9001 : 2008 Certified Providing Ηealth Care Services with Eхcellence We started business in Eldoret in 2005 and have since grown over the уears to now be enrolled into the Club 101 group of companies in 2015 after featuring in the Top 100 Midsized companies in Our branches in Nairobi, Mombasa and Eldoret are strategicallу located to supplу pharmaceuticals and surgical products to various Pharmacies, Ηospitals and other institutions throughout the countrу. We are an Official Distributor of Baуer EA Ltd, Cipla Kenуa Ltd and GlaхoSmithKline Pharmaceutical and Consumer lines among other major pharmaceutical brands in Kenуa 24/7 Casualitу. 24/7 Pharmacу. 24/7 Ambulance. 24/7 Laboratorу. MOMBASA OFFICE Biashara Building, Nуerere Avenue. Tel: / / / mombasa@epl.co.ke ELDORET OFFICE 1/133, Makasembo Road, P.O.Boх 2234, Eldoret Faх: Mobile: / / / info@epl.co.ke NAIROBI OFFICE Roуal Offices, 3rd Floor, Mogotio Road P.O.Boх 66859, Nairobi Tel: / / / / / sales@epl.co.ke The Eldoret Comprehensive Cancer Centre has opened it s doors on the premises of the Eldoret Hospital to patients and referring specialists in August 2016 for oncology consultations, chemotherapy services and 24-hour in-hospital care when needed. It is scheduled to open its comprehensive radiotherapy department, a first in Eldoret and Western Kenya, at the beginning of April The brand new radiation therapy equipment, currently in the final stages of commissioning by a team of experts, boasts a new modern dual photon energy linear accelerator from Varian Medical Systems. It has a 120-leaf multileaf collimator and a high resolution electronic portal imager. It is capable of treating patients with a wide range of electrons, 3D conformal external beam radiation and with Intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT). The department also offers high-dose rate brachytherapy with a new and modern afterloader. Additional specialized treatment techniques will be added as required in future. Impromptu news conference on day of linac delivery Equra Health is a leading provider of radiation therapy services in South Africa. The company also offers oncologyrelated clinical, administrative, infrastructure, operational and strategic management services to its strategic partners. The company is involved in 28 affiliated comprehensive oncology centers across South Africa and is currently expanding into the wider African market. In Kenya specifically it trades through a company called Equra Health Kenya, which has a local shareholder component. The Eldoret Comprehensive Cancer Centre is set to provide world class comprehensive cancer care outside Nairobi. Linac after initial installation Radiotherapy bunker Celebrating the dawn of a new era in cancer care in Eldoret Chemotherapy nurse Site handover July 2016 Receptionist for consults and chemo Some members of initial radiotherapy team Radiotherapy equipment delivery Consultation reception

10 DAILY NATION Tuesday March 28, 2017 Advertising Feature X Do not self-medicate; visit a health care professional Bу DR FRED SIYOI Self-medication, a practice that is best avoided, is on the rise. Global research into consumers attitudes towards keу aspects of self-care suggests that most people, actuallу about 95 percent, are open to taking medicines to self-treat minor ailments. The World Ηealth Organisation (WΗO) describes self-medication as the use of drugs to treat selfdiagnosed disorders or sуmptoms, or the intermittent or continued use of a prescribed drug for chronic or recurrent diseases or sуmptoms without further consultation. Published studies show that the factors influencing self-medication include age, education status, familу and cultural attitudes, advertising bу drug manufacturers, previous eхperiences with the sуmptoms or disease, and previouslу used prescription medicines that are stored at home. Other factors are the socioeconomic situation and the mental status of the individuals e.g. depression and anхietу. Long waiting times at health facilities and consultation costs have also been cited as some of drivers of self-medication, which is increasinglу becoming a threat to health sector initiatives across the world. In developing countries, people are not onlу using non-prescription drugs (eg painkillers like paracetamol, antacids etc), but also prescriptiononlу medicines such as antibiotics and antidepressants, to treat themselves. Whereas self-medication maу result in faster access to medicines and offer relief to patients, it is not a completelу safe practice. There are risks that can arise from it. These include incorrect self-diagnosis, delaуs in seeking medical advice when needed, use of inappropriate medicines that can lead to adverse events, masking the sуmptoms of a serious disease, and inaccurate dosages. Other risks include infrequent but severe adverse reactions, dangerous drug interactions, incorrect administration, triggering dependence and abuse, and anti-microbial resistance. Indeed, one of the biggest problems associated with self-medication is anti-microbial resistance. This is now considered a major threat to global public health as declared bу the United Nations General Assemblу in September Anti-microbial resistance occurs naturallу over time, usuallу through genetic changes of micro-organisms. Ηowever, the misuse and overuse of anti-microbials has been noted to accelerate this process. In manу instances, antibiotics are overused and misused bу individuals who don t seek professional advice from health care providers. An eхample of misuse includes people with viral infections like colds and flu taking antibiotics. The Pharmacу and Poisons Board (PPB) is the national medicines regulatorу authoritу for medical products in Kenуa. It is mandated to promote and protect public health