Makueni County was pioneer in healthcare

Laboratory technologists at work on January 18, 2018, at Makueni County Referral Hospital. [File, Standard]

The county government of Makueni was the first to initiate efforts to strengthen primary healthcare by increasing the number of hospitals.

Between 2013 and 2015, the county increased its Level 2 and 3 hospitals from 90 to 226. Primary hospitals, where women could deliver from, also increased from 37 to 226 over the same period.