Lamu county has for the first time ever in history conducted a successful hip replacement and spine surgery at the newly opened Mokowe orthopedics and trauma unit.

This is part of the County Government of Lamu initiative to continuously invest in the health department and ensure residents have access to quality medical services.

The state-of-the-art facility that was opened on Friday by Governor Issa Timamy EGH, OGW takes the county’s medical care a notch higher by offering a full spectrum of specialized services for which residents would earlier be referred to facilities outside the county.

Patients who underwent successful screening will undergo free complex bone and joint surgeries like spine surgery, hip and knee replacement as well as open fixation of fractures. These operations will be undertaken by 38 medical doctors at the facility that hosts in-patient services including common general illnesses and fracture management.

The Governor vowed to ensure that local residents, investors and visitors get the best medical services without having to travel outside the county’s borders.

Also present was Lamu Deputy Governor Raphael Munyua, CECM’s, CO’s, Directors, MCAs, Safaricom Foundation led by their Chairman Me. Ogutu, Development partners and residents of Mokowe.

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For more information contact:

Lamu County Government Communications Office at communication@lamu.go.ke