Getting quality healthcare often means digging deeper into your wallet. Fortunately, for residents of Nairobi City, the local county government has done a lot to ensure the local ‘Mwanainchi’ (Swahili for Citizen) gets easy access to affordable healthcare.
We are talking about setting up public health centers and clinics in every constituency (Nairobi has seventeen constituencies) in the city to help decongest the already overburdened public hospitals in the region. Listed by constituencies, they fall under. The following are public health centers in Nairobi.
Public Health Centers in Kamukunji Constituency, Nairobi County
Created in 1969, the Kamukunji Constituency (also known as the Nairobi Central Constituency) is an electoral constituency located in Nairobi. It has an area of approximately 8.80 km sq (3.4 sq mi) and seven (7) public health centers and clinics.
Eastleigh Health Center
Located in the new commercial hub in Nairobi, Eastleigh neighborhood, Eastleigh Health Center is a fully operational Ministry of Health basic health public facility with a 24-bed capacity (as of 2021).
Registered 12930 among public health facilities in Nairobi, this public health center adheres to the Ministry of Health standard. The health clinic offers general healthcare services supported by experienced medical practitioners.
Location: Near Total Petrol Station, 4th Street, Eastleigh Neighborhood, Nairobi.
Contact: (+254) 020-3760231.
NHIF-accredited: YES.
Biafra Medical Clinic
Biafra Medical Clinic, located in Eastleigh South Ward, in Biafra Estate in Nairobi, is a level 2 medical clinic that the Pharmacy and Poisons Board regulates.
Operating as a satellite clinic to Eastleigh Health Center, this public health facility in Nairobi offers essential medical services, emphasizing community health, gender-based violence care, and general checks.
Operated by the local government under the Ministry of Health, this public medical center is committed to delivering affordable healthcare. It primarily serves the residents of Biafra Estate. Biafra Clinic ensures the community’s well-being through accessible and comprehensive medical care.
Location: Eastleigh South, Biafra Estate, Nairobi.
NHIF-Accredited: YES.
Pumwani Majengo Health Center
Pumwani Majengo Health Center, situated in the Pumwani region of Nairobi, is a level 2 Ministry of Health dispensary that has been fully operational since 2021. It is run under Kenya’s Ministry of Health and has registration number 13155. This public health facility is crucial in realizing every Kenyan citizen’s right to Universal Health Care.
Serving the residents of Kamukunji Constituency, this public health facility prioritizes the healthcare needs of the community, particularly the traders at the adjacent Gikomba Open Air Market and its environs.
Location: Pumwani Ward (D.Os Office For Kamukunji District), Next to Gikomba Open Air Market.
Contact: (+254)202351993.
NHIF-accredited: YES.
Shauri Moyo Clinic
Shauri Moyo Clinic is a level 2 Medical Clinic in Nairobi’s Kamukunji Constituency. This public health facility operates from 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, and is regulated by the Kenya MPDB (Medical Practitioners and Dentist Council).
Shauri Moyo Clinic is a satellite facility to Pumwani Majengo Health Center serving the residents of the larger Kamukunji constituency. This public health facility prioritizes affordable medical care with services from basic health checks to family planning.
Location: Shauri Moyo Estate Shopping Centre.
NHIF-accredited: YES.
Bahati Health Center
Bahati Health Center, Located in the Bahati neighborhood, is a fully operational Ministry of Health basic health center with a 24-bed capacity and registration number 12879.
The public health facility specializes in Anti-retroviral therapy, general health checks, family planning, vaccination for travelers, TT toxoid for pregnant women, outpatient curative services, and class A laboratory services. Specialized health care services include HIV testing, risk reduction for priority populations, and focused antenatal care.
Location: Next to Bahati Primary School, Heshima Road, Bahati Estate.
Contact: (+254) 518013401
NHIF-accredited: YES.
Muthurwa Clinic
Muthurwa Clinic is a level 2 Medical Clinic in Nairobi County, Starehe Constituency, and operates as a satellite public health facility to Pumwani Majengo Health Center.
Regulated by the Kenya MPDB, it has provided healthcare since its establishment around 1935 with Muthurwa Social Hall. This public health facility serves approximately 5,354 residents from Gikomba, City Stadium, and Landi Mawe areas, offering general health checks and support for conditions like high blood pressure,
Notably, the public health care center offers post-support groups for HIV. Muthurwa Clinic is a vital healthcare provider in the area, contributing to the well-being of its community with comprehensive medical services.
Location: Next to Muthurwa Bus Station, off Landhies Road
NHIF-accredited: YES.
Jerusalem Clinic
Jerusalem Clinic is a level 2 public medical clinic in Nairobi that operates as a satellite clinic to Bahati Health Clinic in Kamukunji. Committed to providing affordable, quality, and reliable healthcare, the Ministry of Health fully operates and regulates the facility under registration number 12989.
Jerusalem Clinic is a crucial healthcare provider specializing in blood testing, antiviral therapy, TB testing, X-ray services, community outreach, basic health checks, and laboratory services.
Conveniently located in the Jerusalem shopping center, it ensures that the community it serves has access to comprehensive medical services.
Location: Jerusalem neighborhood Shopping Center, Nairobi.
NHIF-accredited YES.
Public Health Centers and Clinics in Starehe Constituency Nairobi
Starehe (Swahili for comfort) is a distinguished electoral constituency in Kenya and one of the seventeen within Nairobi City County. Established in 1966, it covers central to northern parts of Nairobi and has an area of 20 km sq (7.7 sq mi). Starehe Constituency has nine (9) public health facilities.
