Taita Taveta gets Sh100m boost for health facilities
By KNA, September 22, 2022
World Bank will be investing Sh100 million to modernise the healthcare systems in Taita Taveta County.
This emerged on Monday during a tour of the Moi County Referral Hospital-Voi by County Government officials led by Governor Andrew Mwadime and representatives of System Partners Limited, an ICT company acting as the link to the World Bank.
Mwadime (pictured)expressed gratitude to the World Bank and welcomed more investors to support the wellbeing of the county and the Coast region.
“We welcome the World Bank’s investment with both hands. Our doors are open for investors with an interest to support and lift the wellbeing of our people,” he said.
According to Martin King’ori of System Partners Limited, the IT firm spearheading the investment, the smart health system, dubbed Funsoft HMIS/EERP will among other things streamline record keeping, track the movement of drugs and manage workforce as well as payroll.
It will also enhance better healthcare service delivery by ensuring accurate capturing of patients’ information, symptoms, diagnosis, and prognosis.
“Funsoft HMIS/EERP is a game changer in healthcare services delivery. There will be better capturing and using of patient’s information to help in diagnosis and prognosis,” said King’ori.