Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja said his government will work with private health facilities to increase access to quality healthcare services.
He said this in a speech read on his behalf by County Secretary Patrick Analo during the official opening of a new Specialty and Executive Clinic by the Aga Khan University Hospital.
Sakaja reiterated the commitment of his government to give other players in the health sector support while at the same time dignifying the lives of the people of Nairobi.
“Few things are more important for a life of dignity than health. That is why we are working closely with the 7,500 community health workers to meet the people of Nairobi where they are,” Sakaja said.
The clinic opened in Karen will offer specialised clinics in cardiology, nephrology, paediatrics, dermatology, obstetrics and gynaecology, family medicine and ENT among others.
This becomes the hospital’s 52nd Outreach Medical Centre.
The clinic will run a one-stop cardiac care centre with critical tests such as Exercise Stress Test, Echo and ECG among others.
It will also have an executive wellness programme supported by key diagnostic services including X-ray, Ultrasound, Mammography, and a well-equipped laboratory.
The hospital CEO, Rashid Khalani, said that the clinic is part of the hospital's strategy of taking specialised services to where people live and work.
“Increasing access to quality care is part of our values and guided by that, we intend to open many more centres in years to come,” Khalani said.
“The clinics are run by our specialists from the main hospital, ensuring that the same quality of care offered at the main hospital is available in the neighbourhoods,” he added.
The Karen Clinic comes after the opening of the Roysambu Specialty Care Centre which in addition to speciality clinics and also provides day surgeries, dialysis, chemotherapy, and endoscopy.