Hospitals seek bigger budget as patient numbers shoot upAn outpatient unit under construction at the Rift Valley Provincial General Hospital, in Nakuru. Though Naivasha County Referral Hospital (NCRH) has a Renal Unit, the patient is forced to travel 40km away as he requires life saving care. Njuguna is not the only patient struggling to seek quality healthcare amid promises of the government’s Universal Health Care (UHC). Amid anxiety of locals seeking healthcare, the Health Department has maintained that it requires an increased budget allocation to offer affordable quality services. Such can only be attained if we increase budget allocation for an upgrade,” says Dr Sirma.

Source: Standard Digital March 14, 2020 06:05 UTC