RELIEF AT LAST: COUNTY UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE STEPS IN FOR AILING ELDER

Janet Mutindi, 32, a mother of three from Kamunyulo Village in Wote/Nziu Ward, has every reason to smile after her family received a lifeline through the county’s health coverage initiative.

Since marrying her husband in 2017, Mutindi has been caring for her father-in-law, who has been battling a persistent cough that at times leads to vomiting. The family has struggled to raise the surgery fees recommended by doctors, leaving them anxious and financially strained.

However, on Tuesday, the administration of Governor Mutula Kilonzo Jr. came to their rescue.

Through a household assessment conducted by all the clusters, Mutindi’s father-in-law was identified as one of the beneficiaries of the Makueni Universal Health Coverage (UHC) program currently being rolled out across the county.

He is among many vulnerable residents targeted under the ongoing mass Social Health Authority (SHA) registration and the county’s universal health coverage program, which aims to cushion needy households from the vagaries of difficult economic times.