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Bettering health through improved
INfRAStRUctURE
andera had one of the worst healthcare indicators
in the country before devolution. However, today,
Mit is a shining example of transformation and im-
proved services.
High maternal/infant mortality rates, poor child survival,
and disease burden were higher than the rest of the coun-
try. The sorry state of health services was exacerbated by
inadequate infrastructure, poor pharmaceutical supplies,
and inadequate access to healthcare, characterised by
few primary healthcare facilities in relation to the sparse
nomadic population.
Health CEC Mohammed Sheikh (second right) and members of the county
government inspect the new X-ray equipment.