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 Government and the Kingdom of Belgium have signed a financial agreement to support the health sector.   The financial agreement worth Euros18 million (about Rwf16 billion) will be channelled through the Ministry of Health, according to Claver Gatete, Minister for Finance and Economic Pl . . .

Catalyst Principal Partners, a Kenyan private equity firm, has bought a controlling stake in Tanzanian pharmaceutical company Zenufa Laboratories. The acquisition of Zenufa is Catalyst’s fourth investment in Tanzania and second investment in the healthcare sector. In 2014, it acquired Keny . . .

 How many toothbrushes do you own? Well, many a people will say I have one. But for how long have you used it? This is a question most people have never bothered to think about. While most people own a toothbrush and brush at least two to three times a day, many take months using the same tooth . . .

 While most dental students spend their summer breaks recharging and getting ready for the next school year, a team of 7 fourth-year students from the University of Michigan School of Dentistry travelled to Kenya to treat about 2,200 children between the ages of 6 and 18 years.   As part . . .

 Kenya has received a Sh2.5 billion grant from the World Bank to improve on healthcare service provision.  Health Cabinet Secretary Dr Cleopa Mailu said the grant will be used to broaden the country's capacity to improve maternal and child health interventions and quality of care at prima . . .