Del Monte Kenya Limited, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, Murang’a County, conducted a highly successful free medical camp at Collage Primary School in Muranga South sub-county, in Murang’a County. The event provided vital health services to the community, including screenings for breast, prostate, and cervical cancers, along with various preventive and curative treatments. Among the key objectives of the medical camp that targets over 1,000 residents was to promote good practices and positive health seeking behaviors through education sessions on good nutrition, mother and child health, and hygiene and sanitation to generate awareness and encourage their adoption especially among women and adolescents.
Del Monte Kenya Limited, along with partners JKUAT, Ganesh, Ministry of Health Muranga, NHIF, Minet Insurance, Shalina Health Care, Central Memorial Hospital, Furaha Chemist, Cascade, Metro Trans, and others, worked tirelessly to ensure the smooth execution of the medical camp and provide comprehensive healthcare services to the community.
The event, which began at 7.00 a.m. with registration and welcome remarks by Wayne Cook, the Managing Director Del Monte and the Area Chief, Issac Mwoce, saw active participation from the community. Health talks were conducted to educate attendees, leading to a productive medical examination exercise that lasted until 4.00 p.m.
“Del Monte recognizes the centrality of communities to its operations which is also underpinned within our corporate social responsibility (CSR) policy. This free medical camp is part of our continuous CSR strategy that is in line with our core values as a company that cares for its communities,” said Cook.
“This medical camp also serves to mark the WHO Breast Cancer Month that is observed in October with breast cancer screening being a major component,” Cook added.
The medical camp was part of Del Monte’s United Nations Foundation commitment that was launched in 2020 and targets to empower at least 10,000 women including employees and neighboring communities with reproductive health information and services and other critical health needs by 2024.
“We appreciate Del Monte for bringing these critical health services to the people of this area. The screening services and treatments being offered today will benefit our people especially women and children who are the most disadvantaged and are not able to easily access them due to poverty and inadequate health facilities serving this area,” emphasized Issac Mwoce the Area Chief, Makuyu Location.
The medical camp offered a wide range of services such as blood pressure checks, BMI measurements, blood sugar tests, deworming, health talks, counseling on lifestyle diseases, ENT and ophthalmology services, consultations, treatments, and referrals. The initiative focused on promoting good health practices and raising awareness about critical health issues among the attendees.
Del Monte has sponsored similar medical camps in the Thika and Murang’a areas over the last few years such as Ndula, Kandara, Matunda, Makenji, Swani and Ng’araria reaching over 3,000 people.