About us
A rural centre with a town-level standard of care
Bukaya Medical Centre is a privately owned community health facility at Buhuru Trading Centre, Etenje Ward, Mumias West Sub-County.
Our story
The centre was started in 1998 to answer a simple problem: families in Etenje were travelling to Mumias for care that could be given safely much closer to home.
Today the facility runs outpatient, inpatient, antenatal, emergency and casualty services around the clock, every day, and refers onward to hospital where a case calls for it.
Our founder
“A happy, healthy growing child; relieved parents; and a satisfied me.”
Dr. Alfred G.M.L. Shiroya
Paediatrician
A mother who was a renowned herbal healer, and a bout of pneumonia at twelve treated by mission-hospital nuns, set Dr. Shiroya on the road to medicine.
Read Dr. Shiroya’s story →Our vision
To be a trusted rural-based, privately owned community health services provider in the region.
Our mission
To provide individualised quality services for healthier families in a wealthier community.
Our motto
Afya ya Jamii
Health of the community, and the reason the doors never close.
What we hold ourselves to
Patient-centred
The patient and their family come first in every decision.
Efficient
Careful use of time, medicines and equipment keeps care affordable.
Doing the right thing
In the right way, and right away.
Keeping you informed
Patients, families and partners are kept up to date.
Community
Our community projects
Bukaya Community Selfhelp Group
A project to take care of members' collective health needs that require escalation in terms of wellbeing, referrals and financing.
Mwima Community Foundation (Mwicounda)
A registered CBO that facilitates members' health, educational, social, cultural and other needs that they themselves cannot undertake individually.
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