At Daily Kenya we track over 200,000 Kenyan startups and over 1,000,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and organisations we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
We’ve ranked the top 84 Health Care companies in Nairobi Area. The companies, startups and institutions listed in this article are all exceptional companies, well worth a follow. We have included links to their websites, socials and CrunchBase (if you’re interested in their financials).
We selected the organisations listed in this article based on:
- Track record
- Executive leadership
- Market share
- Innovation
- ESG rating
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Top Health Care Companies & Startups (Nairobi Area)
Ilara Health
Affordable technology-powered diagnostics for Africa
Founder(s): Amaan Banwait, Emilian Popa, Hannes Eckmayr, Maximilan Mancini, Sameer Farooqi
Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Electronic Health Record (EHR), Health Care, Health Diagnostics, Medical Device, Software
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GoodLife Pharmacy
GoodLife Pharmacy is a quality-focused retail pharmacy with a strong reputation for delivering quality health and personal care products.
Founder(s): Josh Ruxin
Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Health Care, Pharmaceutical, Wellness
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Afya Rekod
Afya Rekod is a digital health data platform that allows to capture, store, and have real-time access to the patients health data.
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Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Health Care, Health Diagnostics, Medical
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Access Afya
Access Afya is the operating system for health in emerging economies, combining physical and virtual care, diagnostics and pharmacy services
Founder(s): Duncan Goldie-Scot, Melissa Menke
Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Health Care, IT Infrastructure, Medical, Outpatient Care, Social Entrepreneurship
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Seven Seas Technologies Group
Seven Seas Technologies (SST) Group is one of Africa’s fastest growing, diversified ICT businesses.
Founder(s): Michael Macharia
Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Health Care, Information Services, Information Technology, IT Infrastructure, Social Media, Training
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Haltons Limited
Haltons Limited is a brand created by Haltons Limited that is composed of pharmacists, investors and leaders promoting pharmacy care.
Founder(s): Louis Somoni Machogu
Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Health Care, Home Health Care, Medical
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Capsule Kenya
Capsule Kenya develops innovative products to improve efficiency, quality, and affordability of healthcare.
Founder(s): Caitlin Dolkart, Maria Rabinovich
Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Delivery, Health Care, Medical, Wellness
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Totohealth
Totohealth makes use of mobile technology to improve maternal and child health indicators among the vulnerable populations.
Founder(s): Felix Kimaru, Joseph Murgor
Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Health Care, Information Technology, mHealth
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Africa Public Health Foundation
Africa Public Health Foundation exists to forge partnerships and mobilize resources to support critical public health initiatives.
Founder(s): Francisco Songane
Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Health Care
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Wazi
Wazi is a digital mental health company that specializes in offering counseling and therapy services to individuals and companies.
Founder(s): Alex Royea, David Henia
Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Health Care, Psychology, Wellness
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Enzi Healthcare
Enzi Healthcare is a health management organization that provides an integrated healthcare financing solution.
Founder(s): Fadhili Chacha Marwa
Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Health Care, Innovation Management, Medical
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Medixus
Medixus operates with patient care and the professional development of our doctors at it’s core.
Founder(s): Nicole Kayode
Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Health Care, Hospital, Medical
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Lishe Living
Lishe Living is a healthcare company that’s powered by technology.
Founder(s): Sharon Olago
Location: Westlands, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Fitness, Health Care, Nutrition, Personal Health, Wellness
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Damu-Sasa
Damu-Sasa is an innovative end-to-end blood services information management system.
Founder(s): Francis Kilemi, Ochieng (Aaron) Ogunde
Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Health Care, Information Technology
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ConnectMed
ConnectMed builds digital therapeutics platform that allows patients to manage their primary and chronic care needs.
Founder(s): Chris Harding, Melissa McCoy
Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Health Care, Internet, mHealth
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Health-E-Net
Health-E-Net is a unique solution to inequity in access to healthcare.
