Special Clinic

Special Clinic

The hospital also runs special clinics for people with sickle cell, hypertention and diabetis. This form part of the general services provided in the hospital. Since Mankessim is predominantly surrounded by market folk whose major selling activity is Stinken Fish popularly referred to us Kako, the Kako (special fish preserved with high amount of salt and caked) consumption has left a lot of the citizenary with hypertensive issues due to high salt intake. On hypertensive clinic days the hospital records an average of about of 120 clients.