The primary healthcare in Vihiga county has undergone tremendous transformations in the last three years that have eased accessibility of essential services, while ensuring affordability by residents. In 2019, the county government, under the stewardship of Governor Wilber Ottichilo, installed a 32-slide CT Scan machine at the Vihiga County Hospital in Mbale. The country will soon be self-sufficient in blood requirements once a Satellite Blood Transfusion Centre under construction is complete. It will help in the collection of some 1,200 pints of blood per month, which is the consumption rate in the county. The blood bank will not only serve the county but also neighbouring counties, which have been relying on the Blood Transfusion Centre in Kisumu in the event of shortages.

Source: The Star May 22, 2020 00:56 UTC