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The Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi (AKUH, N), has acquired the advanced Vitek MS Prime model, underscoring Kenya’s leadership in diagnostic innovation.
Kenya is now the first country in the Sub-Saharan region of Africa to receive a lifesaving diagnosis technology that cuts treatment time from 18 to 30 minutes.
The Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi (AKUH, N), has acquired the advanced Vitek MS Prime model, underscoring Kenya’s leadership in diagnostic innovation.
This speed enables clinicians to initiate targeted treatment almost immediately, thereby reducing complications and unnecessary costs.Dr. Shaheen Sayed, Chair of the Department of Pathology at the Aga Khan University Hospital, said the hospital no longer needs to send samples abroad for confirmation.
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The hospital previously referred some complex samples to laboratories in Asia, with patients often waiting weeks for results. Now the entire process can be done on-site in half an hour. Accredited by the College of American Pathologists, the hospital’s laboratory meets the highest international standards of quality.
