The Mediheal Group of hospitals will open three liver clinics in Kenya after signing a partnership with India's Yashoda Institute of Liver Transplant and Hepatobiliary Diseases. The partnership with Yashoda Hospital will bolster care and management for liver patients, while encouraging foreign investment in Kenya's medical sector. Mediheal Group chairman S. R. Mishra said liver disease is on the increase especially in areas with frequent water contamination such as informal settlements. "Liver diseases are increasing at an alarming rate in the country, especially among people who are unable to afford the costly treatment. The Mediheal Group also has plans to start bone marrow transplant procedures in Kenya.

Source: The Star October 22, 2016 19:30 UTC