technical assistance team has today lauded Kirinyaga County’s efforts towards
preparedness for Covid-19.
centres, the team led by Dr. Evanson Kamuri, CEO Kenyatta National Hospital
observed that the county has already set up around 200 beds in the various
facilities identified as isolation centers. The number is below the 300 beds capacity per
county that was set by Ministry of Health two months ago.
The county government has set up
isolation centers in Kerugoya Level Four Hospital, Kimbimbi,Baricho, Kianyaga health
centres and Sagana Sub-County district Hospital.
The
County Executive Committee Member for Health, Gladys Kimingi said another
isolation ward is set to be opened in the upcoming Medical Complex at Kerugoya
Hospital and expected to be operational in two months.
need for counties to establish compressive isolation centers that will cater
for all the other ailments that Covid-19 patients could require.
surgical services, dialysis services, maternity services yet we cannot take
them to the facilities serving other patients who do not have Covid. In this
regard, all other services required in regular health facility must be availed
in isolation centers.” He advised.
mission to establish what the counties had done on Covid-19 preparedness and
also the challenges they were facing in order to see where they can forge
partnerships to enhance the capacity of counties to handle the pandemic.
Agency (KEMSA) CEO assured counties that there were enough Personal Protective
Equipment (PPEs) in the country for use by healthcare workers. He said some
donations for PPEs which are also being distributed to counties.
“Kirinyaga County also benefitted from
donations worth Sh200,000 which included thermo guns, N95 masks and face
shields and protective gowns,” he said.
technical adviser and also the Head of Preventive and Promotive Health at the
Ministry of Health advised counties to improve existing health facilities to
cater for Covid as opposed to using temporary shelters such as stadiums and
schools since the facilities will still be used after the pandemic is over.
She also advised that all isolation
centers be guarded by security personnel around the clock to ensure safety of
patients and the health workers.
Gitahi, Group CEO, Amref Health Africa who urged the county governments to
mobilize resources through multi agency response teams in order to enhance the
capacity to manage the pandemic.
positive case of corona virus after inter county borders were opened with cases
rising to 27 within a month. The county government has been urging the
residents to strictly adhere to the laid down prevention measures to curb
spread. None of the patients has died while 3 have been successfully treated
and discharged.
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