Over 3,000 Kisii County residents have benefited from a free medical camp hosted by the M-PESA Foundation in partnership with Zuri Health and Lion SightFirst Eye Hospital. The camp took place at Kisii Primary School in Nyaribari Chache, on September 16, 2024.
The Foundation also distributed Mama Packs at Kisii County Referral Hospital, containing essentials for mothers and babies, to enhance maternal and child health.
“M-Pesa Foundation aims to transform lives, and we see health as one of the key pillars to guide us. Through these medical camps, we can bring healthcare services closer to the people, where we focus on reproductive health, eye and dental care, and non-communicable diseases,” said Peter Ndegwa, CEO, of Safaricom PLC.
At the medical camp, one of the major interventions is free corrective eye surgeries and checkups. Since April this year, when the Foundation launched a new phase of medical camps, over 160 patients have received free corrective eye surgeries courtesy of Lions SightFirst Eye Hospital and 10 other patients were issued with NHIF cover.
The camp offered other services, including breast and cervical cancer, fistula, general doctor consultations, diabetes screening, hypertension monitoring, and elderly and child health consultations.
“We continue transforming lives through these partnerships as we extent our reach to the community. One thing I could call out is the screening of diabetes which is pretty prevalent in this County as we get them to seek further medical care, something they don’t get access to often,” Jacquline Meroka Safaricom Foundation Trustee.
Zuri Health provides technology solutions by using Artificial Intelligence (AI) screening to monitor vital signs such as pulse rate, blood pressure, and body temperature, which guide further medical advice. Zuri Health also offers patients free follow-up consultations with doctors via SMS and WhatsApp for up to six months.
So far, the Foundation has held medical camps in eight other counties, including Siaya, Machakos, Bungoma, Nakuru, Kiambu, Kajiado, Nairobi, and Bomet counties, where over 24,000 people have benefited. The next camp will be in Migori County on September 21st, followed by a weeklong fistula camp in the same county.
