Charity run to boost health services at Diani health center,Kwale county
Director of operations Neptune hotels East Africa- Vikram korla/Photo Caroline Kahonzi
By Caroline kahonzi
Neptune village beach resort and spa Diani has partnered with rotary club Diani to raise funds approximately ksh 1 Million through charity run to facilitate good health services at Diani health center .
Speaking to journalists after flagging off the run at Neptune buildings Diani , director of operations Neptune hotels East Africa Vickram Korla said the partnership with rotary club has enabled them to receive many guests from overseas .
“ Today we are having this event on behalf of rotary club diani ,the club was founded in 1983 and is situated at Diani which is a very cosmopolitan tourists destination that receives a lot of tourists ,our club is so dynamic in that we receive a lot of tourists from overseas, besides professionals and business communities who are members of our club , we team up with rotary club overseas and anywhere in the world ,”Said Mr.Korla.
Mr. Korla said they have been doing the charity run annually before Covid- 19 pandemic targeting a certain project to the community.
“We do this run annually ,for the last three years we suspended the run due to Covid-19 pandemic. Every time we do the run we initiate a community project ,this year we are going to help Diani health Centre ”,Posed Mr.Korla .
On his side Getrude Mwende president of The Rotary club Diani noted that building of Diani health center by rotary club has been of great help to expectant mothers and young children .
“When rotary club started the initiative of building Diani health center ,we had tow mud houses ,but we have built and equipped the hospital we are targeting to raise approximately ksh 1 million to complete this health project ,” Said Ms. Mwende .
Ms .Mwende said that the rotary club is aiming at promoting environmental conservation as well as promoting water and sanitation within the community.
“if you join rotary club we work as a team and when we sit together we look after our community ,to become a member of rotary club you have to be a professional an ad/or business person,as rotarians we have to assist the community ,”Emphasized Ms.Mwende.
Ginora Wangai, a clinical officer in charge of Diani health centre confirmed the efforts by the rotary club boosting health services especially at the maternity level ,though appealing for more funds to expand the maternity wing .
“The maternity wing has a capacity of 8 beds and women delivery is very high upto 170 deliveries per month ,10 mothers can deliver in a day ,so it becomes a challenge to give them services at once because the wing is small ,” claimed Ms.Wangai .
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