The centre comes following the signing of a Sh42 billion partnership between Kenya GE in February to equip 98 hospitals with radiology equipment. Yesterday, GE committed to three new partnerships with Kenya Medical Training College and global partners IntraHealth and Management Sciences for Health to enhance human capital management in health sector According to GE Healthcare CEO John Flannery, the centre will serve as benchmark for Africa before similar centres are set up in other regions of the continent. Updated Mon, June 20th 2016 at 15:49 GMT +3NAIROBI, KENYA: US-based multinational General Electric (GE) has launched a Sh1.3 billion healthcare skills and training school in Nairobi that is set to train 10,000 healthcare professionals in the next three years. In addition, five hospitals have been installed with digital mammograms to screen breast cancer, which is a leading killer among Kenya women.

Source: Standard Digital June 20, 2016 13:07 UTC