- Equity Afia has opened 3 more medical centres in Machakos, Kiserian and Eldoret
- The opening of the three new facilities brings the number of facilities opened this year to 14 and the total number of medical centres within the network to 47
- The medical centres will offer comprehensive outpatient care at affordable costs
Nairobi, 27th October 2021; Established in 2015, Equity Afia the medical franchise of Equity Group Foundation (EGF) has opened 3 more medical centres in Machakos, Kiserian and Eldoret. The opening of the three new facilities brings the number of facilities opened this year to 14 and the total number of medical centres within the network to 47.
The Equity Afia medical centers which are positioned in strategic locations will serve the needs of local communities through offering comprehensive outpatient care at affordable costs.
Commenting on the opening of the additional medical centres, Equity Group Chief Commercial Officer Polycarp Igathe said, “ Over the last two years, Equity Afia has expanded its network to 47 medical centres across Kenya. This is a true reflection of our commitment to champion access to affordable and high quality healthcare services for all Kenyans. We will continue to contribute actively in the health sector through our initiatives with health infrastructure and programs to promote good health and wellbeing.”
In addition to offering treatment , Equity Afia is keen advancing health education, and other preventive and promotive health services including immunization, wellness camps and initiatives aimed at mitigation of communicable and non-communicable diseases.
“Across the globe, governments and other healthcare players are all trying to solve the long-present challenges of affordability, access, quality and efficiency in the provision of healthcare services. Equity Group Foundation, is leveraging on a rich network of health professionals who are alumni of the Equity Leaders Program (ELP) to solve these challenges. We commit to continue with our expansion agenda and are working to have presence in all 47 counties,” added Mr. Igathe.
Equity Afia which has presence in 17 counties offers comprehensive outpatient medical services including Medical Officer consultation,visiting specialists, laboratory testing & diagnostic services, dental, optical, pharmaceutical and nutrition services. Each of the new medical centres will be run by a Medical Officer In-Charge and supported by up to fifteen qualified and experienced professionals for efficiency and effectiveness.
Commenting on the opening of the medical centres, Equity Afia Eldoret Consultant In-charge Dr. Dennis Rono said, “ As alumni of ELP, we are excited to offer service to the community through the provision of affordable and quality healthcare. We are also excited because in opening three more facilities, we are growing Equity Afia’s reach and investing in the Equity Afia network of medics who are passionate about research, clinical medicine, & health education of the communities we serve.”
Located on the 2nd floor of Kiamba Mall in Machakos, on the Ground Floor of Mathathi Business Centre in Kiserian and on the 1st floor of Faulu Building along Uganda Road in Eldoret; the three new medical centres are operational six days a week from Monday to Saturday.
About Equity Afia
Equity Afia (EQA) was established in 2015 under the Equity Group Foundation’s (EGF) health pillar. The goal of Equity Afia is to ensure the sustained improvement of the health and well-being of Kenyans by increasing access to utilization of quality, affordable and standardized healthcare.
The Equity Afia medical centres are fully-fledged multi-speciality centres offering outpatient medical care services such as general consultation, specialised clinics, dental, optical, dermatological, paediatric and nutrition services, among others and are supported by ultra-modern laboratories and in-house pharmacies that stock quality, generic and branded drugs.
Equity Afia has instituted a rollout plan of setting up and operationalizing more outpatient health facilities over the next few years. These will be distributed across the country to ensure presence and coverage in each county.
