Dr. Meinrad Lugan, a board member at B. Braun Melsungen and head of the hospital care division, was on his maiden tour to Kenya in June 5-6, 2012. His visit was aimed at assessing progress made within the GIZ/B. Braun public private partnership (PPP) project, as well as meet officials and partners from GIZ – [...]

The urgent need for hospital managers to allocate more resources to the waste management division of their facilities was a key recommendation from a hospital specific training to staff of the Nairobi Women’s Hospital (NWH).  The training took place from 28 September to 6 October 2011 and it was aimed at increasing their level of [...]

The GIZ Health Sector programme in Kenya is promoting forward thinking 21st century approaches to mitigating health related problems using appropriate cutting-edge technologies. The “GIZ Biomedpark Public Private Partnership (PPP)”, is such an example. The project aims to improve diagnosis, therapy and quality of care in the areas of HIV, gender based violence (GBV) and [...]

“What is ‘Innovation’”? “What does it mean for the ‘health’ market?” were some of the basic questions discussed in a round table forum on “Health Market Innovations” held on September 27, 2011, which was organised by the Institute of Health Management Policy and Research (IHPMR). It was underscored that issues of awareness, impact, market access, [...]

Health care facilities produce plenty of wastes every day. These wastes, if not properly managed could pose serious risks to the health of the general public and to the environment. Proper management of health care wastes is thus at the core of securing an environment that is safe for human habitation. In Kenya, GIZ Health [...]

An understanding of facility specific health care waste streams and investing in simple and practical solutions to enhance waste management is an important starting point of effective health care waste management in Kenya. Lessons from partnership between Nairobi Women Hospital and GIZ Health Sector Programme on health care waste treatment have demonstrated that aligning of [...]

Providing health to all citizens of Kenya is a fundamental right that has been guaranteed in the New Constitution. With a population of 41 million and large portion living in the informal sector, this becomes a mammoth task for the Government to ensure. Public private partnerships (PPPS) are contributing toward Universal Coverage. PPPs are important [...]

  Evidence from research shows that financial stress has negative psychological and social impact on individuals. Signs of economic stress include low morale and motivation, emotional outbursts, reckless spending, absenteeism leading to low productivity in the workplace. 
 It is becoming increasingly necessary for employers to invest in their human capital by ensuring a holistic [...]

A paradigm shift from traditional systems of policing to implementation of rules on Health Care Waste Management (HCWM) by the regulatory authority, could bring about the desired effects of revamping health care waste technology in the country. Professor Sylvia Oyoo of the University of Maryland, USA pointed out that although it is important to develop [...]

The German Development Cooperation through the GIZ Health Sector Programme has partnered with Metropolitan and Meridian Hospitals in Kenya, to pilot a project that will use technology to diagnose and provide care for specific illnesses. GIZ is partnering with the German company Biomedpark Medien to deliver a patient centered electronic health information system to the [...]