NAIROBI’S RIRUTA HEALTH CENTER RECEIVES EQUIPMENTS WORTH 1.2M FROM SPORTPESA

Sportpesa Chief Executive Officer Ronald Karauri present equipments worth 1.2 million Kenya shillings to Nairobi’s Riruta Health Center. PHOTO /VERA SHAWIZA

 

NAIROBI’S RIRUTA HEALTH CENTER RECEIVES EQUIPMENTS WORTH 1.2M FROM SPORTPESA

By Vera Shawiza

 

SportPesa Foundation  invested Ksh1.2 million in equipping the new

maternity wing at Riruta Health Center, a public health facility in

Nairobi County, as part of its maternal health and Covid-19 support.

 

 

 

 

SportPesa Foundation has supported the center with 12 hospital

ward beds, Ksh500,000 towards equipping the maternity unit’s

kitchen and PPE kits for health workers in the facility.

 

 

 

 

“We believe this partnership, which falls under our maternal health

pillar will go a long way in empowering this community. As

SportPesa, through our foundation, we are committed in supporting

maternal health in ensuring that women do not have to travel long

distances, or wait for available beds, to get the right health care,”

said Milestone SportPesa CEO Captain Ronald Karauri. “SportPesa

recognises the sacrifices made every day by our frontline healthcare

professionals and these PPE kits are part of our support to these

warriors in the fight against Covid-19.”

 

 

 

 

SportPesa Foundation remains committed to supporting

communities in areas of sports & education, maternal health care

and ending period poverty by promoting menstrual hygiene

projects.

 

 

 

 

“We are very grateful to SportPesa Foundation for this timely

donation. Riruta Health Center has been an outpatient facility

providing pre and post-natal care among many other services.

However, the Nairobi Metropolitan Service has just completed the

building of a maternal wing to enable us to provide full maternal as

well as 24-hour services. This donation, to us, is God-sent and will

have a huge impact to the large community that we serve,” said

Sister Maureen Wachira, the Facility-In-Charge at Riruta

Health Center.

 

 

 

 

The Health facility supports over 300,000 people monthly, within the

Riruta area and the neighbouring informal settlement.

 

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