Why affordable quality healthcare in Africa matters

Penda Health Kenya Finnfund Intro Africa

Penda = Love

The recent coronavirus crises shone a searing spotlight on the critical importance of access to affordable, quality healthcare in Africa and globally.

Penda is a visionary chain of affordable medical centres in Nairobi, Kenya heeding this clarion call with a commitment to providing outpatient primary health care focussing on women and children, most of whom would otherwise not have access to reliable healthcare services at all.

Penda is a Swahili word which in English means Love, so in Penda we love our patients.

Bernard Ondimo
Provider/Clinical officer
Penda Health

Penda set themselves apart by providing services which can be up to 83% cheaper than other high quality private healthcare providers.

With a vision to open a network of over 100 medical centers across East Africa, Penda currently employs over 250 people, a figure they would like to double over the next 2 years. They are truly paving the way for affordable, quality healthcare in Africa.

Penda Health in Kenya, Photo: Thought Leader Global Media for Finnfund, affordable, quality healthcare in Africa
Penda Health in Kenya, Photo: Thought Leader Global Media for Finnfund

A clear focus on women in employment and leadership positions sees 70% of all penda’s employees presently being women and women holding 46% of all the management jobs and 40% of board seats.

Penda offers equal opportunity, if a man is able to get a certain promotion, a woman can also get the same promotion.’

Winnie Chemutai
Manager at Penda Health
Penda Health in Kenya, Photo: Thought Leader Global Media for Finnfund
Penda Health in Kenya, Photo: Thought Leader Global Media for Finnfund

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