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M-Pesa Foundation partners with Gertrude's Hospital on telemedicine Initiative

Friday 3 December 2021 | 13:43 CET | News
Kenyan operator Safaricom's M-Pesa Foundation and Gertrude's Hospital Foundation have launched a telemedicine initiative, the Daktari Smart, in Lamu County. The programme, targetting over 32,000 children in the Lamu, Samburu, Homabay, Baringo Counties, aims to reduce the number of referrals of sick children by allowing county health facilities to have access to specialists. Two other counties will be brought on board in the next phase of this programme. It will also optimize the capacity and reach of healthcare delivery systems by helping bridge the gap of access to healthcare services in

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Categories: Mobile & Wireless
Companies: Safaricom
Countries: Kenya
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