Good news for heart
patients in Kitui County
KITUI County Referral
Hospital is set to attain a milestone in the management of heart diseases for
Kitui people.This follows Governor Kaluki
Ngilu’s fruitful talks yesterday with World Medical Relief Centre President Dr.
George Samson to explore the possibility of implanting Pace Makers to patients with heart failure.
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| Gov Ngilu view samples of Pace Makers |
The governor made an extensive tour of the Centre
to see for herself the various Pace Makers at the the World Medical Relieve
Centre, in Michigan - USA.
Governor Ngilu, flanked
by her Chief Officer for Health and Sanitation Dr Richard Muthoka discussed the
possibility of implanting pace makers on patients with Congestive Heart Failure
at the Kitui Hospital. Pace Makers are devices placed in patients to assist the
heart attain regular hear beats and sustain normal life to its users. Pace
Makers are also used by patients with other related heart conditions.
Governor Ngilu has
placed Healthcare as the second Pillar of her five point manifesto after Food
and Water. The others are Education and Youth Development, Women Empowerment
and Wealth Creation,
On September 21 2018,
the Governor launched the county’s Universal Health Care plan known as the
Kitui County Health Insurance Cover(KCHIC), whose enrollment to date has hit
the 100,000 mark, signaling an overwhelming support of the initiative by residents.
