Vihiga maternity wing to get Sh130 million boost

THE stalled maternity wing at the Vihiga County Hospital will be completed to enhance the government’s free maternal care policy, Governor Moses Akaranga has said. Speaking at the hospital on Friday, Akaranga said the county government will revise its budget allocations to raise the Sh130 million required to complete the department. The county has allocated Sh100 million for upgrading and improvement of the hospital for 2013-14 financial year. “The government’s free maternal care policy cannot be achieved without a functioning maternity wing,” Akaranga said. He said the health sector in...