M-PESA Foundation, in partnership with the County Government of Lamu equipped Mokowe Sub-County hospital with a Maternal and Child Health Unit as well as a Trauma and Orthopedic Unit at a cost of Ksh29 million.
The Foundation further funded a multi-specialty medical camp for Ksh 3 million at King Fahad Referral Hospital and Mokowe Sub- County Hospital. At King Fahad Referral Hospital, doctors conducted 57 successful surgeries during the 3 day camp.
The hospital was equipped with oxygen machines, nebulizers, medicine trolleys, suction machines, delivery beds, screening equipment, infant monitoring equipment, maternity chairs and an array of surgical equipment among other assorted items.
“Health is one of our key pillars at M-PESA Foundation, with a major focus on maternal and child healthcare. Since 2018, we have invested in Lamu County under this pillar where we have seen over 30,000 people get access to maternal care. This time round, we are expanding health services to residents of Mokowe while at the same rime impacting over 900 residents of Lamu through our extensive medical camps,” said Joseph Ogutu, Chairman, Safaricom Foundation.