17/02/2024 - M-PESA Foundation Holds Free Medical Camp In Garissa County

The medical camp, held in collaboration with Zuri Health and Lion Sight First Eye Hospital, benefitted more than 3,000 people in the county.

Over 3,000 Garissa County residents have benefited from a medical camp hosted by the M-PESA Foundation in partnership with Zuri Health and Lion Sight First Eye Hospital at Garissa Level 5 Teaching and Referral Hospital.

The Foundation also handed 50 mama packs, which contain essentials for both mothers and babies, to mothers at the hospital as part of its efforts to enhance maternal and child health.

M-PESA Foundation held its first camp in Lamu County in May last year and has held camps in Nairobi, Kakamega, Mombasa, Meru, Kisumu, Trans Nzoia, Narok, Nyandarua and Machakos counties, impacting over 24,000 people. An additional 110 people have benefitted from free one-year NHIF memberships, where they can access further medical services.

“As we successfully hold our 11^th free medical camp, we continue to realize our purpose of transforming lives and take healthcare services closer to the people, with a focus on non-communicable diseases, reproductive health advice and general health consultations,” said Joseph Ogutu, Safaricom Foundation Chairman.

Among the medical services provided at the camp were general consultations, cervical and breast cancer screening, Fistula screening, general doctor consultations, diabetes screening, hypertension monitoring and child health consultations.

Zuri Health provides technology solutions by offering patients who attend the medical camps free follow-up consultations with doctors via SMS and WhatsApp for up to six months.