Kenya will build two new major hospitals with help from the African Development Bank. The Cabinet gave its OK for these Level VI teaching hospitals in the Bungoma and Kericho areas. These hospitals aim to bring better healthcare to places that need it most. This supports the government's plan to provide all Kenyans with health services. The country already has five big referral hospitals spread across different regions.
Kenyatta National Hospital stands as the largest health center in Kenya with 1,800 beds. It started running in 1987 through an official notice. The hospital takes patients from other medical centers when they need special care. It helps train doctors through the University of Nairobi Medical School. The facility sees about 2,000 inpatients every day and serves around 70,000 people each year who stay overnight.
Mathari Hospital focuses on mental health care as a national referral center. It began in 1904 as a place to isolate smallpox patients. Later, it changed to help people with mental illness. The hospital opened a secure unit for lawbreakers with mental health issues in 1978. It remains the only public place offering special psychiatric help and training for health workers.
Kenyatta National Hospital stands as the largest health center in Kenya with 1,800 beds. It started running in 1987 through an official notice. The hospital takes patients from other medical centers when they need special care. It helps train doctors through the University of Nairobi Medical School. The facility sees about 2,000 inpatients every day and serves around 70,000 people each year who stay overnight.
Mathari Hospital focuses on mental health care as a national referral center. It began in 1904 as a place to isolate smallpox patients. Later, it changed to help people with mental illness. The hospital opened a secure unit for lawbreakers with mental health issues in 1978. It remains the only public place offering special psychiatric help and training for health workers.
