Uasin Gishu Deputy Governor Daniel Chemno has asked the National Treasury to allocate more resources to the training of specialized doctors in all areas of the medical field.
Speaking during a stakeholder’s forum on health financing at an Eldoret hotel, Chemno said that this was the only way the government will save its citizens from using a lot of resources in healthcare.
The deputy county boss further reaffirmed that Uasin Gishu is committed to ensuring all her citizens get insurance cover to cushion them when seeking treatment.
Similar sentiments were shared by Health County Executive Everline Rotich who said that an assessment has been done to have all the population in the County get universal health care.
Rotich said they are working with all partners to ensure that the target is achieved and even surpassed so that the residents access quality healthcare wherever they need to.
Currently, 38 per cent of Uasin Gishu’s total population is under the national medical scheme of National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) and is expected to further rise as the campaign is set to gain momentum.
Health Chief Officer Dr Jones Cheruiyot on his part said all the systems placed by the departments' quality services will be offered by all county’s facilities and thus decongest the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital whose bed occupancy stands at 150 per cent at the moment.
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