This archive report was first published on 28 October 2019.
Nairobi residents can now breathe a sigh of relief as the county has kicked off restocking of health facilities, with 80 percent of hospitals having sufficient supply of drugs.
According to Acting Health Executive Veska Kangongo, the county has been restocking hospitals for the past five days, with drugs supplied and distributed through the Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (Kemsa) to hospitals including Mama Lucy, Pumwani Maternity, Mbagathi and Mutuini.
"We call upon Nairobi residents to visit any of our dispensaries or county hospitals to get the necessary medical attention," Ms Kangongo said.
Ms Kangongo assured that going forward, both the county and Kemsa will ensure quick supply of medicine to all county hospitals, eliminating cases of inefficiency at health facilities.
Meanwhile, Governor Mike Sonko has put on notice county hospital administrators and health officials who hold drugs for personal use or sale, saying they will face the full force of the law.
Published on October 28, 2019
