Tenwek: Compassionate OB/GYN
Tenwek’s medical services are normally funded by patient fees which allow the hospital to function and pay for their staff and services and medical supplies. Tenwek does not receive government support. There is a national insurance plan that doesn’t come close to covering the real cost of medical care. We have a Compassionate OB fund for patients and families that have no resources to pay. Often they bring their land title deeds as security to slowly pay off their medical bills. There are some patients that have no resources like land or livestock to pay off their bill. These are the poorest of the poor that your gifts will support. An average patient bill is $250—$500. We are often subsidizing the $60 cost of Rhogam since it is not covered by the national insurance program.