Wajir County receives second mobile clinic

By: Ismail Noor

WAJIR—The county received its second mobile clinic from Beyond Zero campaign championed by First Lady, Margret Kenyatta Monday.

The award of the vehicle came after the County was rated best in the campaign, significantly reducing maternal mortality death, transmission of HIV and AIDS through mother to child and aiding nutrition cases.

Wajir First “Lady Rukia” Abdinasir flagging off the second beyond zero mobile clinic. Photo: Courtesy

Wajir County is the only County that received second mobile clinic in the entire forty seven counties due to success in its utilization.

The clinic will start its operations at Hubsoy Town Wajir South Sub County after it was flagged off by Wajir County “First Lady”, Rukia Abdinasir.

“We want to change the narrative that Kenya is the worst place to be pregnant and give birth by bringing services closer to the remotest place and aid pastoralists even when they are on the move”, Rukia Abdinasir said.

Wajir County received the second mobile clinic Monday in Wajir. Photo: Courtesy

The vehicle is equipped to level three hospital with pharmacy, consultation office, laboratory and maternity section. The first mobile clinic reached over eight thousand adult, 11,657 children, 9054 HIV tested individuals, 33 deliveries, 214 nutrition cases and over 1000 pregnant mothers.

County Executive Committee of Health Rukia Maalim lauded the efforts of partners like NGOs and Corporate businesses in championing the beyond zero campaign in equipment and helping on emergencies.

“Together, we can inspire the importance of collective action and responsibility. Our main focus must be us all pulling resources to save lives”, Maalim added.