Founder(s): Meghan Bruce, Pratap Kumar
Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Health Care, Medical, Medical Device
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Antara Health
Scaling patient-centered healthcare for everyone
Founder(s): Kebba Jobarteh, Kuang Chen, Peter Park
Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Health Care
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Bena Care
Bena Care provides nursing, caregiving and physiotherapy services to seniors and patients with life limiting illness.
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Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Health Care, Nursing and Residential Care, Personal Health
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Jawabu Microhealth
Jawabu Microhealth provides micro-health insurance services to low income and vulnerable workers.
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Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Health Care, Health Insurance, Life Insurance
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Penda Health
Penda Health builds and operates a chain of outpatient medical centers that offer outpatient care for patients in Kenya.
Founder(s): Jonathan Petrides, Nicholas Sowden, Stephanie Koczela
Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Fitness, Health Care
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Baobab Circle
Using mobile technology to tackle the growing burden of chronic disease in Africa
Founder(s): George Franklin, Precious Lunga, Victor Lunga
Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Health Care, Information Technology, Medical, Mobile
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Zuri Health
Zuri Health is an E-health mobile app that provides affordable and accessible healthcare solutions.
Founder(s): Daisy Isiaho, Ikechukwu Anoke
Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Health Care
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Medicals Africa
A Nairobi based startup that is innovating high quality and cost effective lubrication products for reproductive and maternal health.
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Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Health Care, Medical
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Ponea Health
Ponea Health provides an online healthcare marketplace that offers convenience, discretion, and lower cost of healthcare to Africa.
Founder(s): Akshay Shah, Michael Macharia
Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Health Care, Information Technology
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Daktari Africa
Daktari Africa is a mobile- and web-based telemedicine solution that delivers healthcare services to urban and remote areas in Africa.
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Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Health Care, Medical, Mobile Apps
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TIBU Health
TIBU Health is a disruptive HealthTech logistics company that provides high-quality healthcare services.
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Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Health Care, Hospital, Logistics
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Medbit
Medbit is a platform that allows patients to search, and book doctors based on availability, location,insurance cover,and specialization.
Founder(s): Denis Mugambi, Jesse Kimotho
Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Fitness, Health Care, Information Technology, Mobile, Wellness
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BabyMed by Jabotech
BabyMed is an Innovative and Integrated Mobile Health Information platform.
Founder(s): Bryan Okello
Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Health Care, Information Technology, Messaging, mHealth
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MicroClinic Technologies Ltd
MicroClinic Technologies Ltd specializes in health care management and health systems development.
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Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Health Care, Information Services, Information Technology
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Jacaranda Health
Reducing maternal and neonatal morality in Kenya.
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Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Health Care, Social Entrepreneurship
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My Health Africa
My Health Africa allows users to book doctors for consultation offline as well as video consultation with specialists.
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Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Health Care, Hospital
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Afya Plan
Afya Plan is a health wallet for members in savings groups to save affordably , pool resources and be able to afford healthcare.
Founder(s): Derrick Gakuu, Ethredah Chao
Location: Westlands, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: FinTech, Health Care
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ManyActive
ManyActive app is a membership program that matches fitness and healthy living experts with clients nearby
Founder(s): Evalyn Oloo
Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Fitness, Health Care, Mobile Apps, Social Impact, Software, Wellness
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Binti Africa Foundation
Acting as a focal point for solidarity and collective action for women in pursuit of information and resources.
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Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Education, Health Care, Social Entrepreneurship
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RFH Healthcare
RFH Healthcare offers healthcare and community based social services through its hospitals.
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Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Health Care, Health Diagnostics, Personal Health
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Collabmed Solutions
Collabmed’s mission is to be the best choice for healthcare givers in managing their information.
Founder(s): Ernest Jura
Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Collaboration, Health Care
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WelTel
To providing evidence-based, patient-centred health solutions, through the use of innovative, mobile technology in the management of HIV.
