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| Muranga 2017 gubernatorial aspirant Dr Moses Ndung'u Mwangi. |
Murang'a County has not been an exception. Dr Moses who in 2004 was honoured by President Mwai Kibaki with the Head of State Commendation (HSC) in recognition of his contribution to the advancement of health care in Kenya and who is poised to take the top county job come August, however, promises to turn things around by delivering top notch healthcare in Murang'a.
Dr Moses believes that health is wealth and that is why health is such a top priority in his agenda for the county.
"A county full of sick people who cannot afford quality healthcare is indeed very sick and you don't expect any meaningful development however much you try on the other sectors. My priority in Murang'a healthcare will be to equip all health facilities with medicine and necessary equipment for diagnosing various diseases " says Dr Moses.
He adds: "It is also good note that Murang'a is the one of the few counties in Kenya that don't get medical supplies from the Kenya Medical Supplies Agency(KEMSA) which is the reason we never enough medicine for our patients. This will be a story of the past under my government."
Dr Moses wealth of experience in healthcare is unrilvalled. He is a member of the Pharmaceutical Society of Kenya (PSK) and served for several years as its national treasurer and various other council positions. In 2007, Moses was honoured by the PSK for his exemplary service to the profession.
"Murang'a residents have suffered poorhealthcare since health was devolved to the counties 4 years ago.Even when there is no national health crisis like the just ended doctors' strike, Murang'a healthcare is often on a breakdown mode.However, with Dr Moses this is bound to end. I intend to makeMurang'a amodel of good health care through a number of ways. One ofthem will be to introduce what I call 'Daktari Mashinani' program.
The program will basically entail booking clinics for patients who
have been referred to the county referral hospital. There will be no
need for them to move all the way to Murang'a Town for
treatment. Patients shall be booked at their local hospitals where the
relevant doctor(s) will come to treat them."
He also served in the executive committee of the Kenya Association of Pharmaceutical Industry (KAPI) and was its chair between 2009 and March 2012. He was a founder board member of the Kenya Health Federation (KHF), the umbrella body that represents the health sector in the Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA).
Dr Moses served on the board of the Kenya Medical Supplies Agency (KEMSA) from August 2009 until August, 2012. As a manager in the medical profession. Moses devoted 24 years of his career to preventing diseases through training, promotion and advocacy for vaccines.
He is a faithful student of Louis Pasteur who said, ‘to treat is good, to prevent is better’. For about 16 years until December 2012, Moses was the Eastern Africa Regional Director of the world number 1 vaccines company, Sanofi Pasteur overseeing nine (9) countries.Thereafter, Moses served as Deputy CEO of The Karen Hospital.
Dr Moses also believes that good legislation can also help facilitate treatment of terminal diseases like cancer, heart diseases that are killing Kenyans at a high rate.
"If we can have good legislation that will facilitate treatment of such diseases in the county patients can get help right here. It calls for much lobbying at both the national and the county level. There's hope. I see a new Murang'a county where we as leaders will work on bringing these services home," Dr Moses asserts.