First Lady Margaret Kenyatta, launched a multi-million shilling medical facility in Tana River County on Tuesday, August 28.
It includes a 60-bed maternity wing with a neonatal unit, CT scan and a Ksh40 million consignment of medical supplies and equipment.
According to Margaret, there is a need to provide efficient health systems as the country moves towards the attainment of Universal Health Coverage (UHC).
“It is, therefore, my hope that we can build many more partnerships that help us sustain these systems and I will continue my pledge to work with you to protect the lives of women and children of this county,” President Uhuru Kenyatta's wife stated.
She rallied stakeholders in the health sector, including government agencies and private sector entities, to work together in ensuring Kenyans have access to quality and affordable health services.
The first lady heaped praise on the County Government of Tana River, for the ongoing expansion and improvement of health infrastructure, divulging that the construction and equipping of 50 dispensaries over the last five years is a commendable achievement.
“I am especially impressed with the development of Hola Referral Hospital, especially the upgrading and expansion of services so that many more men, women and children can access health services,” Margaret applauded.
The commissioning of the new maternity and neonatal unit will not only ease congestion at the facility, but also ensure the safe delivery of babies, and the availability of ante and post-natal care for mothers.
Tana River Governor, Maj (Rtd) Dhado Godhana, praised the first lady for championing access to quality healthcare for all Kenyans, especially women and children.
On the very day, Deputy President William Ruto unveiled a prestigious hospital in Eldoret, Uasin Gishu County.
The facility, Living Room International Hospital, specialises in palliative care.
He later commissioned a maternity wing, radiology unit and trauma centre at Nandi Hills Hospital, Nandi County.
