Health-Centre · Tharaka-Nithi
Gatunga Health Centre
Gatunga Health Centre is a Health-Centre Health Facility, offering preventive and curative health and medical services in Tharaka-Nithi county, and the neighbouring Tharaka South community.
- Type
- Health-Centre
- Ownership
- Kenya Episcopal Conference - Catholic Secretariat
- Locality
- Tharaka South
- County
- Tharaka-Nithi
Gatunga Health Centre serves the Tharaka South community in Tharaka-Nithi County, in Kenya. As a Health-Centre Health Facility we welcome patients from the surrounding community and beyond, offering quality, accessible, community-rooted healthcare services.
Gatunga Health Centre follows Kenya’s Primary Health Care (PHC) framework, which favours continuous household-level wellness, early disease intervention, and practical health education alongside curative medical services — empowering communities to take charge of their health and build a resilient society.
Feel free to visit or contact Gatunga Health Centre for your preventive and curative Health Care services.
Sector Data
Health at a glance
- Infant Mortality Rate:
- 2.9%
- Maternal Mortality Rate:
- 0.4%
- Men Life Expectancy:
- 61%
- Women Life Expectancy:
- 66%
Health
Health Sector
First point of contact, such as local dispensaries, community health centers, and general clinics.
Medical specialists handling patient referrals, routine surgeries, and emergency inpatient admissions.
Highly specialized facilities equipped for advanced procedures in surgery, intensive care, and transplants.
Get in touch
Contacts
Location
Tharaka-Nithi County,
Tharaka South Kenya
Postal address
P.O Box P.O Box 63 Marimanti-60215 Gatunga
Phone & email
Coming soon
Website
Coming Soon
Find us
Location
Gatunga Health Centre, Tharaka-Nithi
Useful Links
- 🗹 Ministry of Health - MOH
- 🗹 World Health Organization - WHO
- 🗹 Social Health Authority - SHA
- 🗹 AfyaYangu
- 🗹 Huduma Center Kenya
- 🗹 Digital Health Agency - DHA
- 🗹 National Cancer Institute of Kenya - NCI-K
- 🗹 National Council for People with Disabilities - NCPWD
- 🗹 State Department of Public Service, Counselling Unit
- 🗹 Kenya Healthcare Federation KHF
- 🗹 Kenya Medical Association KMA
- 🗹 Kenya Association of Health Administrators KAHA
- 🗹 Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Councilt KMPDCU
- 🗹 E-Citizen Portal
GOVERNMENT
ASSOCIATIONS
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Ruto says SHA improved healthcare as he rallies supporters in Tharaka-Nithi - Citizen Digital
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Motion to secure employment of Community Health Promoters tabled - Kenya News Agency
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Senator raises alarm over deteriorating mental health services at Mathari Hospital - peopledaily.digital
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Tharaka Nithi residents to benefit from specialised healthcare services - standardmedia.co.ke
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ICRHK recruits enumerators in Meru, Tharaka Nithi: KCSE candidates with grade C and above invited to apply - Education News
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CS Duale Launches ICU, Amenity Ward at Chuka Level 5 as Tharaka Nithi Joins Taifa Care Rollout - health.go.ke