Vihiga County to construct maternal health complex to curb mortality

Safaricom Foundation Chairperson Joseph Ogutu (left) and Vihiga Governor Wilber Ottichilo after commissioning the new maternal health hospital at Vihiga County Referral Hospital, on February 25, 2025. [Brian Kisanji, Standard]

Residents are set to benefit from specialised healthcare services following the commissioning of a state-of-the-art maternal and newborn health complex at Vihiga County Referral Hospital.

The Sh60 million facility, a collaboration between the county government and Safaricom M-Pesa Foundation, is expected to be constructed within the next 32 weeks.