Children under five years in Mombasa will receive free treatment at the Coast General Teaching and Referral Hospital (CGTRH).
This follows an announcement by Mombasa Governor Abdulswamad Nassir on Wednesday, who said the initiative will be funded by various revenue streams generated by the county.
He added that the new directive will extend to offer reprieve to the infants up to servicing morgue expenses.
Further, he stated that the Coast General Teaching and Referral Hospital will receive Kes 6 million monthly to help underprivileged Mombasa County residents cater for medical expenses and offset bills.
“I have directed that children aged five years and below will receive free medical treatment and care at the Coast General Teaching and Referral hospital from now henceforth. My administration will pump in a further Sh. 6 million to assist needy citizens with their medical expenses,” said Nassir.
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He also said that his government will soon roll out the Universal Health Coverage initiative that will see approximately 15,000 families in the Coastal County enrolled in the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF).
The County Boss said that the health department will conduct free medical camps across the county to deliver much-needed services to residents.
This comes after the commissioning of 2,387 Community Health Workers (CHVs) who will augment and bolster service delivery at the grass root level.
Nassir also has directed the CEC in charge of health to make necessary arrangements to have the CHVs run through relevant courses aligned to their specialities to increase their competence and later be absorbed into the county health department.
