We Have Become Accustomed to Poor Healthcare
When you go to see a doctor at 8:30, you may end up being served at 9:00. It may seem like a small delay, but it goes to show how clumsy some healthcare services can be. The frustrating part is…
Can Equity Afya Really Reduce Medicine Prices by 50%?
Equity Afya has launched its first community pharmacy in Nairobi’s Britam Tower. Pharmacies open and close every day, and there is usually nothing particularly remarkable about it. However, with Equity, it feels like there is a bigger plan at play.…
Why Does It Feel Like There Are Pharmacies Everywhere in Nairobi?
It appears that everywhere you walk in Nairobi, you won’t go far before spotting a pharmacy. Which begs the question: why is everyone opening a pharmacy? Don’t we have any other businesses people can do? The other day, I saw…
Bayer Launches Elevit and Bepanthen Derma in Kenya
While everyone is stuck in Nairobi’s Friday evening traffic trying to find their way home, at Mövenpick it is all blue and white — the signature colours of Bayer. The launch was scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. I arrived…
How Stock Expires Silently
Auditor-General Nancy Gathungu’s 2024/25 audit revealed that essential medicines, mainly for HIV/AIDS, malaria, and cancer, worth nearly Sh1 billion (around Sh914 million) expired while sitting in KEMSA warehouses. Everyone is asking the same question: how does something like an antimalarial…