Murang'a County Government, in collaboration with a healthcare provider, Benacare, has launched a mobile dialysis unit to improve healthcare access for residents in remote areas.
The unit, unveiled at Kirwara Hospital in Gatanga sub-county, will be deployed across various healthcare centres in the county, ensuring kidney patients receive timely treatment without the need to travel long distances.
Speaking during the launch of the mobile unit on Saturday, Governor Irung'u Kang'ata emphasised the unit's role in easing congestion at existing dialysis centres while also addressing the rising demand for kidney treatment.
He noted that the county used to have few functional dialysis machines, which were not enough to serve the increasing number of patients with kidney-related complications. "We had four functional dialysis machines in the county, which were not enough to serve all patients in need, with some even missing out on treatment.