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Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Health Care
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Africa Biosystems Limited
Africa Biosystems Limited provides life sciences equipment and consumables.
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Location: Westlands, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Biotechnology, Health Care, Life Science, Security
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Siha
Siha is a health advisory app that provides and offers online doctor consultation and medication services.
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Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Apps, Health Care, Medical
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NHIF
NHIF is a health insurance provider company.
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Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Government, Health Care, Health Insurance, Insurance
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Avenue Group
Avenue Group is dedicated to the provision of high quality, affordable and accessible healthcare.
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Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Health Care, Hospital, Medical
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Avenue Group
Avenue Group is dedicated to the provision of high quality, affordable and accessible healthcare.
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Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Health Care, Hospital, Medical
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Sphinx Pharmaceuticals
Sphinx Pharmaceuticals is a manufacturer and distributor of pharmaceutical medicines for health care.
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Location: Embakasi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Biotechnology, Health Care, Manufacturing, Medical
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Artson Systems Corporation
Artson is a software company facilitating the flow of information between healthcare and financial services industries.
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Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Health Care, mHealth, Personal Health, Software, Software Engineering
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AfyaChapChap
Marketplace, AI, Blockchain
Founder(s): Kelvin Nyeli, Mercyline Masanya
Location: Westlands, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, Health Care, Machine Learning, Marketplace
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Hewatele
Hewatele is a social enterprise that provides affordable quality medical oxygen to all needy patients.
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Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Health Care, Medical, Medical Device
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Savannah Informatics
Savannah Informatics delivers interoperable, connected software solutions for healthcare service providers and consumers.
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Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Consulting, Health Care, Hospital
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ALBA HEALTHCARE
ALBA HEALTHCARE brings technology innovation to preventative healthcare and chronic diseases management.
Founder(s): Mohamed Hussein
Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Health Care, Health Diagnostics, Home Health Care, Wellness
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Hurlingham Eyecare Services
Hurlingham Eyecare Services provides ophthalmic consultation and eye treatment services.
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Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Health Care
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HBG Medical Assistance
In last six years HBG Medical Assistance has had the pleasure of helping over 7000 International patients in their treatments.
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Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Health Care, Medical
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ChanjoPlus
ChanjoPlus provides immunization data access and tracking by a simplified workflow process making it convenient for vaccination initiatives.
Founder(s): Collince Osewe
Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Health Care, Medical, Social
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Meridian Medical Center
Meridian Medical Center offers clinical services provided by qualified doctors, with diagnostic services being undertaken by in-house labs.
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Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Health Care, Health Diagnostics, Medical
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HOPE TECH PLUS LIMITED
Building the future of mobility for visually impaired people.
Founder(s): Brian Mwiti
Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Assisted Living, Assistive Technology, Hardware, Health Care
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Multi-Link Group
To be the regional clean energy company most admired for its people, partnership and performance.
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Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Health Care, Solar
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Mobidawa
Mobidawa, changing Healthcare in Africa using mobile phones.
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Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Apps, Health Care, Information Technology
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AfriAfya
Creating universal and equitable access to quality health and development for communities by linking information processes.
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Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Health Care, Information and Communications Technology (ICT), Information Technology, Social Entrepreneurship
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Cancer Care Kenya
Cancer Care Kenya is the Cancer Care Centre.
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Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Health Care, Hospital
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Safety Associates
Safety Associates provide health, safety, security, and Environment training and supply of equipment.
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Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: First Aid, Health Care, Public Safety, Training
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International Medical Treatment
International Medical Treatment offers medical treatment and health care services.
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Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Health Care, Medical, Wellness
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DrHub Kenya Ltd
Drhub builds digital connections between physicians, specialists, pharmacies, medical service companies, and patients in Africa.
