How phone apps are reshaping healthcare

Digital 2024 Report shows over 7.49 million Kenyans used digital health tools in 2023—an increase of 13.3 percent from the previous year.

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As Kenya’s healthcare system faces challenges such as overcrowded public hospitals, staff shortage and increasing demand for services, a new category of digital tools is stepping in—health apps that use smartphones to provide solutions.

According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), Kenya has fewer than two physicians per 10,000 people, which is below the global average.

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