Mombasa County unveils first High Dependence Unit for newborn babies in the countryIn a bid to reduce the infant mortality rate in the Coast region, a High Dependency Unit (HDU) for premature and underweight babies has been set up.The unit established at the Coast General Teaching and Referral hospital in Mombasa County will provide critical care for the newborns to increase their chances of survival. The upgraded unit at the hospital’s maternity wing, which can accommodate 40 infants and 20 mothers a day, is a Sh21 million partnership between Mombasa County and Safaricom. Mr Joho said with the upgraded neonatal unit and other recent developments, the referral hospital is at par with private hospitals in the county. Safaricom Foundation trustee Rita Okuthe praised public-private partnerships and urged other counties to embrace them to improve service delivery. “As Safaricom Foundation, we are advocating for access to maternal, newborn and child heath services.

Source: Standard Digital December 23, 2019 21:00 UTC