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Public hospitals to treat children below 5 years for free, Governor Nassir says

Mombasa Governor Abdulswamad Shariff Nassir during a briefing at his office on March 31, 2023. [Kelvin Karani, Standard]

It is a reprieve for parents after Mombasa Governor Abdulswamad Nassir directed all public hospitals in the county to offer free medical care for children aged below five years.

Nassir said free treatment for such children, which is being offered at the Coast General Teaching and Referral Hospital (CGTRH), has been extended to hospitals and other medical centres across the county.

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