The Kenya Healthcare Federation (KHF) and the French Healthcare Federation (FHF) are set to seal an agreement that will boost bilateral healthcare industry relations
The two private sector players have pledged to step up efforts to promote linkages between the Kenyan and French healthcare organisations such as biopharmaceutical and medical devices manufacturers, hospitals/clinics, academia, research and innovation labs, infrastructure technology, insurance & medical assistance services and professionals to accelerate the delivery of affordable quality healthcare services locally.
According to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade, in 2021, Kenya imported French pharmaceutical products valued at $29.11mn with better growth prospects as KHF and FHF continue to foster relations.
KHF chairperson Dr Kanyenje Gakombe said the federation is working closely with the Ministry of Health and Ministry of Foreign Affairs to boost bilateral relations for the local healthcare sector players.
“KHF is committed to expanding networking opportunities for local healthcare players by providing linkage platforms with our global counterparts. These linkages, we believe, will positively impact local health outcomes,” Gakombe said.
Among other initiatives, a KHF delegation comprising sector members drawn from the Kenya Dental Association, Pharmaceutical Society of Kenya, Kenya Medical Association, The Karen Hospital, Africa Biosystems Limited and MedSource Group, among others, are set to attend the French Healthcare Innovation and Business Forum scheduled for 19 and 20 September, 2022, in Paris, France – the French Healthcare Innovation and Business Forum is a Business-to-Business (B2B) event dedicated to developing international relations with the French Healthcare ecosystem by connecting over 30 French organisations with over 100 global executives and decision-makers.
“We have been actively working to establish and foster bilateral relations with some of our counterparts in key European markets. Such relations will provide mutual benefits allowing our members to tap into world-class health systems to improve their local delivery capacities,” said KHF CEO Dr Anastasia Nyalita.
She added that the two organisations would focus on capacity-building programmes to boost trade balances. KHF’s engagement with FHF also underscores the need to expand collaborative engagements with like-minded health federations globally.
While confirming the engagements with KHF, the French Healthcare Federation Executive Director, Johanna Lerfel, said the bilateral partnership will unlock mutual high-value opportunities for more than 270 FHF members and more than 160 KHF members.
The two organisations will formalise their collaboration at the forthcoming French Healthcare Innovation and Business Forum in Paris with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding to guide engagements. The goal is to build collaborations and foster synergies between the participants to improve healthcare internationally.
The local healthcare sector imports a range of pharmaceutical products from France, including medicines, dental solutions, vaccines, surgical tools, and consumables.
