A trusted place for moms and babies to thrive
NAIROBI, Kenya -Friday 11 June 2021 [ AETOS Wire ]
(BUSINESS
WIRE)-- How do I give my child the best start in life? It is a question
that mothers ask themselves in the first 1,000 days of a baby’s life -
an important window of opportunity for good nutrition and healthcare.
Goodlife Pharmacy has partnered with THINKMD to help moms find the
answers that they need.
Supported by THINKMD’s clinical
intelligence technology, which helps a user identify how sick a person
is, what illness they may have and what appropriate next steps to take,
Goodlife Pharmacy will now offer moms and their babies in-house clinical
assessments. This will give moms accurate and trusted guidance and
information so that they know whether or not they or their baby is sick,
what the risks are, what medication they may need, as well as if they
should be referred to a doctor or a nurse for further assessment.
Goodlife Pharmacy, which has over 70 stores in both Kenya and Uganda,
will offer the service in 37 stores across the two countries. The
Goodlife Pharmacy website will also allow moms to assess themselves or
their babies remotely.
“Goodlife Pharmacy’s vision is to be the
first-choice primary healthcare and wellness provider in Eastern Africa.
Moms and babies are top priority, with research showing that the first
three years of life are critical for health,” says Amaan Khalfan, CEO,
Goodlife Pharmacy. “Our pharmacists will now have the skills and tools
to support moms so that they can make informed healthcare decisions
thereafter.”
THINKMD, a social impact company, founded by
doctors, has partnered with NGOs across the globe for several years,
such as Save The Children and Healthy Learners, to support access to
health for moms, babies and school-aged children. The technology has
been scientifically proven to produce clinical assessments and triage
recommendations that correlate up to 95% to that of a physician’s
assessment.
“Goodlife Pharmacy has a track record of high quality
service delivery, while upholding integrity and high ethical standards,
which is exactly what THINKMD seeks out in partnerships. We firmly
believe that they can accelerate access to healthcare across the region
in an affordable and convenient way, alleviating some of the stress and
worry that so many new moms face,” says Barry Finette, CEO and
co-founder, THINKMD.
The integrated clinical assessments are available in select stores from 24 May 2021.
About Goodlife Pharmacy
Goodlife
Pharmacy provides high-quality, individual customer care at an
affordable price in convenient locations, reaching over 1.2 million
people with 68 branches across the East African region.
www.goodlife.co.ke
About THINKMD
THINKMD’s mission is to
make clinical intelligence technology universally accessible so that
anyone, anywhere can make better healthcare decisions. www.thinkmd.org.
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Contacts
Goodlife Pharmacy
Simon Ball
Head of Marketing
sball@goodlife.africa.com
THINKMD
Tammy Sutherns
Communications
tsutherns@thinkmd.org
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