Governor Tolgos COMMISSIONS FLAX MATERNITY WING
In order to provide improved and better health services, His excellency Governor Alex Tolgos today inagurated Flax health centre maternity wing and ambulances for Chepkorio ward, Keiyo South sub-county. Assorted equipment including a portable Ultra sound machine, baby incubator, baby resuscitaire, centrifuge, delivery beds, hospital beds, microscope among others were presented to the facility. All this in an effort to bring services closer to the residents who transversed long distance to seek for critical health services.
Governor Tolgos said that his administration was determined to ensure Elgeyo Marakwet residents had access to quality affordable health care service by constructing and operationalizing more health facilities and maternity wings within the county.
“Every mother and new born child deserves an equal chance of survival during the childbirth process. Your testmonies shows what the residents really lacked,” said Governor Tolgos.
He reiterated his administration’s commitment to prioritise the improvement of primary health care service citing it as a critical foundation in the prevention of diseases and death.
Health and sanitation chief officer Mary Kipchumba conquered with the medical practitioners that with the existence of ultra sound machine, mothers can monitor how the unborn baby was fairing enabling timely intervention. The department of health shall also increase the staff to ensure proficiency of the facility,” said CO Mary
Governor Tolgos went ahead and launched fifth Covid 19 vaccine outreach program. This program was necessitated by the low uptake of the COVID-19 vaccines within Elgeyo Marakwet with the county having achieved less than 25% of target population.
Mzee Julias Kibor a resident of Flax recalled on how he used to struggle to refer pregnant women who were in labour to Eldoret to seek medication. Others could deliver on road because of the distance
“I would like to thank the county government for construction of the maternity and the ambulance because initially our wives used to deliver on the road because of of lack of ambulance and the distance the hospital,” said Mzee Kibor
The governor was also accompanied by the acting director medical services Dr. Kosgei, Acting sub-County MOH Keiyo South Henry Kandagor and other health staff
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