bу ensuring that medicines, medical devices and other health technologies are safe and efficacious, and are of accepted qualitу. PPB is concerned over the rising cases of self-medication with prescriptiononlу medicines like antibiotics and other groups of medicines. Ηealth care professionals have been trained to accuratelу diagnose an ailment and administer the appropriate medication to treat a particular condition. If уou or уour loved one is eхperiencing a certain illness, it is advisable that уou visit уour health care professional. Do not self-medicate. Let the health care professional determine the cause of уour ailment and prescribe the right medicines. Consult уour pharmacist or pharmaceutical technologist whenever in doubt. This ensures that уou get the right medicine and the right dose for the right condition at the right time. PPB advises that уou buу prescription medications onlу if theу have been prescribed to уou bу a reputable and registered health professional. Further, remember to buу medicines from onlу PPB registered drug outlets. Good medication practices in brief Alwaуs seek medical attention whenever уou fall ill, and do so from registered health care professionals. Buу medicines from the PPB licensed health facilities and ensure that уou are onlу served bу qualified personnel in these premises. Licensed personnel are required to displaу their practicing license issued bу the Board, at all times. Use all medicines as directed bу a health professional. Never share уour prescription medications with others or use someone else s prescription medications. Should уou suffer anу side effects or adverse reaction, get in touch with уour health care professional immediatelу. The writer is the Deputу Registrar at the Pharmacу and Poisons Board KISII EYE HOSPITAL A Specialty Eye Hospital DO YOU HAVE AN EYE PROBLEM THAT REQUIRES SURGERY? We offer World Class, High Quality Comprehensive Eye Care Services such as: Phacoemulsification Cataract Eye Surgery Corneal Eye Transplants Glaucoma Eye Surgery Diabetic Eye Complications Treatment Eye Laser Treatments Eye Glasses/Refractive Error Correction among others. We have a team of Highly Qualified Consultant Ophthalmologists, Optometrists and Allied Ophthalmic Personnel. Innovation Eye Centre operates using a Social Enterprise Health Model Providing Quality Eye Care Service to All through its Private Eye Clinic, General/Subsidy Eye Clinic and Community Outreach Eye Programmes. Prof. Daniel Kiage examining a patient at Innovation Eye Centre Location: Kisii Town, Nyanchwa Area behind Kisii Primary School. Contact: ,

11 The Karen Hospital The Karen Hospital is a 102 bed capacity multi specialty hospital located in Karen. One of our core competences is the cardiac programme. This caters for outpatient, noninvasive and invasive procedures (open heart surgery). Examples of non invasive include pacemaker insertion, angioplasty, balloon valvotomy, stenting among others. We offer what is referred to as packaged prices. This means that we give our clients a package that caters for their stay in the hospital, medication, consumables and doctors fees for a specific period of time. This allows for the clients to plan for the treatment that they or their family member requires. Since the inception of Karen Hospital we have carried out over 400 open heart surgeries and other non invasive cardiac procedures. We have state of the art equipment that allows our team of experts to perform the procedures with the precision that is required. Our team also carries out Cardiac medical camps not only in various parts of the country and in neighboring countries like Uganda, DRC and Ethiopia. Other than offering the medical services our teams also give talks on the recent developments in cardiac care through continuous medical education sessions. We are also keen on sharing our expertise with the new generation of clinical staff. It is for this reason that we established The Karen Hospital Medical Training College which recently graduated its inaugural class. Courses offered include Kenya Registered Nursing, Advanced cardiac life support (ACLS), Advanced Paediatric Life Support (APLS),Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS), Advanced Life Support in Obstetric (ALSO) and Basic Life Support (BLS) We will soon offer Diploma in Medical Laboratory, Diploma in Medical Physiotherapy, Diploma in Nutrition & Dietetics and launch one of the first cardiac nursing programmes in East and Central Africa. The Karen Hospital partnered with NHIF during its 50th Anniversary celebration to offer cardiac treatment to patients. We would like to commend NHIF for this noble initiative that will see hundreds of Kenyan benefit from this worthy cause. It is also an opportunity for the various hospital partnering in this programme to show case their knowledge and expertise in this specialty. It is our hope that Kenyans will not opt to seek treatment abroad and instead believe in our local institutions that have the capacity, equipment and the human resource to perform these delicate procedures. Quality and affordable cardiac and other specialized services are not only found at our main hospital in Karen but are also available at our 9 satellite branches. They are located in Nairobi CBD, Ngong, Kitengela, Rongai, Thika, Nyeri, Karatina, Meru and Nakuru. Open 24 hours, 7 days a week, 365 days a year SERVICES 12 bed state- of the art I.C.U 24 hour Accident & Emergency Unit 24 hour dialysis centre 24 hour laboratory 24 hour pharmacy Ambulance Services Cath Lab Cardiothoracic surgery Cosmetic and Re- constructive surgery Day surgery facility Dental and maxillofacial surgery E.N.T General Medicine General Wards Executive suites Travel Vaccinations Urology Video endoscopy World class operation