This is Guka - EXTRA-ORDINARY EXPERIENCE! There's Hope! Kenya Can Still Work!

Chloe said:
I remember when I was due two months with Mutheu, I visited Nairobi Hospital for a checkup, the doctor threw me into frenzy, mara mtoto amekaa vibaya and I need caesarian ndio mtoto aweke kwa incubation ili aweze ku survive, mara my blood sugar level iko chini, let's I was told all manner of money scheming, I called my mom and told her what was going on, let's say she told to pay the consultation fee and walk out just like I had walked in.

We went to public clinic and all was fine as per the doctor who checked me, and was assured nothing to worry about. Two months down the line, I visited the same public clinic and I was blessed with a beautiful baby girl, I was discharged the following day after delivery and guess what was the total cost, 500 shillings.

Let's say however much I can afford those private hospitals, my first check-in is always a public hospital and 99% I am always satisfied with their checkups.
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These are the stories that are rarely told by the toxic brigade. There are really, really great things happening out there in the public health sector. Incidentally, I have been going to Nairobi Hospital for the longest but I have to say that their services have gone south as their charges have risen dramatically. And it is not rare to sit at their A&E center for more than an hour waiting to be attended, especially on weekends..
 
Chloe said:
I remember when I was due two months with Mutheu, I visited Nairobi Hospital for a checkup, the doctor threw me into frenzy, mara mtoto amekaa vibaya and I need caesarian ndio mtoto aweke kwa incubation ili aweze ku survive, mara my blood sugar level iko chini, let's I was told all manner of money scheming, I called my mom and told her what was going on, let's say she told to pay the consultation fee and walk out just like I had walked in.

We went to public clinic and all was fine as per the doctor who checked me, and was assured nothing to worry about. Two months down the line, I visited the same public clinic and I was blessed with a beautiful baby girl, I was discharged the following day after delivery and guess what was the total cost, 500 shillings.

Let's say however much I can afford those private hospitals, my first check-in is always a public hospital and 99% I am always satisfied with their checkups.
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Same happened to my sis. Matter were telling her her and her baby were in a terrible condition and needed urgent admission. She had a nurse friend at Kenyatta who advised her to go there for confirmation. At Kenyatta was just given iron supplements and sent home. By the way Kenyatta private wing maternity is one of the best
 
ranny wa klist said:
Same happened to my sis. Matter were telling her her and her baby were in a terrible condition and needed urgent admission. She had a nurse friend at Kenyatta who advised her to go there for confirmation. At Kenyatta was just given iron supplements and sent home. By the way Kenyatta private wing maternity is one of the best
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Ha ha ha. You remind me of a(then) colleague who was being wheeled into theater for a CS at the same hospital around 2008 eti baby was in a breech position. Just as they scrubbed her water broke and brat popped out. Kumbe there's a scam to have women have CSs. Higher charges compared to normal delivery and a longer hospital stay. The baggas don't care that a CS is a major invasive procedure that carries serious risks including infection, hemorrhage, and rupture. Pesa tuu.....
 
Field Marshal said:
paediatric ARVs
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I know it makes sense but still...
 
One thing that I'll forever give the jubilee govt credit for is Linda Mama. My wife gave birth at Thika Level 5 maternity wing, great services they have there and all at a cost of 0 shillings, I was amazed, na vile it cost me 200K for the birth of the previous one. Nowadays I swear by public hospitals, private nitakuwa nikizionea kwa video.
 
Mayekeke said:
One thing that I'll forever give the jubilee govt credit for is Linda Mama. My wife gave birth at Thika Level 5 maternity wing, great services they have there and all at a cost of 0 shillings, I was amazed, na vile it cost me 200K for the birth of the previous one. Nowadays I swear by public hospitals, private nitakuwa nikizionea kwa video.
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Barabara pia mashinani ziko on a very high gear kumaliziwa.
 
Field Marshal said:
So I had a small accident in the house (mwiko? Falling down the stairs? Top drawer falling down on me? Grand-child doing a number on my bald head with a serving spoon? Whatever?) which left me with a two inch deep cut on my head.

I was of two minds - to just do home first aid or to drive to the nearest health facility - the controversial (redacted) Hospital for assessment and possible suturing. I didn't want to make the long drive to a facility where I could be treated free (yaani najulikana).

(Coming so soon after my gastritis/Covid scare, I have been left wondering, huu mwaka tutatoboa kweli?)

Anyway, to (redacted) Hospital I went.

After a cursory examination by some bored nurses, the verdict came back; they were going to dress the wound (for 800/=), and if I had Ksh5,500/= cash, the doctor could do the two stitches needed.

I was outraged. That kind of money for a superficial cut? Who the ferk were these people, shylocks or medics? I have experience with these kind of things, and I can authoritatively say this (over Sh6,000) was a little over the top.

So, I told them to just maintain the wound with a saline dress (imagine ni mimi nawaelezea!) and to give me a tetanus jab and I would return later for the suture (should be done within 24 hours).

And then a crazy thought entered my mind.

Just round the corner was the Langata City Council Health Clinic. What if I went there and had a second opinion?

I went back home, had uji and then went to the city council clinic. For good measure, I carried with me 2k. If they made me wait for 20 minutes, I would leave and make the long drive to the facility 'najulikana'.

What happened at the City Council clinic surprised me. They took down all my vitals, including BMI (height and weight, very rare in private clinics), asked me the last time I had done a HIV test and if I wanted a free one, and had the wound examined by a medic and dressed. ALL WITHIN 40 MINUTES. There were only three other patients, one of whom drove in in a Merc!

But I was in for another surprise.

After the dressing, a very polite nurse took my card and came back with paracetamol and Amoxil 500mg full course (1X3).

"Mzee, you are good to go. Make sure you finish the Amoxil dose, and take care of yourself. As much as possible avoid these small accidents. Come back after two days we see your progress".

Another thing I noticed. During the history taking the medic was very keen that my cut was not a case of assault or domestic violence. She kept asking me leading questions that kept me smiling (been there, done that - the questions go like, "Mnaishi na nani? Mbona hakukuleta?, Anajua uko huku?"). Absolutely professional.

After a while, me: "Asante. Cashier ako wapi?"

They looked at me blankly.

"Cashier? Hapa hakuna cashier. This facility is free, courtesy of the county gavament".

Let me just say I almost fell off the chair.

Rant and whine how badly Kenya has fallen, but some things still work, apparently.

If only you mathafakas could stop breeding like rats and worked harder instead of complaining the whole day.

PS: AND I AM NO PEASANT, JUST A BRAVE KENYAN.
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Kenya was the best country in the world. I have no idea when we took the wrong turn. I wish we could re-set back to 1977 start there and do things right.
 
Field Marshal said:
Ha ha ha. You remind me of a(then) colleague who was being wheeled into theater for a CS at the same hospital around 2008 eti baby was in a breech position. Just as they scrubbed her water broke and brat popped out. Kumbe there's a scam to have women have CSs. Higher charges compared to normal delivery and a longer hospital stay. The baggas don't care that a CS is a major invasive procedure that carries serious risks including infection, hemorrhage, and rupture. Pesa tuu.....
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Mater are well known for this. Has been going on for ages....
 
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