Kirinyaga County has started a campaign to vaccinate 32,000 girls aged between 10-14 years against cervical cancer. County Health Director, George Karoki, said the 100-day exercise would take place in primary schools, to reach many girls when the school opens in January. He said due to the Covid-19 challenges, the cervical cancer drive was affected, […]
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A month after Kirinyaga Governor, Anne Waiguru, opened two new dispensaries, residents of Kiamwathi and Kianjiru in Gichugu Constituencies, have been enjoying affordable healthcare right at their doorsteps. Within that short time, the two dispensaries have already served hundreds of people who would previously travelled for kilometers in search of medical care. Kiamwathi and Kianjiru […]
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Kirinyaga County will benefit from 200 affordable housing units to alleviate the shortage of decent houses in the area. The Sh 500 million program is due to be rolled out by the National Housing Corporation (NHC). According to the Corporation’s Chairman Eng. Stephen Ngari, the land where these housing units will be constructed has been identified. […]
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Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru has announced that the process of upgrading the Kianyaga Hospital to a Level Four facility is underway. The Governor said her Administration has allocated Sh. 150 million for the work. The expanded Hospital will be equipped with modern diagnostic medical equipment to handle specialized treatment in order to boost the implementation of […]
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Kirinyaga County Government is undertaking the completion of 19 dispensaries across the county, which are now at various stages of completion with some of them being furnished. The projects, which were left incomplete by the previous regime, are aimed at boosting the provision of primary healthcare in the county by enhancing accessibility for thousands […]
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