Private hospitals are borrowing billions of shillings to buy MRI machines, dialysis units and other specialist equipment, as banks build a fast-growing lending business around the country's push into advanced healthcare.
As they expand into oncology, cardiology, renal care, fertility, and advanced diagnostics, private hospitals, faith-based facilities, clinics, and diagnostic centres are turning to bank loans to acquire MRI machines, dialysis units, linear accelerators, mammography machines, and other specialised equipment.