Promoting good health for all

We live in a fast-paced world where people hardly have time to eat right, sleep well or even exercise. This is the reason why we are faced with many lifestyle diseases where most people only visit health facilities when get sick.

Preventive healthcare and why it matters

The burden of healthcare is increasingly becoming dire for many households yet some, push it on the back burner. A lot of people are financially strained because of the high costs of curative healthcare. But there is a better way to manage healthcare, by prioritizing preventive healthcare.
Preventive healthcare is simply the steps that one takes to stay healthy before they get sick. So, even if you are healthy, you can still see a doctor to keep your health in check. Preventive healthcare not only keeps you healthier but also saves you medical costs. For instance, regular checkups and immunizations are examples of preventive care.
In efforts to bring healthcare services closer to the community we serve in, and further raise awareness on why regular health checkup is important, City Health Hospital conducted a five-day free medical camp.

Medical camp preparation

It was all hands on deck as the City Health Team rolled up their sleeves to get the medical camp venue ready. No effort was spared in ensuring the week ahead would be fruitful in order to serve as many people as possible.

Good health for all

Since the inception of City Health Hospital, our vision is to be the first-choice facility in healthcare in our community, providing high quality patient centered care at reasonable prices. The free medical camp provided an opportunity for City Health to offer free medical services and also educate the public on ways to stay healthy.

Presently, 36 per cent of Kenyans are at risk of being impoverished by the financial burden of chronic diseases thus the need to raise more awareness on the importance of investing in preventive care.

An all-inclusive medical camp

Preventive care helps identify different health problems such as high blood pressure and diabetes in their early stages before they become chronic. Thus, the importance of regular checkups needs to amplified.
At the medical camp, we provided different checkup services such as; dental, optical, vitals and blood sugar.

Dental

Did you know, a simple dental checkup can reveal an underlying serious condition? Therefore, it is recommended that you visit a dentist at least twice a year. This will ensure you remain dental healthy and keep other underlying health issues at bay.

Eye checkup

Getting regular eye examination is important if one is to improve their quality of day-to-day life. An eye examination can help detect conditions such as cataracts or glaucoma among others. Some eye conditions if left unchecked could lead to sight loss.

Medication

We also provided drugs at no cost for the patients who attended the camp with different ailments. We left nothing to chance when it came to getting the right diagnosis and offered the right prescription to those in attendance.

Caring for our environment

As we endevour to offer quality healthcare services in conducive environment both inwardly and outwardly, we are cognizant to the importance of taking care of our environment. To this end, we concluded the medical camp with a street cleanup of Tom Mboya Street (where the Nairobi branch is located)- from the Odeon building to Kenneth Matiba Road.

Service to our community

Serving people in a clean environment gives them an assurance of not just their hygiene but their safety as well. As the adage goes, ‘cleanliness is next to godliness’, the City Health team braved the harsh sunlight to ensure our surrounding environment was kept clean.

The team that cares

We appreciate the entire team for giving themselves to serve the community and keeping the environment clean.

We continue to play our part to advocate good health for all in a fast-changing world. Providing quality healthcare remains the center of all we do. When it comes to health care, we are your facility of choice!

Author: Mercy Waithaka