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Key takeaways
- Serving Nairobi via Mombasa
- Day-surgery and clinic kits available
- Local-language labelling on request
- Catalogue in 24 hours
The healthcare market in Nairobi
Nairobi is one of Kenya's main healthcare centres, with demand from KEMSA tenders, county hospitals and faith-based facilities. New clinics, diagnostic centres and day-surgery units open every year, all needing reliable surgical consumables.
What a typical clinic should stock
- Minor surgery instrument sets and scalpel blades
- Sutures, dressings and skin-closure strips
- Gloves, masks, gowns and disinfectants
- Catheters, syringes and IV sets
What hospitals order
Full OT instrument sets, sterilisation trays, anaesthesia and airway consumables, ICU disposables and ward furniture.
Delivery to Nairobi
Goods clear at Mombasa and move inland by road or domestic air. Our partners can quote door delivery to Nairobi.
Other cities we serve in Kenya
Mombasa, Kisumu, Nakuru, Eldoret, Thika, Machakos, Nyeri, Meru, Malindi, Kakamega, Konza Technopolis.
Ordering frequency for Nairobi buyers
Single clinics typically reorder quarterly by air or small LCL; hospital groups and chains consolidate into FCL containers every 6–8 weeks to keep per-unit freight low.
A single clinic order compared with a chain order
- Single clinic: smaller SKU count, air-freight backup, faster reorder cycle
- Hospital group: full category range, FCL consolidation, dedicated account pricing
Sea freight
14–20 days
To Mombasa from Mundra or Nhava Sheva. Best for FCL/LCL container orders and mixed-category shipments.
Air freight
2–4 days
From Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Delhi or Chennai. Best for urgent, tender or high-value orders.
Documents we provide for Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB)
- ISO 13485:2016 certificate of the manufacturing site
- CE certificate or declaration of conformity per product family
- Certificate of Free Sale issued in India
- Technical file / product dossier formatted for the Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB)
- Certificate of origin, commercial invoice and packing list
- Batch-wise certificate of analysis and sterilisation validation (for sterile items)
Where healthcare construction is growing in Kenya
- Nairobi - new private hospital wings and county referral facilities
- Konza Technopolis - a planned smart city
Get the Kenya surgical supply catalogue
Full catalogue and a CIF price list for Kenya, sent within one business day.
Frequently asked questions
How do I get a surgical supply catalogue for Kenya?+
Request it on the GlobalSurgicals catalogue form or WhatsApp our export desk. We send the full catalogue and a Kenya price list (CIF Mombasa) within one business day.
How long does shipping from India to Kenya take?+
Sea freight to Mombasa takes about 14–20 days; air freight about 2–4 days.
Do you have a distributor in Nairobi?+
We supply Nairobi buyers directly and through partner distributors. Contact our export desk and we will connect you with the right option.