The Mpesa Foundation has unveiled a new Mother and Child Hospital (MCH) In Seme Sub cunty in Kisumu County to improve healthcare outcomes.
Located at Ratta Health Center, the facility is equipped with a nurse station, a waiting bay with a children’s play area, two consultants’ rooms, a child welfare clinic (CWC) room, a pharmacy with a store, a family planning room, an antenatal clinic (ANC) room, and washrooms, among others.
During the launch, Safaricom Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Peter Ndegwa said the newly constructed unit is expected to increase bed capacity and daily deliveries in the area.
Additionally, he said the facility will also provide a variety of critical services, such as outpatient care, maternity care, comprehensive clinic care, child immunizations, and laboratory services, which will impact over 10,000 people.
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“At Safaricom, we are taking healthcare closer to the people. Going forward, the M-PESA Foundation will continue partnering with the counties to enhance service delivery, with a keen focus on maternal and child health,” he said.
Kisumu Governor Prof. Anyang Nyong’o lauded the partnership, saying it will enhance health outcomes for the area.
“This project is a dream come true to the people of Seme and Kisumu County as a whole. It is a model we are keen on extending to other parts of the County.”
He said the county government has invested an additional Sh. 6 million to renovate the Old Ratta Hospital.
Additionally, he said that the mother-and-child unit will offer exclusive services to mothers and their babies, helping to mitigate against the high infant mortality rate in the area.
He added that the facility will offer services beyond Seme Sub-County and that the county government plans to set up similar wellness centers across the eight Sub-Counties.
Nyong’o said his government would continue to invest heavily in the health sector to ensure the wellbeing of all area residents.
He said one key intervention in the health sector was the operation of some 280 functional Community Health Units, which have been linked to 151 Public Health Facilities and five faith-based health facilities across the County.
