Lamu County Governor H.E Issa Timamy EGH, OGW has reaffirmed his government’s commitment to ensure residents get quality and affordable healthcare.

Speaking at Mokowe County Headquarters on Wednesday during an entry meeting with USAID Stawisha Pwani who presented a cheque of Sh. 14 Million towards the establishment of primary healthcare network, the Governor thanked USAID for their partnership ephasizing that it will boost the County’s efforts towards accelerating primary healthcare.

“This partnership will go a long way towards promoting health services to be more accessible, affordable, and acceptable to the communities in Lamu County,” he said.

USAID further pledged to donate $100,000 which will be used by the Department of Health towards the establishment of a Methadone clinic and a Drug Abuse Psychosocial Support clinic at Faza hospital for rehabilitation of persons who use and inject drugs.

The primary health care grant will compliment Timamy Care (Afya Mashinani) initiative which has been instrumental in promoting proactive outreach services to the communities within the County to reduce the burden of non-communicable diseases and mental health illnesses. Under Timamy Care, the Department of Health has undertaken successful 87 specialized clinics across the County where over 2,000 patients have been attended.

The meeting was attended by Deputy Governor H.E Raphael Munyua, CECM Health Hon. Dr. Mbarak Bhajaj, Chief of Staff Mr. Abdulnasir Issa, Medical Services Director Dr. Baasba, Deputy Chief of Party Dr. Masaulo, Representative from the Ministry of Health among others.

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For more information contact:

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