Medishare Africa Mobile Telemedicine Clinics Project

Kenya

The lack of primary healthcare available to rural communities in many parts of Kenya is in general due to the poor infrastructure of these places. It makes it impossible to retain doctors in villages, who feel that they will become professionally isolated and outdated if stationed in remote areas. In addition to this issue, the common challenges in these regions include geographical isolation of some rural communities, lack of enough health centers (local clinics and regional hospitals), and other related resources. This is compounded by the low income or no income at all for the patients who have poor access to relevant health information and limited medical supplies and services.

Project Stage

Proof of Concept

Last update: October 05, 2023

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Challenge

The project aims to address the lack of primary healthcare available to rural communities in Kenya due to poor infrastructure, geographical isolation, limited health centers, and the low or no income of patients.

Description

Mobile telemedicine clinics are utilized to provide primary healthcare access to rural communities, mitigate the issues of geographical isolation, and provide relevant health information and medical services.

SDGs