Nairobi County to spend Sh98b on health

Susan Mboya-Kidero at a past event. [PHOTO: [BEVERLYNE MUSILI]

Nairobi; Kenya: The Nairobi County Government has launched a Sh97.8 billion five-year plan to improve health services. Out of this, the Nairobi City County Health Sector Strategic and Investment Plan will cost Sh19.6 billion, with the first year requiring Sh17.9 billion.

The plan sets ambitious targets that include increasing life expectancy for city residents by 10 per cent; reducing the infant mortality rate from 60 to less than 50 (per 1,000 births) and maternal mortality ratio from 488 to less than 300 (per 100,000 births). “This blueprint provides a valuable framework for concrete and measurable action to improve the health of the residents of Nairobi. We laud the county government for its commitment to the plan’s full implementation,” said Dr Susan Mboya-Kidero, wife to Governor Evans Kidero.