GOVERNOR KIRAITU LAUDED BY HEALTH MINISTER MUTAHI KAGWE FOR NEW TOP NOTCH FACILITIES AT THE COUNTYS LEADING HOSPITAL.
Meru County Deputy Governor Titus Ntuchiu hosted Health Cabinet Secretary Hon. Mutahi Kagwe to the County, who graced the official launch and opening of various new and state of the art facilities that have been constructed by the County Government under the leadership of Governor Kiraitu Murungi, at Meru Teaching and Referral Hospital (MeTRH).
Hon. Kagwe officially commissioned the new Oxygen Generating plant, and opened the new ICU Renal Block which has been constructed by Kiraitu’s administration where MeTRH will now be one of the few major hospitals in the country with modern and well equipped ICU facilities.
DG Ntuchiu also took CS Kagwe on a guided tour of the new Meru Blood Transfusion Satellite Center, Histopathology Lab and the upcoming four-storey modern Ward block which is now near completion and is expected to expand admission capacity for MeTRH by more than 350 wards. CS Kagwe lauded Governor Kiraitu and his Government for what the County has accomplished so far, in revitalizing and modernizing the leading referral hospital in the region as well as other efforts to improve health facilities including construction, staffing and equipping of over 70 new facilities across the County.
Hon. Kagwe who was also accompanied by Dr. Nduku Kilonzo, Director of National Blood Transfusion Service, highly recommended the County’s efforts in establishment of the new blood transfusion center which will be able to serve other parts of the country.
The DG noted that Governor Kiraitu Murungi continues to work closely with the national government in ensuring the people of Meru have access to best healthcare, and these efforts have born fruits because under this year’s national fiscal budget, the County of Meru is one of the only two counties in Kenya allocated money for establishment of a Cancer Center at MeTRH.
"Many thanks to Waziri Kagwe for working with our Governor in the achievement of this milestone. Meru County has been leading nationally in cancer prevalence and the establishment of the cancer center is a much welcome relief to our people who have been enduring heavy costs and pain in the management of the disease particularly because of distance and equipment access," added the DG.
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