Kenya: Spinal Injury Hospital Gets Equipment Worth Sh2.4 Million

24 January 2013

THE public has been urged to be careful on the road so as to avoid spinal injuries resulting from accidents. Speaking yesterday while giving laboratory equipment worth Sh2.4 million to the National Spinal Injury Hospital, chairman of Safaricom Foundation, Joseph Ogutu said traffic accidents are to blame for over 65 percent of all spinal injuries.

"We all have a role to play to reduce spinal injuries and it starts with individual responsibility on road usage," he said. An estimated 75,000 people have spinal conditions, and rely on the Nairobi based facility, which is ill-equipped to offer corrective services.

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