Nairobi, Feb. 11 -- US billionaires Warren Buffett and Bill Gates have eased the pains in Kenya's cash-starved public health after offering a grant of Sh30 billion for the national budget for the year to June, amid cuts in foreign donations by President Donald Trump.

Gates Foundation offered Sh26 billion for direct budget support, according to official data compiled University of Nairobi's Centre for Epidemiological Modelling (Cema), with the Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation providing Sh4 billion.

This comes as Gates Foundation commits to spend tens of billions on women's health, including conditions from preeclampsia to menopause, had been neglected for too long.

Investment will focus on five key areas: obstetric care and maternal im...