Laikipia VTCs Supplying Hospital Beds
Updated on: Jul 17, 2020
As a response to the Presidential directives for each county to have at least 300 hospital beds as a preparation of surging Covid-19 victims, county government of Laikipia has engaged VTCs to make the vital commodities.
Nyahuru, Nanyuki and Marmanet VTCs have combined efforts to produce high quality special hospital bed that would have otherwise cost the government much of the taxpayers money had they been imported as was the case before.
The beds are produced at one point to ensure same quality and for close monitoring from various stakeholders.
We saw it fit to bring the three VTCs in one place as the beds require close supervision and monitoring from the medical department to ascertain we produce quality, long-lasting and comfortable beds to be used in hospitals, said Tabitha Mbiriri, CEC Education-the department under which VTCs fall.
Already, 70 beds have been dispersed to heath facilities and are in use.
A total of 180 hospital beds are ready. The rest are expected to be complete before the set deadline of 22 July, 2020.
Upon hitting the 300-bed target, the VTCs will start making the same standards of beds for the neighboring counties of Nyeri, Nyandarua, Isiolo and Meru which have shown interest after seeing the expertise and skills Laikipia VTCs have demonstrated.
Nyahuru, Nanyuki and Marmanet VTCs have combined efforts to produce high quality special hospital bed that would have otherwise cost the government much of the taxpayers money had they been imported as was the case before.
The beds are produced at one point to ensure same quality and for close monitoring from various stakeholders.
We saw it fit to bring the three VTCs in one place as the beds require close supervision and monitoring from the medical department to ascertain we produce quality, long-lasting and comfortable beds to be used in hospitals, said Tabitha Mbiriri, CEC Education-the department under which VTCs fall.
Already, 70 beds have been dispersed to heath facilities and are in use.
A total of 180 hospital beds are ready. The rest are expected to be complete before the set deadline of 22 July, 2020.
Upon hitting the 300-bed target, the VTCs will start making the same standards of beds for the neighboring counties of Nyeri, Nyandarua, Isiolo and Meru which have shown interest after seeing the expertise and skills Laikipia VTCs have demonstrated.