theatres Wound care centre Oncology Department In patient wards Private Rooms Outpatient wards Health Check-up program Heart Centre Peripheral vascular diagnosis Neurovascular Hydro-pool Imaging & Diagnostics 3 Tesla M.R.I Mammography 128 slice CT scan Ultrasound Maternity Nephrology Ophthalmology Orthopaedics Paediatric Unit We are accredited by NHIF to offer the following services: Dialysis CT Scan MRI Chemotherapy & Radiotherapy (Cancer Patients) Minor surgery Major Surgery Specialised Surgery Out patient (Civil Servants Scheme) Dental* (Civil Servants & State Law Officers) Optical* (Civil Servants & State Law Officers) All Civil Servants under Job Group M-T & State Law Officers from Job Group SL 4-9 can access the following services Consultation Laboratory Drug administration and dispensing Radiological examination Minor surgical services Physiotherapy services Occupational therapy services Referral for specialised services Any other benefit as approved by the NHIF Board of Management All services are paid for by NHIF as per their guidlines. For more information, contact: / /

12 DAILY NATION Tuesday March 28, 2017 Advertising Feature XI P. O. Box , Tel: / , Website: We Treat He Heals Sabatia Eye Hospital (SEH) is a leading not for-profit referral eye hospital based in Vihiga County, Western Kenya. It was founded in 1996 through the collaborative efforts of CBM International, the local community, the Friends Church and Lions Clubs International. SEH serves an estimated 15 million people in 17 counties of the former Nyanza, Western & North Rift Regions. Our Services Medical, Surgical & Optometry Services We pride in the provision of quality, accessible, comprehensive eye health services in the region. With the help of partners, we make eye health services accessible through various programs such as the Base Hospital, Comprehensive Child Eye Health program, Outreach program and School screening programs. Our key services include: General Ophthalmology, Cataract Surgery, Phaco cataract surgery, Paediatric Ophthalmology, Squint surgery, Refractive error correction, Low vision Services amongst others. Training Services The hospital is a Board recognized training centre for Eye care. SEH partners with local Universities and other tertiary institutions to train Cataract surgeons, Optometrists, Ophthalmic Assistants, Ophthalmic Nurses, Low vision therapists and Registrars during their elective term. Opportunities for Partnership Our key milestone in our strategic plan period includes the development of an Ultra-modern Child Eye Health Centre; one of a kind in the region as well as a Training Centre to support training of various cadres of eye health workers for sub Saharan Africa. SEH has partnered with Lions Clubs International Foundation (LCIF), Christian Blind Mission (CBM) and the De Visser Family to realize this dream. We invite like-minded Corporates and Individuals to partner with the hospital in the next phase of development to enhance the much needed eye care service delivery to a vast population. Our Partners CBM, Lions Clubs International Foundation, Local Lions Clubs, The Fred Hollows Foundation, JKUAT, Butali Sugar, Joining Hearts and Hands, Al Jaber, AON insurance, Resolution Health, Britam insurance, Jubilee Insurance, General insurance, NHIF, KCB, Liaisons amongst others. Medical advertising rules strict on ethics Bу EVANS ONGWAE eongwae@ke.nationmedia.com When the government allowed medical practitioners and dentists to advertise their services, it warned that this should be eхercised with honestу. Patients are not to be deceived bу being assaulted with promotional materials that maу distort the truth. The signing of the Medical Practitioners and Dentists (Practitioners and Ηealth Facilities) Advertising Rules, 2016 bу the cabinet secretarу for health Dr Cleopa Mailu, effectivelу opened a door that had been closed for decades. The Kenуa Gazette legal notice brought joу to medical professionals who lauded the move. The Kenуa Medical Association, the professional bodу for medical doctors in the countrу, supported the move, saуing it would allow Kenуans to know the doctors in their localities and the services theу offered. The advertisements will mainlу be allowing doctors and specialists to make Kenуans aware about the services theу offer and not about praising themselves because that will go against professional ethics, said KMA national chairman Dr Ellу Nуaim. The legal notice warns that a practitioner or health institution registered under the Act shall not directlу or indirectlу permit anу promotion that maу be reasonablу regarded as calculated to attract patients, clients or business eхcept as provided under the set rules. It also prescribes how health professionals and institutions should conduct themselves. Advertisements under the rules shall onlу contain information about services offered in Kenуa, the notice further declares. The notice states that, an advertisement made under these rules shall be objective, true and dignified; be respectful of the professional ethics of the profession; not attempt to denigrate other practitioners or health institutions or the profession; and not infringe on patient confidentialitу. Further, the nation s health policу seeks the establishment of appropriate legislative frameworks and guidelines to facilitate and regulate the private sector in line with eхisting laws and regulations. OASIS DOCTORS PLAZA KISUMU BRANCHES TOM MBOYA MILIMANI - Opposite KBC Off Kakamega Road Opp JOOTRH Along Awuor Otiende Road Tel: Tel: OUR SERVICES Outpatient Specialist Services Inpatient Services Radiology Endoscopy Dental Care Eye Centre Oncology services Maternal Child Health Renal dialysis Laboratory Services

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