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The state legislature approved a bill for the establishment of a state hospital in Middletown to use homeopathic therapy methods on April 28, 1870. The hospital, which opened in 1874 with 69 patients. Henry Reed Stiles became the second superintendent of the hospital in 1875 and introduced strict dietary regimens. From 1877 until 1902, Dr ...
Under the centralized system, all healthcare facilities were organized into 6 levels. The levels of medical services in Kenya are assessed by the Ministry of Medical Services and the Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation. The same evaluation system is used for all public, private, mission, and NGO type health facilities. [11]
Map of Kenya showing former Provinces before 2013. This is a list of hospitals in Kenya by former provinces and county.There are 57 public hospitals, including seven national referral hospitals, 47 county referral hospitals, and two sub-county hospitals.
Malaria remains a major public health problem in Kenya and accounts for an estimated 16 percent of outpatient consultations. Malaria transmission and infection risk in Kenya are determined largely by altitude, rainfall patterns, and temperature, which leads to considerable variation in malaria prevalence by season and across geographic regions.
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The Kenyatta National Hospital is the oldest hospital in Kenya. It is a public, tertiary, referral hospital for the Ministry of Health. It is also the teaching hospital of the University of Nairobi College of Health Sciences. It is the largest hospital in the country and East Africa as well. [1]
Ministry of Health. Mwai Kibaki (1988–1991) Charity Kaluki Ngilu (2003–2007) Ministries of Public Health and Medical Services (created in 2008) Ministry of Public Health Beth Mugo (2008-2012) Ministry of Medical Services Peter Anyang Nyong'o (2008-2012) Ministry of Health. James Wainaina Macharia (2013-2015) [7] Cleopa Kilonzo Mailu (2015-2017)
Notable health facilities in the former division include the Mukurwe-ini Sub-District Hospital, a fully fledged hospital with ward and surgical facilities, the Gikondi Mission Hospital(Nyagaitwa), Karaba, Mweru, Giathugu, Gakindu, Thangathi, Kiuu, Ichamara and Gumba Health Centres and Mihuti Dispensary.