Indian medical firm picks Nairobi for first Africa office
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- Published on Monday, 07 April 2014 06:47
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An Indian healthcare firm will next year open its first African office in Nairobi to offer information to the growing number of East Africans seeking medical care in Asian hospitals.
FrontEnders will offer advice and logistics support that will see patients suffering from chronic diseases such as cancer access treatment at top Indian hospitals.
The firm is seeking to tap into the growing medical tourism that has seen India emerge as a favourite destination for patients from Kenya and other Afican countries seeking cost-effective healthcare.
It will earn a fee from Indian hospitals in which local patients will be checked in for treatment.
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Healthcare next frontier for Indian companies in Africa
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- Published on Monday, 02 September 2013 07:20
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The healthcare sector could be the next frontier for Indian companies keen on investing in Africa after manufacturing and telecom, if a recent trend is anything to by.
Two Indian medicare companies - Mumbai-based Metropolis Health Care (MHC) and Hyderabad-based Care Institute
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Meridian Medical Seeks Sh800 Million From NHIF Deal
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- Published on Friday, 16 August 2013 07:28
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Meridian Medical Centre has sued the National Health Insurance Fund to be compensated with more than Sh800 million for breach of contract.
The facility which was mentioned in the recent NHIF scandal has said the parastatal terminated its contract without issuance of
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Private Sector Urged to Support Health Workers' Training
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- Published on Monday, 02 September 2013 07:12
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The government on Tuesday called for help from the private sector as they try to solve the problem of shortage of trained health workers. Education Cabinet Secretary Jacob Kaimenyi said this problem is caused by varied financial constraints facing students willing to pursue medical
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Health Centres to Get Sh351 Million
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- Published on Saturday, 20 July 2013 07:43
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The Trans Nzoia county administration has approved a Sh351 million budget for the health sector. The assembly approved Sh115 million for the construction and equipping of accident and emergency unit at Kitale district hospital while Sh28 million will be used to drugs and non-pharmaceutical
