It is not clear why the commissioning of the ICU has been delayed as the county urgently needs one.
A week ago, Governor Wilber Ottichilo only said that the five-bed unit will be launched “soon”
Vihiga’s health department is pushing for the immediate commissioning of a newly established intensive care unit (ICU) at the county referral hospital following a surge of Covid-19 cases.
The department, through its Covid-19 situational report dated October 30, is also recommending the immediate installation and operationalisation of an oxygen plant at the Mbale-based health facility.
