Safaricom Limited
PMNCH constituency
Private sector
Focal point
Ms Sylvia Mulinge
Position
General Manager: Enterprise
Health focus
- Health systems strengthening
- Maternal/Reproductive Health
- Newborn health
- Child health
Priority action area(s)
- Advocacy and communication
- Monitoring and evaluation
- Research & knowledge management
- Finance & resource mobilisation
- Health systems development
- Human resources planning & training
Mission statement
Safaricom Limited, is a leading integrated communications company in Africa. Safaricom has a nationwide GSM coverage in Kenya with a customer base of over roughly 18 million which accounts for 82% of the market share in revenues. Safaricom has successfully rolled out the first and most successful mobile money transfer service, M-PESA in the world with much international acclaim and now is replicated in many countries across the globe. M-PESA has grown from being a peer-to-peer money transfer service into a fully accepted financial mode of operation. With applications in m-Banking, Micro finance, salary payment, school fee payment and in mHealth services, mHealth is a key pillar in Safaricom’s strategy. So far Safaricom has rolled out several mHealth initiatives such as dial-a-doc and drug authentication and Tele-health solutions among others.