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MY ENCOUNTER AT PUMWANI MATERNITY HOSPITAL AND HOW GOVERNOR MIKE SONKO HAS IMPROVED THE STATUS OF THE FACILITY hospital main entrance    Four years ago before the sudden demise of my lovely aunt at facility I would not love to mention, I can vividly recall her offering a word of advice and insisted on the quote that "failure to reward intelligence, encourages mediocrity" well aunty is no more, she succumbed to excessive bleeding following a traumatic delivery, the facility where she delivered did not have enough facilities to offer her critical care before referral to a better facility.     This is why when anyone mentions anything to do with maternal mortality, I can not help but recall how aunty is no more. The recent mention of Pumwani maternity hospital seems to have brought a bag of mixed reactions in my mind but then I can not fail to mention that being a key opinion shaper and stakeholder on matters maternal health, I must appreciate One governor Mike S...

*HOW GOVERNOR MIKE SONKO HAS TRANSFORMED THE HEALTH SECTOR IN NAIROBI USING NEW PUMWANI MATERNITY HOSPITAL* when One walks to pumwani hospital for services, the output now is conspicuous both to the allies and foes of governor Mike sonko. Despite bad press, the services provided here cannot be gainsaid and the history of its origins is worth repeating.    In as much as most counties have not prioritised the health sector which is a basic need to all stakeholders, the flamboyant Nairobi governor Hon. Mike Sonko has not failed to hit headlines once again on his service delivery when it comes to health care.    His manifesto was Delivered with unfettered conviction as concerns health care in particular in pumwani. Despite its humble resources, the facility delivers 25,000 to 30,000 babies every year. Many big names in the history of Kenya were born in Pumwani. My mother tells me that, in the ’60s, the hospital would send you a midwife to help you deliver your ba...