Bliss Healthcare and what youths need to do towards clean energy

In Kenya, rural set-ups, urban poor and informal settlements depend on fossil fuels. The 2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census report shows 55.1 percent of Kenyan households use firewood for cooking followed by liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) at 23.9 percent.

At DinlasPharma our intention is to improve water management by focusing on optimization, reuse and recycle of this resource.

Bliss Medical Centre is a leading integrated healthcare network in Kenya providing complete outpatient cover. It provides accessible, affordable, and quality healthcare. Started in 2012, with just a few clinics, it is now the largest and fastest-growing network of healthcare providers in Kenya.

“Believing in the principle of 3R’s, we have made efforts to reduce our water consumption by adopting best practices, alternatively reusing and recycling the treated wastewater in cooling towers, boilers, and landscaping.” Dinlas pharma director Jayesh Saini says

According to Africa Energy Outlook 2019, Kenya is one of the few countries to develop geothermal energy that by 2040 will account for almost 50 percent of Kenya’s power generation.

Solar power use is spreading across Kenya, especially in rural areas. More than 200,000 homes in rural Kenya are powered by solar energy thanks to the rising private sector investment.

Jayesh Saini owns DINLAS Pharma EPZ Limited, a 30-million dollar pharmaceutical firm focusing mainly on the Africa market for drug supply. In the Energy sector under Surge Energy, he manufactures gas cylinders for affordable clean energy, unlike conventional charcoal, firewood, and kerosene.

Kenya’s rich geothermal sources have not been harvested as expected as power demand keeps rising. Renewable energy is at our disposal and so implementation or exploiting the sources remains a key goal.

Biogas has little to no uptake in Kenya’s energy sector. Kenya Biogas Program reports that penetration of biogas systems in Kenya is low.

Since its inception in 1952 in Kenya as a system for waste management in the farms, it’s only about 23,000 households are using this source of energy.

The technical demand for this source of energy is slightly above 2.3 million with an effective demand of only 10 percent of this. There is an opportunity to explore this resource and deliver a clean environment for a safer tomorrow.

Bliss Medical center is exceptional in that besides offering the regular healthcare services of Doctor Consultation, X-Ray, Ultrasound, Well-Baby Clinic, and Consultant Clinics, it has unique programs like Bliss at Home Services (Home consultations, delivery of drugs or pick up of lab samples).

Youth contribute to change by their involvement in pushing for the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to ensure a smooth transition to clean energy, hence a healthy nation.

The youth have the ability to grasp concepts and acquire skills faster than anybody else. Through creativity and innovation, they can create solutions and hence employment.

They can also be advocates of clean and reliable energy solutions wherever they are so that the campaign and goal and be embraced by many individuals and organizations.