USAID Donates Ksh30 Million Medical Equipment to Trans Nzoia County

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By Kabaraji Richard 

Trans Nzoia County has received medical equipment worth over Ksh30.2 million to kick-start operation at the Wamalwa Kijana Teaching and Referral Hospital in Kitale.

The donation by USAID/AMPATH Uzima is expected to improve primary healthcare services and accelerate the attainment of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in the county.

Speaking during the handover ceremony, USAID AMPATH country chairperson Professor Sylvester Kimaiyo said they had partnered with the county to ensure health matters especially maternal health is well taken care of so as to reduce infant mortality.

Prof Kimaiyo with Governor George Natembeya. Photo/Courtesy.
Prof Kimaiyo with Governor George Natembeya. Photo/Courtesy.

We want to equip health facilities in this county to ensure that primary health care is taken care of so as to ensure that mothers and children get quality service when they visit the facilities,” Prof Kimaiyo said.

High-end medical equipment

The consignment which includes vital medical equipment such as Neonatal Incubators, Operating Theatre Lights, Operating Theatre Tables, Autoclave Machines, Blood Refrigerators, Handheld Fetal Doppler Machines, and Medical Technologies including assorted Training Models and Non-Pneumatic Anti shock Garments will be distributed to three major health facilities in the county with Wamalwa Kijana Hospital getting the bulk of the equipment.

We want the hospital to have high-end equipment to enable it to deal with referrals across the county thus allocating the bulk of the equipment.”

Trans Nzoia Governor George Natembeya highlighted the importance of the donation in improving maternal and newborn health outcomes.

The equipment will greatly improve our maternal and newborn divisions in a bid to end woes being experienced in the department leading to unnecessary losses,” he said.

Trans Nzoia Gover or George Natembeya during a recent public event.
Trans Nzoia Gover or George Natembeya during the event. Photo/Kabaraji Richard.

Already, the County Government of Trans Nzoia had allocated Ksh90 million towards the completion of the Kijana Wamalwa Teaching and Referral Hospital.

Handle emergency medical services

The allocation in the supplementary budget is meant to ensure the full completion of the facility in terms of brick and mortar so as the county concentrates on equipping the multi-million project.

“I have asked the county government to pass the budget to enable us to complete this hospital including street lighting so as to enable it to work well to benefit both locals and patients from other parts of the country.”

Natembeya also insisted on the importance of the hospital saying it was on a busy transport corridor and would come handy in terms of emergency.

We want to fully equip the facility so as to enable it to deal with emergencies due to its location thus easing the overcrowding of the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital.”

Other facilities to receive the consignment are in Endebess, Cherangany and Saboti Sub-County Hospitals.

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