This archive report was first published on 17 October 2019.
On October 17, 2019, the Health Ministry released a circular listing AKUH medical and dialysis centre at Jewel Complex in Roysambu as one of the health facilities in the country that will be closed.
The centre, which is only seven months old, was to serve as a medical and dialysis centre. Mr Shawn Bolouki, the hospital Chief Executive Officer, described it as the first outpatient centre that offers renal dialysis.
The Health Ministry cited the centre for not meeting the minimum standards for licensure. According to the circular, the attached list of facilities did not meet the minimum standards for licensure and were therefore ordered to be closed until such a time that they comply with the minimum standards and apply to the relevant regulatory bodies for re-inspection.
This decision was based on the services offered, the health infrastructure, and the health personnel minimum standards as per the legal notice. The Health Ministry circular also stated that 107 health centers in Nairobi face closure following a joint inspection with regulatory bodies in accordance with Sections 25(1) of the Health Act.
Other health facilities listed for closure include Mariakani Cottage Hospital in Utawala, Airport Medical Services, Alliance Hospital, Shalom Medical Centre Centre, Family Hospital, and Seaside Hospital in Mombasa, which was closed over poor standards and staff found to be operating with expired licenses.
Shalom Hospital in Machakos Town was also shut down following the death of a 7-month-old baby after an injection was administered to him.
