Kenya Strengthens Health Ties with GE
The facility is set to become a leading facility in cancer care for the region, offering state-of-the-art radiology, chemotherapy, and surgical facilities.
Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi [centre], Haroun Mohamed , CEO for Africa [left] and General Manager for East Africa Alex Oketch posing for a photo. Photo by Musalia Mudavadi.
By Robert Mutasi
Kenya’s collaboration with GE HealthCare has been hailed as a driver in the country’s quest to increase health care services, especially in dealing with the health challenges of cancer disease.
This was reiterated by Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi, who took to his social media handles to announce a bilateral meeting he had with the visiting delegation of GE HealthCare.
The meeting took place at Railways HQ office and was geared towards deepening the strategic relationship between the Government of Kenya and that of GE HealthCare, which has been very instrumental in the Kenyan health sector over the years.
GE HealthCare has been an invaluable partner for the Government of Kenya in a number of transformational health programs, most recently with the establishment of the country’s first comprehensive cancer center in the public sector at KUTRRH.
This well-equipped modern facility indeed expanded access to cancer treatment in Kenya through diagnostic and treatment services not available within the country.
During the meeting, Mudavadi discussed future collaborations with Dr. Haroun Mohammed, CEO of GE HealthCare for Africa, and Mr. Alex Oketch, Acting General Manager for East Africa.
The discussions focused on ways in which PPPs can foster sustainable health care growth in Kenya to ensure that quality medical services reach citizens throughout the country.
“The Government of Kenya remains committed to fostering strategic partnerships with the private sector through the public-private partnership model. We are committed to ensuring that together we spur sustainable growth and significantly enhance healthcare services across the country,” Mudavadi said.
Such flagship projects, like the cancer center at KUTRRH facilitated by GE HealthCare, underline the essence of such partnerships. Indeed, before its launch, Kenya was finding it very difficult to manage cancer care, with many patients forced to go abroad for treatment.
The facility is now set to become a leading facility in cancer care for the region, offering state-of-the-art radiology, chemotherapy, and surgical facilities, thereby easing the burden on Kenyan patients.
The Ministry of Health says the country is still fighting a growing burden of non-communicable diseases, with cancer being the third most prevalent cause of death.
The government has increasingly been forging partnerships-particularly recently with GE HealthCare-to bring on board expertise, technology, and investment in transforming the health sector into one that is resilient.
Both the Government of Kenya and GE HealthCare remain committed to ensuring that this renewed commitment translates into expanded access to high-quality health services, improved infrastructure, and wider use of advanced medical technologies in other areas, such as maternal health and cardiovascular diseases.
This meeting further reiterates Kenya’s commitment to transforming its health sector through collaborative efforts, with the ultimate aim of ensuring that more Kenyans receive much-needed care without excessive cost and time burdens.
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