Ngaira Health Center
Ngaira Rhodes Dispensary in Landimawe is an important public health facility serving the residents of the Starehe constituency in Nairobi County. It was established to alleviate congestion in Nairobi’s healthcare facilities.
Fully operational since 2021 and regulated by the Ministry of Health (registration number 13121), this public health center offers a spectrum of services, including specialized ANC, Family Planning, Immunization, Tuberculosis treatment, HIV care, and Class A laboratory services.
Dedicated to comprehensive healthcare, this dispensary actively contributes to the elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV and Drug drug-resistant tuberculosis Treatment.
Location: Off Haile Selassie Avenue, Next to Government Press.
Phone: +254202319469
Email: ngairadispensary@gmail.org
NHIF-accredited: YES.
Rhodes Chest Clinic
Rhodes Chest Clinic is a public health clinic located within the premises of Ngaira Health Center. It’s a Ministry of Health facility that specializes in comprehensive chest-related healthcare.
Regulated by the Ministry of Health since 2021 with registration number 13163, this public health clinic offers a wide range of healthcare services, including tuberculosis treatment, outpatient curative services, HIV care, and Class B laboratory services.
Located off Haile Selassie Avenue, the clinic notably addresses chest-related issues by providing essential services such as GeneXpert, drug-resistant tuberculosis treatment, and STI prevention.
Location: Rhodes Chest Clinic, Off Haile Selassie Avenue, Next to Government Press.
Phone: +254725250881.
NHIF-accredited: YES.
Ngara Health Center
Ngara Health Center is a fully operational public health center that reopened on 26/04/2020. The facility prides itself on offering free medical services to the community (funded by the Ministry of Health).
This public health facility offers a comprehensive list of services, including maternity care, outpatient services, MCH (child welfare, antenatal, and family planning), laboratory services, Methadone clinic, CCC (Comprehensive Care Clinic), and HIV care.
Location: Next to Ngara Nursery on Park Road, Nairobi.
Phone: (+254) 020 3500279.
Kariokor Clinic
Kariokor Clinic is a level 2 public health center in Nairobi, serving the residents of the Starehe constituency and its environs.
The Kenya MPDB regulates this public health facility. It operates between 8:00 am and 5:00 pm and provides essential services, including antenatal care, family planning, HIV care, tuberculosis diagnosis and treatment, laboratory services, community outreach programs, and X-ray services.
Kariokor Clinic is dedicated to offering quality professional healthcare services to the residents of Kariokor neighborhood.
Location: Opposite Ziwani Shopping Center, next to the DO’s Office, Kariokor Neighborhood.
Pangani Clinic
Pangani Clinic, the Ministry of Health’s official health facility in the Pangani neighborhood, is sponsored and run by the local county government. Operating under the registration number 13138, it delivers a spectrum of hospital healthcare services.
Beyond administration, Pangani Clinic offers vital services to its community residents, including family planning, TT Toxiods for pregnant women, prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission, emergency medical services, vaccination for children, HIV testing and counseling, and prenatal care.
Location: Pangani neighborhood in Starehe.
Contact: (+254) 0722902585.
STC Casino Health Center
Everyone in Nairobi City’s Downtown area (which is Crowded with small businesses opposite Downtown in Western countries) knows about the STC Casino Health Center. It’s also known as the Special Treatment Center and is a Level 2 public health center under the Nairobi County government.
Established in the 1960s primarily for treating STIs, it has evolved into a comprehensive healthcare facility that serves residents with various ailments, including skin diseases.
Infamous as “Hospital ya Kaswende,” which loosely translates in Swahili to “hospital that treats syphilis,” it offers free medical services for citizens. The facility manages about 3,000 patients monthly, about 30% of whom present with STIs and 60% with skin diseases. The rest represent general illness.
This public health facility specializes in Chlamydia, pelvic inflammatory disease, candidiasis, gonorrhea, and syphilis.
Location: off River Road behind Kampala Coaches Limited offices.
Phone: (+254) 0741 002000.
Huruma Lions Health Center
Huruma Lions Dispensary is a Ministry of Health public health facility in the Ngei area in Mathare. This healthcare institution has been fully operational since 2021 and is regulated under registration number 12974.
It began operations shortly after 1982 and is also Nairobi City’s largest center for the Kenya Association for the Welfare of People with Epilepsy (KAWE).
This public health facility offers various medical services, including post-natal care, permanent care and treatment, outpatient curative services, and natural and long-term family planning services.
Location: Ngei area near Redeemed Church (Huruma), Mathare.
Phone: +254721311906.
Lagos Road Dispensary
Lagos Road Dispensary is a Level 2 Ministry of Health public healthcare facility in Nairobi. It has been fully operational since 2021 and operates under registration number 13039.
Offering a range of medical services, Lagos Road Dispensary Primary handles family health issues with specialties including short-term and long-term family planning, outpatient curative services, integrated child immunization, HIV treatment and care, HIV testing services, and focused antenatal care.
Location: Near Akamba Public Bus Services-Lagos Road.
Phone: (+254) 0722380606.
Mathare Police Depot Dispensary
Mathare Police Depot is a Level 2 Ministry of Health public health facility in Nairobi that operates within Mathari Hospital in Mathare.
This public facility, fully operational for the last two years, is registered under the number 13078. Mathare Police Depot Dispensary specializes in TT toxoid for pregnant women, short-term family planning, outpatient curative services, and integrated child immunization.
It’s open from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm and is fully committed to offering exemplary healthcare to the community around the Mathare area.
Location: Within Mathari Hospital, Mathare area.
