Services at Kericho County Referral Hospital will improve as the US has supplied modern equipment worth Sh18.5 million.
Governor Paul Chepkwony said the hospital will get a CT scanner and MRI machine from World Medical Relief, following his recent trip to the US in the company of his economic adviser Richard Mibey.
Chepkwony said the November 28 – December 7 meeting also agreed that the hospital will receive two ambulances
“These machines will go a long way in enhancing our imaging services and helping us realise our dream of turning Kericho into a medical service hub,” he told the press at the Council of Governors office at Delta House on Friday.
The Governor noted the aim of the meetings was to strengthen partnerships and that the equipment was secured free of charge.
World Medical Relief gave medical equipment and ambulances worth Sh95 million early this year.
Chepkwony said they will put up a pace maker implantation centre at the referral hospital, following a partnership with University of Michigan.
“For many years, patients from this county with heart problems, which require surgical implantation of pacemakers, have faced difficulties trying to access services, forcing them to travel to India or seek services at exorbitant costs at private hospitals,” he noted.