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County hospitals cut referrals as CT scanners arrive in 14 regions

Health officials mark the delivery of CT scanners to 14 counties under the NESP programme in Nairobi on Wednesday, September 10, 2025.

Fourteen counties have received new computed tomography (CT) scanners under the government’s National Equipment Service Program (NESP) in a move officials say is reducing patient referrals to national hospitals.

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