26/08/2025
๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐๐ ๐ง๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด & ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ผ๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ฎ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ด-๐ฆ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ง ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ
Marsabit County Teaching and Referral Hospital has entered a new chapter in diagnostic excellence with the decommissioning of its previous 64-slice CT scanner and the ongoing installation of a state-of-the-art ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ด-๐๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ง๐ผ๐บ๐ผ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ต๐ (๐๐ง) ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ.
This upgrade is a technological shift in precision medicine, patient safety, and advanced clinical care for the people of Marsabit and the greater Northern Kenya region.
The 128-slice CT scanner is among the most sophisticated imaging technologies in contemporary healthcare. By employing ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ด ๐๐น๐๐ฟ๐ฎ-๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐, the scanner is capable of capturing multiple cross-sectional images of the body in a single rapid rotation. These images are then reconstructed into highly detailed, three-dimensional views of organs, tissues, and blood vessels, enabling clinicians to diagnose conditions with unparalleled accuracy.
Its applications are vast and lifesaving. Specialists can now visualize the heart in motion, detect coronary artery blockages with speed and precision, and assess complex cardiovascular conditions without invasive procedures. Beyond cardiology, the scanner supports a broad spectrum of disciplines, from neurology in the evaluation of stroke and brain injuries, to oncology in the staging of cancers, to trauma care where swift imaging can be the difference between life and loss.
For patients, the benefits are equally profound. Reduced scanning times mean less exposure to radiation, greater comfort during examinations, and quicker turnaround in diagnosis. For doctors, it means sharper insights, more confident decision-making, and a stronger foundation for timely intervention.
As the engineers complete installation over the coming days, CT scan services at MCTRH remain temporarily suspended, and patients requiring imaging will be referred to facilities outside the county.
Once operational, this technology will reposition Marsabit County Teaching and Referral Hospital as a ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ต๐๐ฏ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ด๐ป๐ผ๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ, ensuring that residents no longer need to travel long distances for world-class imaging services.
This milestone, however, is not an isolated achievement. It is part of a ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ, ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐บ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ ๐.๐. ๐๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ ๐ผ๐ต๐ฎ๐บ๐๐ฑ ๐ ๐ผ๐ต๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐น๐ถ. In 2018, he commissioned Marsabitโs first-ever CT scanner, a landmark that transformed diagnostic capacity in the county. Today, the unveiling of the 128-slice CT scanner extends that same legacy of progress, reinforcing a consistent trajectory of investment that continues to redefine healthcare delivery in Marsabit.
Crucially, this achievement is emblematic of a wider vision that has placed Marsabit on a historic path. For the ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐๐ ๐ง๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ผ๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ผ ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฑ, an unprecedented milestone in the hospitalโs history. This extraordinary outcome is the direct result of Governor Aliโs foresight in availing not just infrastructure, but also the human resources needed to sustain it. His administration has delivered life-saving facilities such as the ๐๐น๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ธ, ๐ข๐
๐๐ด๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฃ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐, ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ป๐ถ๐, ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐ณ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ-๐ผ๐ณ-๐๐ต๐ฒ-๐๐ฟ๐ ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ๐
, each forming a cornerstone of a holistic healthcare ecosystem.
Under Governor Mohamud Aliโs stewardship, every milestone, from the commissioning of the first CT scanner in 2018 to the historic zero maternal mortality record of 2025, stands as proof of a healthcare agenda that is visionary in design, practical in ex*****on, and historic in outcome. Marsabitโs health sector is no longer aspiring to equity and excellence; it is living it.