Co-operative Bank of Kenya has spent Ksh 102 million on reconstructing and equipping three orthopaedic wards at the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH), in a project aimed at improving patient care and strengthening public healthcare infrastructure.
The lender, through the Co-operative Bank Foundation, handed over the refurbished facilities to the Ministry of Health and KNH management on October 29, following six months of construction and installation of medical equipment.
Co-operative Bank Director of Corporate and Institutional Banking, Lydia Rono says the project was intended to support better health outcomes while providing medical personnel with improved facilities and equipment to carry out their work.
The upgraded wards have been fitted with modern equipment, including hospital beds, to improve treatment conditions for patients and enhance the capacity of healthcare workers to deliver specialised orthopaedic services.
Rono says the refurbishment is part of efforts to strengthen specialised healthcare services at KNH, the country’s largest referral hospital, which handles patients requiring complex treatment from across Kenya and the wider region.
Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale received the facilities alongside KNH Chairperson Abass Gullet and KNH CEO Richard Lesiyampe.
Public hospitals face growing demand for specialised treatment and pressure to expand infrastructure and improve the quality of care.