Deputy Governor, Nyeri County, Dr Caroline Karugu (L) and Safaricom Foundation Chairman, Joe Ogutu(C) hands over Mama and Baby pack to a new mother, Josephine Kang’ata during Safaricom Foundation’s handover of a Maternal HDU and Newborn unit in KNH Othaya, Nyeri County.
Safaricom Foundation renovates maternal and newborn units at KNH Othaya branch
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Safaricom Foundation has refurbished and equipped the newborn and maternal high dependency units at Kenyatta National Hospital branch in Othaya. The refurbishment cost was valued at Ksh. 15 million.
The renovated units were officially opened by Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe. They will see the capacity at the Newborn unit increase from 10 to 20 infants and the introduction of a 4-bed maternal high dependency unit (HDU).
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Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe addressing the media at Afya house in Nairobi, April 21, 2021.[Boniface Okendo, Standard]
Training for medical professionals, like nurses, will be standardised so their skills can be recognised by international institutions, Health Cabinet Secretary has stated.
Speaking during an inspection tour of some proposed sites for health projects in Kieni yesterday, Mutahi Kagwe said the curriculum for the health professionals would meet international standards.
“Our health professionals should be recognised in other countries because they have undergone the best training within the KMTC facilities,” he said.
Further, Kenya had signed agreements with the UK and Middle East countries to encourage exchange programs that would have more health professionals recognised and allowed to work in these areas, he added.
Corruption cases cost Kemsa contract with USAid Angela Oketch Lack of integrity, transparency, corruption allegations may have cost Kenya Medical Suppliers Agency a contract with the US Agency for International Development (USAid) hence denying 1.5million HIV patient’s lifesaving drugs. The United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the US have had an issue with Kemsa, especially concerning corruption that the government is working to reform. “We have had an issue with Kemsa, the institution responsible for the distribution, and as you know very well, concerns in particular about corruption that I know the government is working to reform. We have an obligation to our own taxpayers when we’re spending their money to do it in a way that is accountable and fully transparent,” Mr Blinken said. The stalemate between the US Agency for International Development (USAid) and Kemsa because of tax row has escalated to President Uhuru Kenyatta with the two c
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