Who doesn’t love it when expectant and lactating mothers are happy?
Yesterday HE Governor Hassan Joho officially opened the newly renovated , equipped newborn unit at The Coast General Teaching and Referral Hospital a project that was funded by Safaricom Foundation .
We thank The Safaricom Foundation for their kind gesture which will greatly contribute towards enhancing our efforts of providing quality and affordable healthcare in our facilities.
The newborn unit and a maternity ward at Coast General Teaching and Referral Hospital has been renovated and equipped courtesy of Safaricom Foundation and the County Government of Mombasa.
The renovation of the newborn unit is set to benefit over 40 infants daily who need care and treatment at the referral hospital. This provided for the first-ever neonatal high dependency unit which wasn’t existing in the hospital.
The renovation and equipping of the newborn were announced in August this year at a health forum in Mombasa which brought together maternal health stakeholders at the Coast.
Safaricom Foundation also upgraded a maternity ward which can now accommodate 20 women.
The County Government of Mombasa equipped the newborn unit with assorted equipment such as incubators, baby warmers, baby cots, resuscitates and ward beds at a cost of KES 9 million.
The facelift also partitioned the newborn unit into different sections which include the doctors’ offices and the incubation room as well as the baby cot section. An acoustic ceiling was constructed and extensive paintwork is done.
This is really a great initiative bt the telecommunications company, thanks to the leadership and management more lactating and delivering mums will benefit feom this project , thus a good effort to improve the healthcare situation in the country.
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