One of the most pressing issues facing healthcare systems today is affordability. Across both developed and emerging markets, medical inflation continues to outpace economic growth.
By
Esther Kiringa Muiruri
Group Director
Insurance Business at Smart Applications International
Across Africa, healthcare is undergoing a profound transformation. Population growth, urbanisation, shifting disease burdens, rising healthcare costs, and rapid technological advancement are fundamentally changing how healthcare is delivered, financed, and experienced.
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