Contact: (+254) 0722379060
Public Health Centers in Kasarani Constituency, Nairobi
Kasarani Constituency is an electoral constituency and is one of the seventeen within Nairobi County. Home to the iconic Moi Sports Club Kasarani, the constituency covers an expansive 152.60 km sq (58.9 sq mi). Thanks to its huge population, Kasarani enjoys its fair share of public health centers – ten of them, to be exact.
Mathare North Health Center
Mathare North Health Center is a fully operational health center in Ruaraka, Nairobi. Run and sponsored by the Ministry of Health, this public health care facility in Kasarani Constituency has a capacity of 24 beds and four cots.
The Kasarani-based public health facility is registered under number 13077 and offers various medical services, including antenatal care, antiretroviral therapy, family planning, growth monitoring and evaluation, HIV counseling and testing, immunization, and tuberculosis treatment.
Location: behind N.Y.S. Engineering in Mathare North, Ruaraka.
Contact: (+254) 020-803715.
Kariobangi North Health Center
Kariobangi Health Center is a level 3 basic Health center within the Nairobi jurisdiction. It’s run and operated by the Ministry of Health and the local county government.
This public health facility focuses on providing quality healthcare to the residents of Kariobangi and its surroundings.
Kariobangi North Health Center offers various healthcare services, including antenatal care, antiretroviral therapy, general family health, tuberculosis diagnosis and treatment, outreach program services, laboratory services, blood work, and more.
Location: Kariobangi North, Old Kariobangi Estate.
Contact: (+254) 020-792478.
Kasarani Health Center
Kasarani Health Center is a level 3 public Health Center operating in the Nairobi jurisdiction under the Ministry of Health (Registration number 13010).
With professional and fully competent medical staff manning its hallways – this public health facility fully caters to the needs of this community, offering a comprehensive range of services from Tuberculosis Treatment to Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Treatment.
This public healthcare facility prioritizes antenatal care, immunization, HIV care, and family planning. Kasarani Health Center operates from 6:00 am to 8:00 pm on weekdays only.
Location: Kasarani-Mwiki Road next to DCS Offices.
Phone: (+254) 0721 260994 or 0721595981.
Kahawa West Health Center
Kahawa West Health Center is a level 3 public health center serving the residents of Nairobi City—specifically, the Kahawa West location. It is a fully operational public healthcare institution with a capacity of 24 beds and four cots.
Regulated by the Ministry of Health and operating under registration number 12997 – this local healthcare facility strives to offer exemplary medical services to its community.
Part of the specialized healthcare services, including Tuberculosis Treatment and Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Treatment, Family health services, antenatal care, immunization, HIV care, and family planning, are prioritized.
Location: Behind Farmers Choice at Kahawa West Market.
Phone: (+254) 020-810224 or 020-810987.
Baba Dogo Health Centre
Baba Dogo Health Centre is a prominent healthcare center serving the residents of Baba Dogo slums and its environs. Renowned for its antenatal and prenatal care excellence, this public national health center prioritizes a healthcare mission and engages in continuous quality improvement, a.k.a CQI.
The community health facility has recently undergone massive improvements and features a fully equipped 24-hour maternity ward with 11 beds.
This public health center also offers HIV testing and counseling, general family health, and Tuberculosis diagnosis and treatment services.
Location: Baba Dogo Rd in Nairobi.
Phone: (+254) 020 802120.
National Youth Service HQ Dispensary (Ruaraka)
The National Youth Service is a voluntary work and educational program sponsored by the Kenyan government for the youth. The National Youth Service HQ Dispensary, NYS Dispensary in Ruaraka, is a Level 2 dispensary regulated by the Kenya MPDB in Utalii ward, Nairobi.
This public health facility is committed to enhancing the overall health of its community by providing a range of services, including primary health and preventative care, pre and postpartum care, child immunizations, comprehensive HIV care, family planning, gender-based violence response, and a child nutrition program.
The NYS Dispensary in Ruaraka operates between 6:00 am and 8:00 pm.
Location: National Youth Service HQ in Ruaraka.
GSU HQ Dispensary
The GSU HQ (General Service Unit) dispensary is a public health center serving the residents of Ruaraka, Nairobi, and its environment. The General Service Unit, or GSU, is a paramilitary arm of the Kenya Police Service—an elite squad of law enforcement agencies famous for dealing with conflict.
The public health facility at the GSU Headquarters is a level 2 dispensary that offers quality, uncompromised healthcare to its community—sponsored and run by the Ministry of Health in Kenya, operating under the number 12963.
They specialize in general healthcare services from family health and planning to tuberculosis diagnosis and treatment.
Location: Utalii, Opposite ABSA Bank in Ruaraka, Nairobi.
Contact: (+254) 0203668539
Kamiti Prison Health Center
The word “Kamiti” sends chills – it’s a hardcore maximum security prison within Kasarani Constituency, bordering Kiambu. Kamiti Prison Health Center has nothing to do with the prison other than sharing a name and being close to the infamous incarceration center (Kahawa West, Kamiti Road).
Kamiti Prison Health Center is actually a primary healthcare hospital – a level 4 medical facility regulated by the Ministry of Health, operating under the registration number 13000.
This public healthcare facility in Nairobi caters to a wide range of health issues, including general family health, community outreach, primary care, HIV testing and counseling, tuberculosis diagnosis, and treatment.
Location: Near Kahawa West Market, along Kamiti Road.
Contact: (+254) 810121.
Ruiru PSTC Health Center
Ruiru PSTC Health Center, or Ruiru Prison Staff Training College, is a public health facility in Ruiru, Nairobi. The Ministry of Health regulates this medical facility, which serves the residents of Ruiru and its environs.
