Afiacom Medicare

06/11/2018

Supporting provision of sustainable and affordable healthcare in Africa using international best practices and best fit medical solutions.

06/11/2018

Afiacom Medicare is an award winning private, premium health care service provider committed to delivering state-of-the-art health care and outstanding service to patients in East Africa. It is headquartered in Kenya and has operations in Kigali-Rwanda and Kampala-Uganda. We are leaders in offering global standard consumer experience, quality outcomes and value-based and patient-centred Medicare in areas of health care, education and research. Our highly skilled physicians, nurses and staff, combined with our state-of-the-art technology, allow us to provide comprehensive health care. Our reputation for clinical excellence and a caring spirit, defined as patient-centered care, is the hallmark for Afiacom. This is made a reality by our multidisciplinary team working within a supportive and collaborative infrastructure leveraging on technology. Through our commitment to excellence and exceptional patient care, we are changing the way healthcare is delivered to the patients. At Afiacom, we embrace innovation and change; approaching our work with a passion and dedication. Together with our health partners the firm’s health care services include referral care, Cancer Care, clinical care and general specialist care in the areas of human reproduction, mental health, medical imaging, oncology, Health innovations - techniques and technology and urban health.
The firm specializes in provision of medical imaging; comprehensive reproductive health; Family Planning and Cancer (Breast and Cervical) Awareness and treatment.
Our services are offered with the most convenient method to the client through; as one-on-one consulting, over the phone consulting.
Through an active collaborative spirit, we advocate for healthy people and communities. Our REACH values of Respect, Excellence, Accountability, Compassion and integrity, assure us of our goal to transform the provision of sustainable healthcare for socio-economic development in East Africa.

06/11/2018

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06/11/2018

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Insights from Luke Delaney, general manager of Automated Breast Ultrasound at GE Healthcare

06/11/2018

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