• The 6 additional medical centres are located in Ruai, Kariobangi, Lavington and Umoja in Nairobi County, Kerugoya in Kirinyaga County and Nanyuki in Laikipia County


• The new facilities brings the total number of medical centres within the Equity Afia network to 53

Nairobi, 31st January 2022 Equity Afia has opened 6 additional medical centres in Ruai, Kariobangi, Lavington, Umoja, Kerugoya and Nanyuki as part of efforts to increase access to quality and affordable healthcare services in Kenya.

The additional medical centres have been opened in line with Equity Afia’s goal to ensure the sustained improvement of the health and well-being of Kenyans by increasing access to and utilization of quality, affordable and standardized healthcare.

Commenting on the opening of the new facilities, Equity Group Chief Commercial Officer, Polycarp Igathe said, “The Equity Afia network continues to grow and we are happy to play a role in enhancing the quality of healthcare services accorded to Kenyans in all parts of the country. Our medical facilities are comprehensive outpatient healthcare facilities that will offer primary, emergency and specialized care to those we serve. We shall also champion health education through our entire network and leverage on the expertise of our medics to promote positive health seeking behavior.”
With the opening of the new facilities, Equity Afia, the medical franchise of Equity Group Foundation now has a network of 53 outpatient medical centres distributed across 19 counties in Kenya.

“Our mandate as a primary healthcare service provider is to offer quality and standardized healthcare services to all our clients and at affordable costs. Equity Afia contributes to the attainment of SDG 3 through ensuring that communities within which we operate in lead healthy lives and that we promote well-being for all. This is by reducing the financial risk caused by high costs of medical services and increasing access to safe, effective, quality and essential medicines and primary care for all.” added Igathe.

The Equity Afia medical centres, which were first launched in 2015 and have recorded 700,000 cumulative patient visits as at 2021, are managed by trained and qualified Medical Officers and Consultants who are alumni of the Equity Leaders Program (ELP). The facilities are also well resourced and equipped to offer comprehensive outpatient services including consultation, emergency care, diagnostic services, pharmaceutical services and specialist services including physiotherapy, minor outpatient surgery, nutrition counselling among others.

Also commenting on the opening of the facilities, Equity Afia Kariobangi Medical Officer In-Charge, Dr. Anthony Kinyanjui said, “Our vision to become a key player and a top-of-mind medical service provider in Kenya is quickly coming to realization. I am delighted that as alumni of ELP, we are working with other health sector players to impact lives positively by championing health education and promotion as well as access to healthcare services through the physical expansion of our network and through offering top of class medical services at affordable rates.”

Located in Ruai at Woodlands Plaza along Kangundo Road, in Kariobangi along Outering Road near Equity Bank, in Lavington on 3rd Floor Lavington Mall, in Umoja at Moi Drive – opposite PCEA Umoja1, in Nanyuki at Nanyuki Business Centre along Nyeri- Nanyuki Road and in Kerugoya on 1st Floor Anchor Plaza along Hospital Road, the 6 medical centres are strategically located for ease and convenience of access.

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 Building2      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 16 Lavington - Lavington Mall, 3rd Floor, James Gichuru Road 17 Umoja - Moi Drive - Opposite PCEA Umoja 18 Ruai - Woodlands Plaza, Equity Bank building along Kangundo Road 19 Kariobangi- Along Outering Road, Near Equity Bank
2.	Kiambu	20   Githurai -  Charma House, 2nd-floor Ngumba Road next to Equity Bank21   Limuru - Gitungo House Ground floor Kiambu Road, Opposite Naivas 22   Kikuyu - 1st Floor Live well House,Along Kikuyu -Nderi road, Kikuyu 23   Thika - 80 West Place building , opposite Tuskys Chania Supermarket 24   Ruiru - Lilly House, Mathigu Road, Ruiru 25   Kiambu - Pongezi Plaza, Along Biashara Street, Opposite Kangangi Market 26   Ruaka - Equity Afia building next to Delta petrol station, Limuru road 27   Eastern Bypass at Kamakis - Premier Northpark Mall along the Eastern Bypass 28   Juja - Kalimoni Highwayview Plaza, Ground Floor, Near Juja Bridge
3.	Kajiado	29   Ongata Rongai - 1st Floor Siron Place, Magadi Road, Ongata Rongai30   Kitengela - Maasai Discovery building along Nairobi-Namanga Highway 31   Ngong - Ngong Heights along Ngong Road 32   Kiserian - Mathathi Business Centre Opposite Lake Oil Petrol Station.
4.	Muranga	33   Muranga - ECN Building along Uhuru Street34   Kenol - Mbotco Plaza, First Floor along Kenol Sagana Road
5.	Nyeri	35   Karatina - The trade centre 2nd floor along Railway road36   Nyeri - Kang’aru Annex, Kimathi way-Nyeri
6.	Meru	37   Meru at Makutano - Along Meru-Maua Road, near Meru school, Makutano
7.	Kitui	38  Kitui - C House, 2nd Floor, Kitui-Kibwezi Road opp. Maguna Supermarket
8.	Machakos	39   Syokimau - Teko Shell, Syokimau Service Station, Shop B, 3rd Floor next to Naivas Supermarket, Msa Road40   Matuu - 3rd Floor A1 Plaza along KC Road, Matuu 41   Machakos - 2nd floor of Kiamba Mall, Machakos CBD
9.	Nakuru	42 Naivasha - Lemacy Building 1st Floor, behind Biashara Plaza along Mbaria KaniuRoad, Naivasha43   Nakuru - Rasma Plaza, Oginga Odinga Street
10.	Mombasa	44  Mombasa - Romollas Building, 3rd Floor, Magongo Road and Airport road junction, adjacent to Shell petrol station
11.	Kakamega	45 Kakamega - Walia Business centre near kakamega Police Station along Kakamega- Kisumu Highway
12.	Kisumu	46 Kisumu - Kondele Business Centre, next to Shivling supermarket, KisumuKakamega Road
13.	TransNzoia	47 Kitale - Parkview towers 3rd Floor Along Moi avenue street
14.	Kisii	48 Kisii - Ouru Complex, 3rd floor Kisii-Kisumu Highway
15.	Marsabit	49 Marsabit - 2nd floor Total plaza -total petrol station
16.	Turkana	50 Lodwar - Kanamkemer -along Robert Junction-Catholic Road oppositeEmojong Hardware
17	Uasin Gishu	51 Eldoret - 1st floor of Faulu Building along Uganda Road
18	Laikipia	52 Nanyuki - Nanyuki Business Centre, Nyeri-Nanyuki Road, opposite Toyota Kenya
19	Kirinyaga	53 Kerugoya - Anchor Plaza, 1st Floor Hospital Road