The facility caters to the Ruiru Prison Staff Training College staff, their families, prison inmates, and the community living around the health center. Equipped with a state-of-the-art dental unit, consultation rooms, beds, pharmacy, and laboratory – Ruiru PSTC Health Center carries out preventive, diagnostic, and curative treatment.
Location: Ruiru Prison, Rusiru, Nairobi.
Phone: (+254) 020 2722902 (Prison Headquarters)/020 202 2779 (PSTC).
CID Headquarters Dispensary
CID (Criminal Investigation Department), recently changed to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), is a law enforcement wing in Kenya tasked with criminal investigations linked to the National Police Service.
As you’d expect, the CID Headquarters Dispensary is tasked with caring for the health of the staff at this law enforcement authority wing. Still, it also offers its services to the public and residents in the periphery.
Operating under the registration number 18629, the CID Headquarters Dispensary
The Ministry of Health regulates it. They offer general primary care services, HIV counseling and testing, diagnosis, and treatment of communicable diseases, among other health services.
Location: DCI Headquarters, Along Kiambu Road.
Phone: (+254) 723769535.
GSU Dispensary Ruiru
The GSU Dispensary Ruiru, or General Service Unit Dispensary, is a public health facility officially opened on 27.10.2021 by the then Deputy IG of Police under the sponsorship of the KNPDTS (Kenya National Police DT Sacco).
Run by the Ministry of Health, the GSU Dispensary Ruiru is a level 2 public health facility operating under registration number 10304.
The public health facility caters to the residents of Ruiru, Murera ward. It offers general medical checks, diagnosis and treatment of communicable diseases, blood work, laboratory services, HIV counseling and testing, and diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis.
Location: GSU Kimbo Barracks Along Thika Road, Nairobi.
Contact: N/A
Public Health Centers in Westlands, Nairobi
Popularly known as an affluent neighborhood, Westlands is a cosmopolitan constituency in Nairobi with diverse cultures and people. It’s also a satellite business hub that sprouted in the early 90s and 2000s after land and office spaces in the CBD became scarce.
The Westlands constituency covers an area of 72 km sq (28 sq mi). Due to its popularity as a business hub and residential area, Westlands hosts the highest number of public health centers in Nairobi (25). The following is a list of all public health centers in the Westlands constituency.
Westlands Health Center
Westlands Medical Center was established in 1974. Run and operated by the Nairobi City Council under the Ministry of Health, this public health facility in Nairobi offers free medical services to the public.
Promoting the government mandate of universal health care for all Kenyan citizens, this health facility offers a number of health services, including diagnosis and treatment of common illnesses, HIV counseling, and testing, among others.
Location: Along Pio Pinto Gama Road, Westlands, Nairobi.
Contact: (+254) 204452560.
Kangemi Health Center
Kangemi Health Center is a public healthcare facility under the jurisdiction of the County Council of Nairobi,
This public health center, which has a 20-bed capacity, is fully operational and regulated by the Ministry of Health. It operates under registration number 13001.
Kangemi Health Center offers various basic health services, including family planning, diagnosis and treatment of STIs, HIV testing and counseling, and Antenatal and postnatal services, among others.
Location: Off Waiyaki Way, close to PCEA, Harvest Church, Nairobi.
Phone: (+254) 020632153.
Karura Health Center
Karura Health Center is a public health center in the Muthaiga area of Nairobi, serving the residents of the Westlands constituency.
This public health center is run and operated by the county council of Nairobi and regulated by the Ministry of Health in Kenya.
Focused on offering quality, uncompromised healthcare – Karura Health Center caters to its community by offering services such as Antenatal care, curative outpatient care, family planning, immunization, and community outreach programs, among other healthcare services.
Location: Kiambu Road, Next to Muthaiga Golf Club.
Phone: (+254) 0722255192.
Lady Northey Health Center
Lady Northey Health Center is a public health center run and sponsored by the local government of Nairobi. Under the stewardship of the Ministry of Health, this public health facility caters to the community in the Westlands and its environs.
Lady Northey Health Center has slowly evolved into a full-fledged healthcare institution with a dental unit offering free pediatric services with modern equipment.
This community healthcare center offers several services, including family planning, curative outpatient care, and dental services. Lady Northey Health Center is open from Monday to Friday, 7:00 am to 4:00 pm.
Location: State House Road, Nairobi.
Phone: (+254) 0202722581.
State House Clinic
As the name suggests, the State House Clinic is a government-run health center in the upscale Kilimani neighborhood in Nairobi.
The Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentist Council regulates the government health facility with registration number 13231.
Some of the healthcare services offered at the State House Clinic include immunization, Antenatal and postnatal care, family planning, prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, HIV counseling and testing, Growth Monitoring and Promotion, among other services.
Location: State House Road, Nairobi.
Phone: (+254) 20227436.
Lower Kabete Dispensary
Lower Kabete Dispensary is a public health center run by the local government in Nairobi. It serves the community around Lower Kabete and its environs.
The Ministry of Kenya regulates this medical facility and operates under registration number 13052.
Lower Kabete Dispensary offers various healthcare services, including primary care, curative outpatient care, antenatal and postnatal care, HIV testing and counseling, and Tuberculosis testing and treatment.
Location: Along Lower Kabete Road, Next to Kia, Kabete.
Phone: (+254) 020582393.
Mji Wa Hururma Dispensary
Mji Wa Huruma is Swahili for “Village of Pity or Mercy.” Mji Wa Hururma Dispensary is regulated by the Ministry of Health in Kenya and operates under registration number 13093.
