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This hospital was renamed the teaching hospital and reference of Mwai Kibaki in honor of the former president.
Health PS Peter Tum said Tuesday that the level of Hospital VI will be managed by the national government and will serve patients from central Kenya counties.
million. Tum, who was speaking during a hospital visit, said the government was working with the county government to achieve universal health care.
"This is a typical example that we are committed to achieving one of the four major programs in collaboration with the county government," he said.
He added that they hired at least 50 nurses and 12 specialists at the hospital adds that another 300 nurses will be added when he is fully operational.
"We will provide the hospital with adequate human resources to ensure the proper functioning of the institution," he added.
He said the hospital will open its doors to patients in the next two weeks and will focus on the treatment of noncommunicable diseases that have become endemic in the region.
He was accompanied by Governor Nyeri Mutahi Kahiga, Othaya MP Gichuki Mugambi and other county officials
"There is a team that has been left to coordinate the operations of the facility that will open in two weeks, "he said.
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" The hospital is basically equipped in theater, intensive care unit and kidney unit and maternity, "noted Mr. Mugambi.
Governor Kahiga noted that the funds were being distributed in March. "We have allowed the national government to manage Mwai Kibaki's teaching and referral hospital because the funds allocated to us are not enough to run this clinic."
However, the County will continue to manage Level IV Othaya Hospital
