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Public-private partnership boosts lab services in Taita-Taveta County

Staff at Moi County Referral Hospital - Voi's main lab, which was upgraded thanks to a PPP between Taita-Taveta County and Lancet Group of Labs.

The viability of Public-Private Partnerships in the country is facing increasing questions, but a ground-breaking collaborative project involving the Taita-Taveta County is successfully delivering results in a sector not known for such projects.

The three-year PPP has upgraded the Voi County Referral Hospital’s main laboratory transforming it from a rundown facility that could not meet the needs of the 300,000 county residents. The project has become a model for PPPs in that medical lab sub-sector.

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