Strong exhibitor line-up from over 25 countries and a comprehensive medical product, equipment & machinery showcase at Kenya's biggest International Medical Trade Exhibition

The increasing demand for medical manufacturing products, equipment, machinery, services and solutions has prompted a surge of representation at Africa's premier medical exhibition, MEDEXPO AFRICA - KENYA 2023. Taking place at Sarit Expo Center, Nairobi , Kenya, from 21 - 23 June, 2023, the exhibition profiles innovative solutions from leading market players for the benefit of buyers from the medical technology industry, from across the East African region. Targeted buyers from across East Africa are seeking new products, equipment, machinery, services and solutions to keep abreast of industry trends and developments.

The Kenyan medical equipment market relies almost entirely on imports. The total market demand in 2016 for imported equipment was $ 300.97 million. Major suppliers include China,Germany, India, Netherlands, and the United States.

The Ministry of Health (MoH) is the lead healthcare policy-setting government institution inKenya. The Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB), an agency under the Ministry of MedicalServices, regulates the registration of medical devices. Medical equipment public procurementsare done by the Kenya Medical Supplies Agency (KEMSA), a state corporation and a specializedmedical logistics provider for the MoH. Established in 2000, KEMSA works to support theNational Health Strategic Plan and the Kenya Health Package for Health in providing public health facilities with the “right quantity and quality of drugs and medical supplies at the bestmarket value.”

There are regional differences in the quality and distribution of care, with the best facilities located in Nairobi and the Central Province, and the most underdeveloped facilities in the North-Eastern Province and on some areas of the coast. Primary care facilities in rural areas often suffer from shortages of staff and medical equipment. Some patients choose not to seek care due to the distance that they would have to travel to reach the nearest health facility. Only 30% of the rural population has access to health facilities within 4km of their home, compared with 70% of the urban population.

However, some problems related to healthcare access have been addressed through the Managed Equipment Services project which was launched by the government in February 2015. The first phase of the project has resulted in two public hospitals in each of the 47 counties being fully equipped with state-of-the-art medical equipment. The Ksh38billion ($404.3million) project was fully financed by the MoH as the plan is part of the government’s vision to transform the health sector and address inequalities in access to quality healthcare with the president's pledge as an "irrevocable commitment to deliver equal access to high quality treatment to all Kenyans wherever they live, and regardless of their economic status".

Sub-Sector Best Prospects
Best prospects include CT scanners, ultrasound units, X-ray equipment, MRI equipment, angiography, endoscopy, biochemistry, hematology, and immunology systems, and radiotherapy machines.

Opportunities
U.S. medical equipment suppliers are in an excellent position to increase their market share in Kenya due to U.S. technical competitiveness. Kenyan users appreciate the quality and reliability of U.S. medical equipment although price is an issue. Leading private sector hospitals are very active in modernizing their medical equipment inventories, while public sector hospitals are expected to engage in a re-equipping strategy following improved budgetary allocations. At present, most public health institutions lack basic medical equipment. Recently issued government tenders for medical equipment indicated requirements for basic equipment such as anesthetic machines, anesthetic trolleys, hydraulic operating tables, delivery beds, infant incubators, mortuary trolleys, hydraulic operating tables, mercurial sphygmomanometers, and oxygen flow meters among others. Electro-medical devices (X-ray machines, ultrasound scanners, mammography units, and ECG machines) are also in demand.

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