Garissa County has been rated the best performing county with the best health services in Kenya.
It emerged top in a survey by The Kenya Health Service Delivery Indicators (SDI) 2018 Report as the best county with the best health service delivery.
Garissa was the best county in the Adherence to the Clinical Guidelines in the management of the health conditions and Management of Maternal and Neonatal Complications.
The county was ranked top for increasing the number of deliveries within health facilities in the county and reducing maternal mortality rates.
Garissa County Government Press Unit on Facebook posted that SDI surveys examined the production of health services from the perspective of beneficiaries accessing services and on the quality of service delivery in basic health services.
In the Adherence to the Clinical Guidelines in the management of the health conditions, Garissa emerged top by scoring 73 per cent and also topped in the Management of Maternal and Neonatal Complications in by getting 70 per cent.
Garissa Governor Ali Korane has made efforts in improving health delivery in far-flung areas and to improve maternal health.