Ecobank partners with Amref to ease emergency air and ground evacuation of patients

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Nairobi,Kenya August 23...Ecobank in partnership with AMREF flying doctors to offer Maisha Membership,  it will provide bank customers with convenient access to fast, affordable and quality air and ground evacuation services in the event of a medical emergency in East Africa 

Members of AMREF flying doctors maisha plan including customers will have access to unlimited evacuation flights per year for medical emergencies, unlimited ground ambulance transfers within Kenya , access to AMREF flying doctors 24 hour control centre staffed by qualified medical practicioners 

"Access to medical emergency evacuation here in Kenya and across Africa remains a big challenge partly due to prohibitive costs, infrastructural challenges and lack of skilled resources" said Ecobank Kenya managing director Mrs.Josephine Anan Ankomah

"We are greatly pleased to partner with Amref flying doctors to help our customers an other Kenyans to easily access emergency ground and air evacuation services for proper medical treatment in Nairobi and elsewhere in the region" added Josephine 

In addition at premium level of membership clients will have access to air medical evacuation am up to $200, 000 of post evacuation hospitalisation benefit in Nairobi or South Africa and return flights back home

Most significantly it should be noted that Maisha emergency evacuation plan is available in five packages Maisha platinum and diamond, Maisha Gold, Maisha silver , Maisha bronze for as low as KSH 3, 100 and its designed to cover evacuation within Eastern Africa region   

Kenya, Tanzania, Zanzibar, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi,  South Sudan and Ethiopia are countries covered under the deal

Members have an option to include other family members to enjoy the same benefit as per the prescribed tariffs in the package

Dr Joseph lelo,  Medical director of AMREF fying doctors lauded the partnership saying "This is a commendable initiative by the bank and we urge ecobank customers to enroll in our emergency medical evacuation plan, which provides low cost access to premium emergency transportation services"

 "For the last 65 years , AMREF flying doctors has provided rapid and quality air evacuation services with high trained personnel and robust infrastructure, As we continue to grow and maintain dominance as a market leader in emergency medical services (EMS) industry in Africa we are excited to partner with Ecobank" added Dr Lelo
  








 

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