PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE ON HEALTH VISITS MTRH ON AN INSPECTION TOUR
The Parliamentary Committee on Health yesterday October 11, 2024 visited Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH) on an Inspection tour.
The Committee led by Chair Hon. (Dr.) Robert Pukose began with the tour of critical services reviewing the Social Health Authoriry (SHA) transition; Renal Dialysis services, Oncology & Radiothetapy services, ongoing projects; installation of the 1.5. Tesla MRI machine, newly commissioned Financial Services Centre housing the Social Health Authority- Eldoret Branch, MTRH Staff Pensions and Shamiri Sacco; Spine Theatre, Shoe4Africa Children’s Adella Rome Home, Harry J. Dyer Burns Unit, Julie Ann Perry Peadiatric Cancer Centre and Medical ICU.
The Committee took time to review the SHA transition process and witnessed one-on-one sessions as members of the public registered. They lauded MTRH for leading the way in transition to SHA and confirmed that no patient had been denied service.
The Committee urged SHA to move with speed in sensitizing the public, registration and ensure the system is seamless.
Areas deliberated on during the debriefing meeting at the CEO’s Boardroom, included; critical medical equipment, Human Resources for Health (HRH) and financial allocation.
The CEO , Dr. Philip Kirwa, thanked the Committee for the continued support extended to MTRH. The Committee was impressed by the quality services offered at MTRH and the level of cleanliness. Further, they lauded outreaches to counties aimed at disease prevention and early detection.
They, however, urged MTRH to scale up the outreaches to all counties within its nucleus. The Parliamentary Committee on Health was received by the MTRH Board and Hospital Management Team.