This level 2 health facility caters to the health needs of the Karura, Westlands community and its environs.
Mji Wa Hururma Dispensary offers some healthcare services, including family planning, antenatal and postnatal care, growth monitoring and promotion, and curative outpatient services.
Location: Karura, Westlands, Nairobi.
Phone: N/A (will be updated soon).
KARI Muguga Health Center
KARI Health Center, now KARL (Kenya Agricultural Livestock Research Organization) is a healthcare dispensary in Sigona.
This public health facility operates on the premises of KARLO and is regulated by the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council under registration number 13005.
KARI Maguga Dispensary caters to its community, offering quality healthcare services, including basic and general health checks, HIV testing and counseling, and laboratory services.
Location: Nderi, inside Kenya Agricultural Livestock Research Organization, Maguga.
Contact: (+254) 0572507950.
Waithaka Health Center
Waithaka Health Center is a public health facility run by the county government of Nairobi, which is part of the Ministry of Health in Kenya.
This health facility caters to more than 60,000 members in Waithaka and its environs. Waithaka Health Center operates under registration number 13249, with a bed capacity of more than 10 thanks to CSR activities by local brands in the city.
The health facility has a maternity ward, consultation rooms, a laboratory, and a pharmacy, among other critical health equipment for catering to the community’s needs.
Location: Waithaka, Dagoretti South
Email: njerimbachu@gmail.com, Phone: (+254) 20 63 0520.
Riruta Health Center
Riruta Health Center is a public health facility Located in the Kawangware area of Nairobi, serving the residents of Riruta Satellite, Kabiria, Kawangware (Dagoretti North), and its environs.
Riruta Health Center is run and sponsored by the Ministry of Health in Kenya and operates under registration number 13165.
Some basic health services offered at this public health center in Nairobi include Antenatal and Prenatal care, basic health checks, Curative outpatient care, HIV testing and counseling, and laboratory services.
Location: Riruta Health Center, Kawangware, Kenya.
Contact: +254722225178.
Ngong Road Health Center
Ngong Road Health Center is a public health center located along Ngong Road, Nairobi, close to the landmark ‘Posta’ building. This facility offers quality medical services to the community around Ngong Road and its environs.
Some of their specialized healthcare services include general medical check-ups, laboratory services, HIV screening, and Tuberculosis diagnosis and treatment.
Location: Along Ngong Road, Nairobi.
Phone: +254 20 3868949.
Woodley Clinic
The Woodley Clinic is a public healthcare clinic serving the residents of Kibra, Woodley estate, and Toi Market (Kenyatta Golf Course Ward).
This public health facility is registered as a level 2 medical clinic in Nairobi County with registration number 13259. The Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council regulates Woodley Clinic.
Woodley Clinic offers specialized medical services, such as TT toxoid for pregnant women, integrated child immunization, family planning services, and Antenatal care.
Location: Woodley, Estate (Kibra area), Nairobi
Contact: hellenkariuki70@gmail.com.
Dagoretti Approved School Dispensary
Dagoretti Approved School Dispensary is a public health center in Nairobi that offers specialized medical services to the residents of Dagoretti South and its environs.
Dagoretti Approved School Dispensary is a level 2 public health facility run and regulated by the Ministry of Health in Kenya. Operating under registration number 12909, it offers several healthcare services, including basic check-ups, antenatal care, HUV testing, and counseling.
Dagoretti Approved School Dispensary is open between 6:00 am and 8:00 pm.
Location: Uthiru, Dagoretti South, Nairobi.
Phone: N/A.
Langata Health Center
Langata Health Center is a basic public healthcare facility run by the Ministry of Health in Kenya under registration number 13041.
This public health facility caters for the residents of Langata and its environs. It is fully operational and has a capacity of 20 beds.
Registered as a basic level 3 public healthcare facility, Langata Health Center offers specialized healthcare services, including curative outpatient services, laboratory, antenatal care, HIV testing, and counseling.
This public health facility is open between 6:00 am and 8:00 pm.
Location: Langata (Mugumo-ini) Nairobi.
Phone: +254 770081873, Email: lhclab2014@gmail.com.
Jinnah Clinic
Jinnah Clinic is a public health facility along Muhoho Avenue, South C, in Nairobi, Kenya. The local county government of Nairobi runs this public health facility.
Jinnah Clinic caters to the residents of Nairobi South and offers personal care services, including basic checks, HIV testing and counseling, and antenatal care.
This public health facility is open between 6:00 am and 8:00 pm.
Location: Muhoho Avenue, Nairobi.
Phone: N/A.
Karen Health Center
Karen Health Center is a public health facility run and sponsored by the Ministry of Health in Kenya. It’s one of the highly-rated public health facilities in the Langata constituency, with registration number 13003.
Even though Karen Health Center has a dedicated number of doctors and nurses, patients should expect long queues in the morning. Some healthcare services offered at this facility include antenatal and postnatal care, family planning, essential obstetric services, and integrated child immunization.
The Karen Health Center is open between 8:00 am and 4:00 pm.
Location: Karen Shopping Center (Next to Karen Police Station).
Phone: N/A.
Kibera DO Health Center
As the name suggests, the Kibera DO Health Center is located in the Kibra constituency, next to the DC’s office in Langata.
Run and operated by the Ministry of Health in Kenya, the Kibera DO Health Center is a level 2 dispensary under registration number 13029. This public health facility offers personalized health care to the residents of Kibera.
Kibera DO Health Center is open between 6:00 am and 8:00 pm.
