NAIROBI, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki on Tuesday officially opened a hospital whose construction was funded by the Chinese government to scale up access to health services in the East African country.
Kibaki, who opened the Mama Lucy Kibaki Hospital, said the institution is a key development in the government's efforts to provide accessible health services to Kenyans.
"The Chinese government financed the construction of the hospital as well as provision of medical equipment. On its part, the government of Kenya provided the land on which the hospital is built and also financed construction of support works as well as purchase of additional equipment," he said.
The Kenyan leader noted that both the Kenya and Chinese governments contributed to the construction of the health facility, saying the development was a good example of partnerships between governments in efforts to improve the welfare of citizens.
He noted that the Mama Lucy Kibaki Hospital has served to decentralize and expand health services not only to patients in the Eastern part of Nairobi County but also has reduced the pressure on Kenyatta National Hospital which was previously serving the area residents.
Kibaki reaffirmed his government's commitment to improving both preventive and curative health services, saying over the last 10 years the government has sought to provide quality, affordable and accessible healthcare to all Kenyans.
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