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Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Health Care, Information Technology
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FACTS Africa
FACTS Africa provides working capital to East African agri & health SMEs
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Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Health Care
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African Insect Science for Food and Health
African Insect Science for Food and Health helps alleviate poverty, ensure food security, and improve the overall health status of people.
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Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Agriculture, Association, Food and Beverage, Health Care, Security
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AMREF Flying Doctors
AMREF Flying Doctors is the largest and best-known international air ambulance services provider in the region.
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Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Health Care
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Africa Health Business
Africa Health Business is an African health consultancy company with the aim of changing the business of health across Africa.
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Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Consulting, Health Care
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RedHunt Kenya
Saving lives by getting blood in time
Founder(s): Andy Mahowa
Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Health Care
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Delisasa Social
Delisasa is a Health & Nutrition online communities platform.
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Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: E-Commerce, Health Care, Nutrition, Personal Health, Social Network, Wellness
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iXe labs
Health Tech
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Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Health Care, Internet, Software
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Capital Markets Authority
The CMA is a regulating body charged with the prime responsibility of supervising, licensing and monitoring the activities
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Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Association, Health Care, Medical
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Aidspan
Aidspan is a nonprofit organization that provides research, analysis, critique & global fund services to fight AIDS, tuberculosis & malaria.
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Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Funding Platform, Health Care, Medical, Non Profit
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The Karen Hospital
The Karen Hospital is a healthcare center that offers medical, ICU, internal medicine, dermatology, orthopedics, and psychiatry services.
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Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Emergency Medicine, Health Care, Hospital, Medical, Psychology
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AfyaKit
AfyaKit is a social venture start-up, focused on improving health outcomes and health sector players across sub saharan africa.
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Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Health Care, Health Insurance, Personal Health
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The Kenyan Alliance Insurance Co.
The Kenyan Alliance Insurance Co. provides general, life, health, pensions, and business focus insurance services.
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Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Health Care, Health Insurance, Insurance, Life Insurance
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AfricaScan
AfricaScan is a provider of an app for chronic disease management. It provides AI-based app that helps to manage the body vitals data.
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Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Health Care, Information Technology, Mobile Apps
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St. Mary’s Mission Hospital
St. Mary’s Mission Hospital is a health care provider.
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Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Health Care, Hospital, Personal Health
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ClinRec.
Health Care Platform
Founder(s): Jared Oyier
Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Health Care
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Primevago
Primevago specializes in the recruitment or healthcare professionals, experts, doctors, and surgeons globally.
Founder(s): Alex Mwaura
Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: B2B, Consulting, Corporate Training, Education, Health Care, Hospital, Medical, Recruiting, Training
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The Grace Cup
The Grace Cup is a Kenyan based producer and seller of menstrual products.
Founder(s): Ebby Weyime
Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Health Care, Manufacturing, Medical Device, Personal Health
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Upperhill Eye & Laser Centre
To make world class eye care available and affordable in the East Africa region.
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Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Health Care
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Gertrude’s Children’s Hospital
Gertrude’s Children’s Hospital is a is a not-for-profit organization.
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Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Child Care, Health Care, Hospital, Non Profit
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Live 99 Years
Live 99 Years is a startup dedicated to providing information about the latest health and medical products
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Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Fitness, Health Care, News
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Connected Kenya Summit
Connected Kenya Summit is a Manufacturing,food security,Universal healthcare and affordable housing.
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Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Blockchain, Health Care, Internet, Manufacturing
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Kenco
Kenco is a community based cancer research organization that offers awareness, education, screening, prevention and patient support.
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Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Health Care, Medical, Non Profit
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Visual Diagnoser
Making medical diagnosis accessible to everyone
Founder(s): Dominic Tabu
Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Computer Vision, Health Care, Health Diagnostics, Mobile Apps
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Smart Health
Smart Health provides reliable health information and smart health tools for preventive care and early detection screening.
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Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Health Care, Health Diagnostics, Medical, Mobile Apps
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