Location: Kibra (Next to DC’s Office, Langata).
Phone: N/A.
Langata Women’s Prison Health Center
The Langata Women’s Prison Health Center is a public health facility serving the residents of Langata and its environs in Nairobi.
This public health facility is run and operated by the Ministry of Health. Operating under the registration number 13044, the Langata Women’s Prison Health Center
It offers various healthcare services, from curative outpatient care and family planning to antenatal care.
Langata Women’s Prison Health Center operates between 6:00 am and 8:00 pm.
Location: Mugumo-Ini (between St. Mary’s Mission Hospital and Otiende Shopping Center).
Phone: N/A.
Nairobi West Prison Health Center
Nairobi West Prison Health Center is a public medical healthcare facility serving the residents of Nairobi West and its environs. This public healthcare facility is run by the local government and regulated by the Ministry of Health in Kenya.
Some healthcare services offered at the public facility include basic health checks, laboratory services, and HIV tests.
Nairobi West Prison Health Center is open from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.
Location: Nairobi West, Kibera.
Phone: N/A.
Uhuru Camp Health Center
The Uhuru Camp Health Center is one of Nairobi’s best public medical health facilities. It’s admired for its secure, clean, well-manicured compound with clean-cut trees and hedges. It is also located within the premises of the government Administration Police Camp.
This public health facility also has an ample parking space. That’s not all. The health services are affordable. It is also an NHIF-accredited institution.
Uhuru Camp Health Center is open from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.
Location: Off Mbagathi Road, Next to Ufunguo Estate, Nairobi.
Phone: (+254) 0720 200772.
Kibera Amref Health Center
The Kibera Amref Health Center is a public facility in Nairobi run by the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentist Council that offers essential health care services.
Located next to Christ The King Catholic Church, it serves the community around the Laini Saba region and its environs. This public health facility, registered number 13028, has a 4-bed capacity.
Some of the healthcare services they offer include TT toxoid for pregnant women, short and long-term family planning services, HIV testing and counseling, and Antenatal and postnatal care.
Location: Next to Christ The King Catholic Church, Laini Saba, Nairobi.
Phone: +254714132217.
GSU Kibera Health Center
GSU Kibera Health Center is a public healthcare center in Nairobi that serves the residents of Kibera and its environs.
This public health facility offers several healthcare services, including HIV testing and counseling, curative outpatient service, and antenatal care.
GSU Kibera Health Center is open between 8:00 am and 5:00 pm.
Location: GSU Kibera Quarters, Nairobi.
Phone: N/A.
Public Health Centers In Embakasi
Embakasi is popularly known as a neighborhood that also falls under the Embakasi Constituency (currently divided into five constituencies) in Nairobi County (the most populated constituency in Kenya). Embakasi has six (6) public health centers that cater to the eastern and southeastern suburbs of Nairobi City.
Kayole I Health Center
Kayole I Health Center is a critical part of the Embakasi Central community, serving 52,000 residents. It is a Ministry of Health-regulated healthcare facility offering affordable, compassionate medical services.
This public health facility offers a wide range of medical services, including maternity, laboratory, antenatal and postnatal care, HIV testing and counseling, and Tuberculosis diagnosis and treatment.
Kayole I Health Center is open between 6:00 am and 8:00 pm.
Location: Kayole I Estate, Eastlands, Nairobi.
Contact: +254 735 268143.
Kayole II Health Center
Kayole II Health Center is a level 4 public health facility serving the residents of Kayole in the Eastlands region of Nairobi City. This public healthcare facility was promoted from level 3 to level 4 and is currently the fourth busiest public health center offering 24-hour medical services.
Kayole II Health Center serves about 187,000 residents, delivering 500 child-births monthly. The facility also has a maternity theatre capable of performing a caesarian section.
Kayole II Health Center offers various health services, including HIV testing and counseling, laboratory, tuberculosis tests and treatment, antenatal and post-natal care, curative treatment, and referrals from other healthcare centers.
Location: Kayole II Estate, Eastlands, Nairobi.
Phone: +254 41 2245770.
Umoja Health Center
Umoja Health Center is a public health center in the Eastlands region of Nairobi City, run and operated by the local county government.
Umoja Health Center is a level 3 public health facility serving the residents of the Embakasi West constituency. Some of the healthcare services at the medical facility include family planning, curative care services, antenatal and postnatal care, HIV and Tuberculosis tests, and care, among others.
Umoja Health Center is open between 6:00 am and 8:00 pm.
Location: Next to Umoja Market, Umoja Estate, Nairobi.
Phone: +254(0)72 131 5739.
Embakasi Health Center
Embakasi Health Center is a level 3 public health center in Nairobi serving the residents of Embakasi East and its environs. Located opposite Jomo Kenyatta Airport, the Ministry of Health in Kenya regulates this public healthcare center.
Operating under registration 12935, this public medical facility offers various health services to its community, including long and short-term family planning, TT toxoid for pregnant women, outpatient curative services, and integrated child immunization.
Embakasi Health Center operates between 6:00 am and 8:00 pm.
Location: Embakasi Village, Opposite Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Nairobi.
Phone: (+254) 0202318794.
GSU Embakasi Health Center
GSU is short for General Service Unit – a paramilitary arm of the Kenya Police Service. Therefore, the GSU Embakasi Health Center is situated at the GSU Embakasi Training Camp and offers medical care to the public in the community.
This public facility offers medical services such as general healthcare checkups, HIV and tuberculosis tests and care, and antenatal and postnatal care.
