The Kenya Government in partnership with Kidney Research Kenya, King
College of the United Kingdom (UK) and Toledo Medical University of the
United States of America (USA) will construct a Ksh140 million renal
hospital in Ruiru Town of Kiambu County. Experts in the tourism sector are terming it as ‘Domestic Health
Tourism’. The Kiambu County Government, Kidney
Research Kenya and the University of Toledo from the US to construct a
renal center in the County
This medical facility to be built in Ruiru town will go a long way incaring for the growing number of Kidney patients. Kenyatta National Hospital, the only referral hospital in Nairobi,which is about 30 kilometres away from Ruiru town, hosts hundreds of the dialysis patients. When the Ruiru Renal Hospital becomes fully operational it will comprise 20 dialysis units capable of serving up to about 80 patients daily. The provision of these machines at the Ruiru health facility is expected to ease demand for dialysis machines at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH).
The Kiambu County Governor Hon. William Kabogo said the establishment of this Kidney health facility in Ruiru town would also serve patients from other Counties in a move that will ease the pressure of Kidney patients crowding the few available health facilities elsewhere in the Country.
He added that many kidney transplant patients would successfully go through post care challenges of Kidney management. Healso urged the National Government to continue conducting Community awareness campaigns effects emanating from Kidney complications.
The Governor announced that the Renal hospital in Ruiru town will be cheaper compared to other kidney facilities in the Country. He explained that one of the purposes of putting up the renal hospital was to make it be part of medical tourism.
He pointed out that the growth of the health sector in the country was greatly being hampered by the high demand of foreign exchange from Kenyans who seek treatment abroad. The Governor believes that patients with kidney challenges can be served more conveniently if they booked for treatment early at KNH or other health facilities in the Country.
Governor Kabogo urged the National Government to help fully equip all Public Hospitals in the Country to forestall the movement of Kenyans to seek health care mostly in the Asian Countries where treatment is considered cheap.The Governor urged for the introduction of strategies that would help attract more donors to set up or sponsor health facilities in the Country with the purpose of contributing to the Country’s Gross Domestic Product.
This medical facility to be built in Ruiru town will go a long way incaring for the growing number of Kidney patients. Kenyatta National Hospital, the only referral hospital in Nairobi,which is about 30 kilometres away from Ruiru town, hosts hundreds of the dialysis patients. When the Ruiru Renal Hospital becomes fully operational it will comprise 20 dialysis units capable of serving up to about 80 patients daily. The provision of these machines at the Ruiru health facility is expected to ease demand for dialysis machines at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH).
The Kiambu County Governor Hon. William Kabogo said the establishment of this Kidney health facility in Ruiru town would also serve patients from other Counties in a move that will ease the pressure of Kidney patients crowding the few available health facilities elsewhere in the Country.
He added that many kidney transplant patients would successfully go through post care challenges of Kidney management. Healso urged the National Government to continue conducting Community awareness campaigns effects emanating from Kidney complications.
The Governor announced that the Renal hospital in Ruiru town will be cheaper compared to other kidney facilities in the Country. He explained that one of the purposes of putting up the renal hospital was to make it be part of medical tourism.
He pointed out that the growth of the health sector in the country was greatly being hampered by the high demand of foreign exchange from Kenyans who seek treatment abroad. The Governor believes that patients with kidney challenges can be served more conveniently if they booked for treatment early at KNH or other health facilities in the Country.
Governor Kabogo urged the National Government to help fully equip all Public Hospitals in the Country to forestall the movement of Kenyans to seek health care mostly in the Asian Countries where treatment is considered cheap.The Governor urged for the introduction of strategies that would help attract more donors to set up or sponsor health facilities in the Country with the purpose of contributing to the Country’s Gross Domestic Product.
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