It will be the first in a public hospital outside Nairobi,” said Dr Aseyo. “This has not been done in any public health facility in the South Rift.” he added. “Before 2013 there was only one doctor in the entire county,” says Health Executive Ahmed Sheikh. Things also took a positive turn in 2015 when Mandera County hospital performed its first ever C-section. In the first month, over 4, 000 families registered for the plan, according to Health Executive Andrew Mulwa.

Source: Daily Nation February 13, 2017 22:27 UTC