Dr. Martin Wafula who is now serving as the Chief Executive Officer of Mutuini Level IV Hospital has emerged as one of the best performing public health officers in Nairobi County.
According to recent survey by Nairobi Journalists Association in collaboration with the County Assembly Health Committee ranks Martin ahead of Christine Kiteshuo of Pumwani Maternity Hospital.
He recently left Mama Lucy hospital with remarkable strides and step to steer development works at Mutuini Hospital, which will soon be named Mama Rachael Ruto level IV Hospital.
Dr. Wafula has built a reputation as a results-oriented administrator who is easily accessible both to the public, media and oversight bodies
At Mama Lucy, he helped advocate for accountability and a patient oriented culture that prioritises the need to work for the public first.
His transfer to Mutuini was a viewed as a downgrade but Wafula took it on a positive note, quickly transitioning to elevate the status of the facility majorly serving the rural folk of the larger Dagoreti side of Nairobi and the neighboring Kikuyu Constituency.
The facility is now undergoing State-of-the-Art Infrastructure renovations and expansions to modernize it and improve both it’s capacity and aesthetics.
The facility is now attracting patients who had long given up on county hospitals.
Dr. Martin is closely followed by the Chief Executive Officer of Pumwani Maternity Hospital Christine Kiteshuo.
She has been instrumental in implementing improvements at the hospital, including the completion of the Newborn Intensive Care Unit, which enhances the quality of maternal and newborn care.
Under her leadership, the hospital has also adopted skills-based training for healthcare workers through the Maternal and Newborn Health Learning Hub, supported by UNICEF.
This initiative aims to reduce maternal and newborn illnesses and deaths by improving health workers’ skills and quality of care.
The hospital has enhanced its services, including maternal care and neonatal care, with a 354-bed capacity and 144 baby cots.
The hospital has a learning hub that provides hands-on training for healthcare workers, focusing on maternal and newborn health.
