A MoU on the supply of Russian medical equipment to Kenya was signed by the Kenyan JM-Qafri Methuselah company and Russia's Prof Polymed enterprise.
The signing took place at the Kenyan embassy in Moscow and was witnessed by the deputy head of Kenyan diplomatic mission in Russia, Irene Maswan.
The idea of the initiative is to transfer Russian technology, medical protocols and mobile clinics to Kenya in order to facilitate medical assistance throughout the country and help people stay healthy by "solving and finding problems at the early stages," Alexey Altynbaev from Prof Polymed told Sputnik Africa.
"This solution will be suitable and best not only for Kenya, but also for all countries in Africa," he added, noting that Prof Polymed is in discussions with 20 other African nations about this project.
"It's about one being able to get to a hospital, so instead of that, we will bring the hospital or the clinic to them and it will enable us to, one, collect data about the patients and we'll be able to systematically store this data and use it to get more precise diagnostics for the patients. [...] So basically it will help bridge that gap," Claire Atieno from the Kenyan company explained to Sputnik Africa.
Atieno emphasized that in this project, the Kenyan party was also attracted by the balance between price and quality of the medical equipment.
As for other initiatives in terms of Russia-Africa cooperation in medicine, seven Russian mobile laboratories, which help to detect any infectious disease, were delivered to several African countries, including Burundi, Uganda and the Republic of Congo, according to Russian consumer watchdog, Rospotrebnadzor.
In addition, Russia and Zimbabwe inked contracts on the supply of the Russian multi-purpose Ansat and Mi-17 helicopters to the Southern African country, which facilitates the creation of the first air ambulance service in Africa.
Moreover, in March, a MoU was signed by Russia and Ethiopia, according to which the former will provide training for specialists for Paramedical and Obstetric Centers (POCs) in the East African country.