First Lady Margaret Kenyatta Wednesday handed over Sh40 million consignment of medical supplies and equipment to Consolata Hospital Kyeni in Embu County.
This is the second batch of a donation by America’s Commission on Urgent Relief and Equipment popularly known as Project C.U.R.E.
Speaking during the handing over ceremony, the First Lady said the medical supplies and equipment will boost healthcare provision by the health facility which begun in 1933 as a dispensary and got upgraded to a hospital in 1965.
She observed that the Consolata Hospital has had a major impact on the lives of many Kenyans.
The First Lady said it’s due to its efforts to secure quality healthcare for Embu residents that it was awarded the Johnson and Johnson’s Best Maternity in Eastern.
“The well- equipped new modern wing which was opened a few months ago, and part of which we are commissioning today, is indeed a true testament of the efforts being made to secure quality healthcare for the people of Embu County,” said the First Lady.
The First Lady delivered the first container of medical supplies and equipment worth Ksh 40 million to Chemolingot District Hospital in Baringo County in July this year.
At Wednesday’s function, the First Lady reminded Kenyans of the need to join hands to win the global war against HIV/AIDS.