Equity Afia Network
| No. | County | Medical Center Locations |
| 1. | Nairobi | 1 Mountain Mall – Thika Road 2nd Floor Mountain Mall Building 2 Pangani - Goodwill Building Ground Floor-Agoi Road, Pangani Shopping Centre 3 Ngong Road - KISM Towers, 1st Floor, Ngong Road, near Prestige Mall 4 South B - Vumira House, 1st Floor, Mchumbi Road, South B Shopping Centre 5 Upperhill - KMA Centre, Ground floor Mara road 6 Langata - Freedom Heights Mall, 4th Floor Along Langata Road 7 Imara Daima - Villa Franca Shopping Centre, Cosmas Ndeti Road 8 Kasarani - Near Naivas Supermarket, Opposite Vision Plaza 9 Buruburu - The Point Mall, Rabai Road, Next to Naivas Supermarket 10 Kayole - Pinnacle Business Centre, Spine Road, Next to Equity Bank, Kayole Branch 11 Kawangware - Alingo Plaza Ground and First Floor on Naivasha Road 12 Kahawa West - Glory House, Kahawa Station Road, Opposite Kamiti Maximum Prison 13 Utawala - 1st Floor Eunrobe Plaza, Opposite Administration police training Along Eastern-Bypass 14 Embakasi - Tassia Estate, Along Fedha Road near Tumaini Supermarket 15 Biashara Street - Laxmi Plaza, 4th Floor, Biashara Street, Nairobi |
| 2. | Kiambu | 16 Githurai - Charma House, 2nd-floor Ngumba Road next to Equity Bank 17 Limuru - Gitungo House Ground floor Kiambu Road, Opposite Naivas 18 Kikuyu - 1st Floor Live well House,Along Kikuyu -Nderi road, Kikuyu 19 Thika - 80 West Place building , opposite Tuskys Chania Supermarket 20 Ruiru - Lilly House, Mathigu Road, Ruiru 21 Kiambu - Pongezi Plaza, Along Biashara Street, Opposite Kangangi Market 22 Ruaka - Equity Afia building next to Delta petrol station, Limuru road 23 Eastern Bypass at Kamakis - Premier Northpark Mall along the Eastern Bypass 24 Juja - Kalimoni Highwayview Plaza, Ground Floor, Near Juja Bridge |
| 3. | Kajiado | 25 Ongata Rongai - 1st Floor Siron Place, Magadi Road, Ongata Rongai 26 Kitengela - Maasai Discovery building along Nairobi-Namanga Highway 27 Ngong - Ngong Heights along Ngong Road 28 Kiserian - Mathathi Business Centre Opposite Lake Oil Petrol Station. |
| 4. | Muranga | 29 Muranga - ECN Building along Uhuru Street 30 Kenol - Mbotco Plaza, First Floor along Kenol Sagana Road |
| 5. | Nyeri | 31 Karatina - The trade centre 2nd floor along Railway road 32 Nyeri - Kang’aru Annex, Kimathi way-Nyeri |
| 6. | Meru | 33 Meru at Makutano - Along Meru-Maua Road, near Meru school, Makutano |
| 7. | Kitui | 34 Kitui - C House, 2nd Floor, Kitui-Kibwezi Road opp. Maguna Supermarket |
| 8. | Machakos | 35 Syokimau - Teko Shell, Syokimau Service Station, Shop B, 3rd Floor next to Naivas Supermarket, Msa Road 36 Matuu - 3rd Floor A1 Plaza along KC Road, Matuu 37 Machakos - 2nd floor of Kiamba Mall, Machakos CBD |
| 9. | Nakuru | 38 Naivasha - Lemacy Building 1st Floor, behind Biashara Plaza along Mbaria Kaniu Road, Naivasha 39 Nakuru - Rasma Plaza, Oginga Odinga Street |
| 10. | Mombasa | 40 Mombasa - Romollas Building, 3rd Floor, Magongo Road and Airport road junction, adjacent to Shell petrol station |
| 11. | Kakamega | 41 Kakamega - Walia Business centre near kakamega Police Station along Kakamega- Kisumu Highway |
| 12. | Kisumu | 42 Kisumu - Kondele Business Centre, next to Shivling supermarket, Kisumu Kakamega Road |
| 13. | TransNzoia | 43 Kitale - Parkview towers 3rd Floor Along Moi avenue street |
| 14. | Kisii | 44 Kisii - Ouru Complex, 3rd floor Kisii-Kisumu Highway |
| 15. | Marsabit | 45 Marsabit - 2nd floor Total plaza -total petrol station |
| 16. | Turkana | 46 Lodwar - Kanamkemer -along Robert Junction-Catholic Road opposite Emojong Hardware |
| 17 | Uasin Gishu | 47 Eldoret - 1st floor of Faulu Building along Uganda Road |