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Safaricom Foundation’s New Multi-Million Investment in Health Sector

BY Soko Directory Team · May 5, 2016 01:05 pm

Safaricom Foundation, the Corporate Social Investment arm of Safaricom Limited will tomorrow, Friday 6th May 2016, announce a multi-million funding towards increasing access to health care.

The funds will be used to benefit communities across the country with an emphasis on non-communicable diseases like cancers (breast, cervical and prostate).

According to the World Health organisation, the rise of non-communicable diseases in Kenya is more distinct than in the rest of Africa.

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Deaths as a result of non-communicable diseases in Kenya rose by 44 percent between the year 2000 and 2012 against the East African rate of 26 percent.

We will update you with more details about Safaricom Foundation’s investments as more information is received.

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