•The facility is a significant step towards enhancing maternal and child healthcare in the country
•Kenya has in the recent past put in place measures to lower the burden of maternal, newborn and infant mortalities
A member of staff at the Mother and Child Unit at Iten County Referral Hospital takes DP Rigathi Gachagua,President William Ruto, Elgeyo Marakwet Governor Wisley Rotich and Health CS Susan Nakhumicha around the facility on January 14, 2024
President William Ruto on Sunday officially inaugurated the Mother and Child Hospital at Iten County Referral Hospital in Elgeyo Marakwet.
Ruto was accompanied by his Deputy Rigathi Gachagua and Health CS Susan Nakhumicha.
Also present was Elgeyo Marakwet Governor Wisley Rotich.
President William Ruto signs the visitors' book at Iten County Referral Hospital on January 14, 2024President William Ruto is welcomed by Health CS Susan Nakhumicha at at the Mother and Child Unit at Iten County Referral Hospital in Elgeyo Marakwet on January 14, 2024
The facility is a significant step towards enhancing maternal and child healthcare in the country.
Kenya has in the recent past put in place measures to lower the burden of maternal, newborn and infant mortalities.
Despite the progress, health stakeholders have acknowledged that more needs to be done to achieve the WHO targets by 2030.
DP Rigathi Gachagua, President William Ruto, Elgeyo Marakwet Governor Wisley Rotich and Health CS Susan Nakhumicha are taken around the facility on January 14, 2024 A member of staff at the Mother and Child Unit at Iten County Referral Hospital takes DP Rigathi Gachagua,President William Ruto, Elgeyo Marakwet Governor Wisley Rotich and Health CS Susan Nakhumicha around the facility on January 14, 2024DP Rigathi Gachagua,President William Ruto, Elgeyo Marakwet Governor Wisley Rotich and Health CS Susan Nakhumicha are shown around the facility on January 14, 2024President William Ruto poses for a photo with staff at the newly opened Mother and Child Unit at Iten County Referral Hospital on January 14, 2024Inside the wards of the Mother and Child Unit opened by President William Ruto at Iten County Referral Hospital on January 14, 2024Community Health promoters pose for a photo with President William Ruto at the newly opened Mother and Child Unit at Iten County Referral Hospital on January 14, 2024Inside the wards of the Mother and Child Unit opened by President William Ruto at Iten County Referral Hospital on January 14, 2024
