Waititu flags off Sh72m drugs for Kiambu hospitals.
Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu flagging off a consignment of drugs worth Ksh. 72 million to hospitals in the county on Thursday at the Thika Sub-County Headquarters. |
Kiambu Governor Ferdinand
Waititu has flagged off a consignment of drugs worth Ksh. 72 million to
hospitals in the county.
This consignment procured from Kenya Medical Supplies
Authority (KEMSA), will be delivered to every health facility and is expected
to last for the coming four months.
Speaking during the flagging off ceremony of the
consignment, the governor assured would address drug shortages reported in
hospitals and consisted of about 70% of the fast moving drugs.
Waititu issued a stern warning to rogue health workers with
intentions of stealing and selling the public medicine saying they will face
the full wrath of the law. He added that they had put in place an automated
tracking system of drugs in all health facilities where drugs to ensure that
all procurement and issues were well documented.
“We have automated our systems and all drugs issued will
from now henceforth be reflected into our computer system to enable us track
and detect when we are running low on stock,” Waititu said.
He asked the members of public to be in the front-line in the
fight against drug theft by reporting to his office, any illegal activities
they witnessed happening within the county health facilities.
The governor announced that his government had already
cleared the KES. 100 million debt to KEMSA that had been left behind by the
previous regime and they intended to clear the current procurement within the
next two months.
He appealed to all Kiambu residents to register for NHIF as
very soon, nobody will be served if they were not in the scheme.
“We are treating all patients in our level II and III
hospitals free of charge. Nonetheless, we will be demanding that everyone who
comes for treatment in our public hospitals to be registered with the NHIF. This
will more so affect patients from other counties who from now henceforth must
produce a NHIF card to receive treatment into our facilities not unless it is
an emergency,” he said.
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