The GSU Embakasi Health Center is open from 6:00 am to 8:00 pm. This facility is also NHIF-accredited.
Location: Embakasi East, Nairobi.
Contact: (+254) 020 2064965.
APTC Embakasi Health Center
The APTC Embakasi Health Center is a public health facility that caters to the community living in the Mihango area in Nairobi. It is a level 3 basic healthcare center run by the Kenya military and regulated by the Ministry of Health of Kenya.
The APTC Embakasi Health Center has a 1-bed capacity and operates under the registration number 12871. This public medical care center offers various services, including antenatal and postnatal care, outpatient curative, and short- and long-term family planning services.
APTC Embakasi Health Center is open between 6:00 am and 8:00 pm.
Location: Inside Aptc Embakasi, Mihango, Nairobi.
Contact: (+254) 0722 671358.
Public Health Centers in Njiru Constituency
Njiru is a popular neighborhood under the larger Njiru Subcounty Nairobi City Jurisdiction. It’s approximately 129.9 km sq (50.2 mi sq) and covers neighborhoods of Dandora, Ruai, Saika, Njiru, and parts of Kamulu, Kariobangi, and Kayole. Njiru has four (4) public health facilities.
Dandora I Health Center
Dandora I Health Center is a public health facility in Njiru Constituency, Nairobi City. It serves the residents of the Dandora Phase I neighborhood and its environs.
Dandora I Health Center is run and regulated by the Ministry of Health In Kenya and operates under registration number 12913.
Dandora I Health Center offers a variety of services for the healthcare needs of its community, including diagnosis and treatment of Tuberculosis, HIV screening and counseling, Antenatal and Postnatal care, long-term and short-term family planning services, and Integrated Management of Childhood, among others.
Location: Dandora Phase I (Next to Housing Offices).
Contact: +254 0725017404.
Dandora II Health Center
Dandora II Health Center is a public health care facility serving the residents of Nairobi’s Dandora Phase II and its environs.
Dandora II Health Center is a level 3 basic public health care facility operated by the Ministry of Health under registration number 12912.
This fully operational facility boasts 12 beds and 1 cot. It offers various healthcare services, including TT toxoid for pregnant women, outpatient curative services, family planning, and laboratory services.
Dandora II Health Center is open from 6:00 am to 8:00 pm.
Location: Dandora Neighborhood (Near Dandora Post Office).
Phone: +254 0728567976.
Njiru Health Center
Njiru Health Center is a public health facility serving the Njiru constituency in Nairobi City.
Njiru Health Center is a Level 4 public health facility located along Kangundo Road in Nairobi. It was developed to reduce referrals to Nairobi’s already congested national hospitals. The facility serves 101,186 residents.
Njiru Health Center prides itself in a maternity wing that has made more than 2,600 deliveries since it began operations in 2019. Some healthcare services at Njiru Health Center include maternity services, family planning, and immunization.
Location: Along Kangundo Road (Opposite St. Michael’s Catholic Church), Njiru Shopping Center.
Phone: +254 0726371992/0733380611.
Kariobangi South Dispensary
Kariobangi South Dispensary is a public health facility serving the residents of Nairobi City who live in the Kariobangi South area and its environs.
This public healthcare facility is sponsored by the Ministry of Health and regulated by the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council. Kariobangi South Dispensary and Clinic operates under the registration number 17434.
This public health facility in Kariobangi South offers healthcare services, including curative outpatient services, tuberculosis diagnosis and treatment, and family planning services.
Kariobangi South Dispensary and Clinic is open from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.
Location: Along Mutarakwa Road, Off Outering Road (Close to Kariobangi South Chief’s Office).
Phone: +254 020-792478.
Public Health Centers and Clinics in Makadara Constituency
Makadara Constituency is one of the seventeen (17) constituencies under Nairobi County. Makadara also has a total of 14 health centers and clinics serving more than 189,500 residents (according to the 2019 census). The following is a comprehensive list of public healthcare facilities in Makadara Constituency.
Makadara Health Center
Makadara Health Center is a public healthcare facility serving the residents of the Makadara neighborhood ( a high-density, low-income area).
This basic healthcare facility, which operates under registration number 13056, is run and sponsored by the Ministry of Health in Kenya.
Makadara Health Center is fully operational and has a 19-bed capacity. Some of the healthcare services offered at this public healthcare facility include family planning, pre and post-natal services, curative outpatient services, and HIV testing and counseling.
Makadara Health Center is open from 6:00 am to 8:00 pm.
Location: Makdara Neighborhood, Off Jogoo Road (Next to BBC Church).
Phone: +254 0721601868.
Mbotela Health Clinic
Mbotela Health Clinic is a public health facility in Nairobi City that serves the residents of Mbotela estate, Makadara, and its environs.
Mbotela Clinic is a public level 2 medical clinic that the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board regulates. Some healthcare services offered at this public healthcare center include Tuberculosis diagnosis and treatment, HIV testing and counseling, Antenatal and Postnatal care, and Curative Outpatient Service.
Mbotela Health Clinic is open from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm.
Location: Off Meru Road, Inside Pumwani Maternity Hospital.
Phone: N/A.
Jericho Health Center
Jericho Health Center is a public health facility in Nairobi that serves the community living in Makadara Constituency.
Jericho Health Center is a 24-hour facility that offers curative, maternal, and child healthcare services to residents of Jericho Estate in Makadara and its environs. This public health facility serves about 300 to 400 patients a day.
Some of the health services offered at Jericho Health Center include curative care, VCT (Voluntary Counseling and Testing of HIV), Maternity care, Tuberculosis treatment, and laboratory services.
