Thursday, March 28, 2024
No menu items!
spot_imgspot_imgspot_imgspot_img
Ad

Top 5 This Week

bama cap

Related Posts

Penda Health Launches ‘pigia penda’, a home delivery solution for Patients

Penda Health has today introduced a home drug delivery solution and free virtual consultations for patients in a bid to bolster health outcomes to Kenyans during the COVID-19 pandemic. The service, dubbed “Pigia Penda,”  will allow patients to receive a free consultation and an over the phone prescription if needed. Any prescribed medicines are then delivered at a cost.

Pigia Penda option will offer, free virtual consultations, prescription medicine and delivery of medicine. The service is available for outpatients and payable via mobile money. Through this service, patients also access up-to-date information on COVID-19 and 24-hour service delivery. 

Penda Health’s General Manager for Medical Centres, Marion Kago, said that Penda Health is exploring new avenues of healthcare delivery during this exceptional time when the government is encouraging people to stay at home as part of COVID-19 containment measures.

- Ad -

“The goal of any healthcare delivery system is to support optimal health outcomes for patients. With this service, we are providing cost-effective and patient-centred alternatives to visiting our branches physically,” Ms. Kago said. “While we remain open to serve patients in our Medical Centres, we know that many patients are not comfortable visiting for less serious complaints. This  virtual option enables us to still attend to patients without requiring the patient to leave the safety of their home.”

On his part, Penda Health’s Head of Clinical Services, Dr. Gabriel Njue said that the coronavirus outbreak has been an accelerator of telehealth—delivery of health services remotely through computers and mobile devices— globally, enabling clinicians as well as patients to have access to service without actually getting exposed to the virus.

- Ad-

“We believe that pigia penda is an important way that we can reach patients safely and conveniently, especially during this pandemic. The adaptation of health technologies is one of the ways in which we can continue providing quality healthcare services while ensuring the safety of all parties,” Dr. Njue noted.

 

- Ad -

 

- Ad -
Val Lukhanyu
Val Lukhanyu
I cover technology news, startups, business and gadget reviews

Popular Articles