Relief as 24 diagnostic machines to be installed at county hospitals

National Equipment Service Programme is expected to ensure delpoyment of diagnostic equipment to public hospitals. [Courtesy]

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.