The era of severely sick patients from rural areas seeking specialised care in the capital Nairobi, or other major cities, could be coming to an end if the latest developments in the National Equipment Service Programme (NESP) progress as intended.
The NESP programme will see the deployment of an initial 24 Diagnostic Imaging CT scan machines, two diagnostic imaging mammogram machines, 30 operating theatres and 100 laboratories across the country.
The initiative, structured under a multi-billion fee-for-service model, is designed to efficiently upgrade infrastructure and strengthen early detection and treatment of common diseases in public health facilities.
Sunview Medipro International, one of seven vendors selected through a tender process, is currently making installations at Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital in Kisumu, King Fahd Lamu County Referral Hospital, Kerugoya County Referral Hospital and Wajir County Referral Hospital.
