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Unicaf participated in the recent highly anticipated East Africa HealthCare Expo 2023, a two-day event held at Strathmore University in Nairobi on 4-5 May 2023. The event brought together more than 100 stakeholders in the East African health sector, including prominent organisations such as Nairobi Hospital, Nairobi West Hospital, Mental 360, Penda Healthcare, Easton Pharmacy, Baobab Circle, Stratostaff, AAR, and Gertrude’s Children Hospital. The East Africa HealthCare Expo 2023 aimed to create linkages for improved health in the region, with a particular focus on developing, enhancing, and deploying…


The purpose of this paper is to propose a new conceptual framework for big data analytics (BDA) in the healthcare sector for the European Mediterranean region. The objective of this new conceptual framework is to improve the health conditions in a dynamic region characterized by the appearance of new diseases. El Samad, M., El Nemar, S., Sakka, G. and El-Chaarani, H. (2022), “An innovative big data framework for exploring the impact on decision-making in the European Mediterranean healthcare sector”, EuroMed Journal of Business, Vol. 17 No. 3, pp. 312-332. https://doi.org/10.1108/EMJB-11-2021-0168…


The Namibian government through the Ministry of Health and Social Services has been working to improve the health status of its population. Considering the change in disease burden, availability of resources and collaboration between stakeholders, the goal is to make health service upgrades to best serve the population at large. Health service upgrades require systematic joining of strategies to improve the quality of care provided by public healthcare institutions. The introduction of clinical governance will allow for the establishment of necessary structures to implement standards and ensuring that they are met. Key areas addressed by clinical governance are strategic planning,…


Unicaf has partnered with the Kenya Healthcare Federation through a mutually beneficial collaboration focused on providing scholarship opportunities to KHF medical practitioners. The terms of this agreement offers all members a guaranteed Unicaf Scholarship to study for Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees.  This agreement will give all KHF members the opportunity to experience the highest quality tertiary education at a fraction of the cost. In addition it will allow members to obtain an internationally recognised academic degree from one of Unicaf’s UK partner universities;…


The first virtual healthcare lecture titled “Increasing Healthcare Workforce Training – Keeping the Community Healthy” took place in Zambia under the direction of Unicaf. The event featured two guest speakers who are both medical professionals and leaders within their respective fields: Dr Wilson Mbewe – Kanyama Level One Hospital Medical Superintendent Dr Mzaza Nthele – General Surgeon with special interest in Trauma Surgery Dr Marirajan Thiruppathi, Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Research and Innovation officially opened the proceedings with a brief outline of what can be expected. In addition, he welcomed the…


“Health is not valued till sickness comes.” – Thomas Fuller. Healthcare workers are the first people to think of when reading this quote. Doctors, nurses, paramedics, and ambulance drivers go to work every day to treat illnesses and injuries. For many of them, this is not just a job – it’s a calling. They know that patients are relying on them to live longer, better, and healthier. Undeniably, the healthcare sector is extremely important to society and the demand for primary care workers and specialists is increasing day by day. The recent COVID-19 pandemic brought sweeping changes…


Programme Aims and Objectives Introduction During this course, students will be able to study basic principles within the Healthcare sector and acquire significant skills and knowledge in order to become successful as well as run managerial positions in the health sector. Rationale The course will enable students to become efficiently equipped with all the necessary skills and knowledge in order to advance in international organizations and achieve positive results when operating in executive positions. Aims of the Programme The course aims to: 1. Produce skilled executives on Administration and Health Economics. Specifically, it covers a wide range…


  An efficient healthcare system, affordable and accessible to all citizens, is a vital component of a nation’s well-being. Providing the right care for the elderly, liberates the working-age population, allowing them to be productive and creative in the workplace; while efficient healthcare for adults and children ensures that the active population can create and produce more value for their community. Designing and maintaining an effective healthcare system has been of primary importance for the majority of nations in the last decades. Take Kenya, for example, where President Uhuru Kenyatta’s Big Four plan, has made the provision of effective…


With a rapid population growth, as seen in African countries, arises the need for high quality public healthcare, that can serve all parts of the country. With a limited number of doctors, healthcare practitioners and nurses, who are on the frontline of medical care provision, efficient management of resources becomes crucial in developing a sustainable national public healthcare programme, that can adequately cover the largest number of patients at the lowest possible cost.


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