Location: Jericho Estate, Eastlands, Nairobi.
Phone: +254 720658248.
Hono Clinical
Hono Clinic is a public healthcare facility located in Nairobi that serves the residents of Harambee Estate in Makadara.
Hono Clinic is a level 2 public health facility run by the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council, under registration number 12969. Some health care services offered to the community include blood testing, curative care, Tuberculosis and HIV care, laboratory services, and Antenatal and Postnatal care.
Hono Clinic is open from 6:00 am to 8:00 pm.
Location: Harambee Estate, Off Shule Road (Opposite the Seventh Day Adventist Church).
Phone: +254 722783330.
Ofafa I Clinic
Ofafa I Dispensary is a public healthcare facility in Nairobi city. It serves the community in the Makadara constituency and, specifically, those living around Maringo Estate.
This public health care facility, registered under registration number 13132, is run and sponsored by the Ministry of Health in Kenya. The community around Ofafa I Clinic depends on it for healthcare needs, including travel vaccination, TT toxoid for pregnant women, family planning, children’s healthcare, and laboratory services.
Ofafa I Clinic is open from 6:00 am to 8:00 pm.
Location: Maringo Estate, Off Nile Road.
Phone: +254 020-791685.
Maringo Clinic
Maringo Clinic is a public general practice healthcare facility in Nairobi that serves the residents of Maringo and Hamza Estates and its environs.
Maringo Clinic is a basic level 2 public healthcare clinic run and sponsored by the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council in Kenya. It operates under the registration number 13069.
Maringo Clinic offers a host of services to its community, including Curative Outpatient Service, Tuberculosis and HIV diagnosis and care, laboratory services, and Maternity care.
Maringo Clinic is open from 8:00 to 6:00 pm.
Location: Maringo Estate, off Jogoo Road (Opposite Kraft Primary School).
Phone: N/A.
Loco Health Center
Loco Health Center is a public health facility in Nairobi that serves residents around the Nairobi Railway Station in the industrial area.
This public health facility is regulated by the Ministry of Health in Kenya. Some of the services offered in this health clinic include Voluntary Counseling and Testing for HIV (VCT), outpatient curative services, laboratory services, and Tuberculosis treatment.
Loco Health Center is open from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm.
Location: Nairobi Railway Station, Industrial Area.
Phone: N/A.
MOW Dispensary
MOW Dispensary is a public health facility in Nairobi City that serves the community around the Landimawe area and its environs.
MOW Dispensary is a basic level 2 public health facility run and regulated by the Ministry of Health in Kenya. It operates under registration number 13097.
The community around MOW Dispensary depends on it for various health services, including Family Planning, Antenatal care, STI prevention, and Curative Outpatient services.
MOW Dispensary is open from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm.
Location: Landimawe area(Machakos Road, Nairobi.
Phone: +254 722749919.
Kaloleni Dispensary
Kaloleni Dispensary is a public healthcare facility in Nairobi serving the community in the Makongeni area and its environs.
Kaloleni Dispensary is a level 2 basic healthcare dispensary regulated by the Ministry of Health in Kenya. It operates under the registration number 12998. Some of their healthcare services include vaccination, Family Planning, TT toxoid for pregnant women, Family Planning, and Curative Outpatient services.
Kaloleni Dispensary is open from 6:00 am to 8:00 pm.
Location: Along Jogoo Road (Shaurimoyo Stage), close to the Chief’s Office and Kaloleni Primary School.
Phone: N/A.
Railway Training Institute Dispensary (South B)
Railway Training Institute Dispensary is a public healthcare facility serving the government-sponsored Railroad institution and the community.
The Railway Training Institute Dispensary is a public health facility under the Ministry of Health in Kenya, regulated by the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council. It operates under registration number 13168.
The Railway Training Institute Dispensary offers some services, including outpatient curative service, STI prevention, Family Planning, Childhood Healthcare, and HIV testing and counseling.
Railway Training Institute Dispensary is open from 6:00 am to 6:00 pm.
Location: Premises of Railway Training Institute in South B neighborhood, Nairobi.
Phone: +254 0738893630.
South B Clinic
The South B Clinic is a government-run public healthcare facility serving the community living around the South B neighborhood in Nairobi City.
South B Clinic is a basic healthcare facility run by the Ministry of Health in Kenya. Some services offered to the community around the clinic include Family Planning, HIV testing and counseling, Tuberculosis diagnosis and treatment, and Childhood healthcare.
South B Clinic is open from 6:00 am to 8:00 pm.
Location: South B neighborhood (Next to South B Shopping Center).
Phone: N/A.
Police Band Dispensary (South C).
Police Band Dispensary is a public healthcare facility in Nairobi that serves the residents of Nairobi South, Including the South C and South B neighborhoods.
The Police Band Dispensary is a level 2 public health center regulated by the Ministry of Health in Kenya, under registration number 13144. This public health facility in Nairobi caters to several healthcare needs of its community, including Family Planning, HIV care, Tuberculosis treatment, Laboratory services, Child healthcare services, and Antenatal and Postnatal care.
The Police Band Dispensary in Nairobi South is open from 6:00 am to 8:00 pm.
Location: Off Mombasa Road, Opposite Capital Center, Nairobi.Phone: +254 0729964998, +254 020 2221969, email: nps@nationalpolice.go.ke.
Lunga Lunga Health Center
Lunga Lunga Health Center is a public general practice healthcare center in Nairobi that serves the community in the Viwandani ward.
Lunga Lunga Health Center is a level 3 basic healthcare facility regulated by the Ministry of Health in Kenya, under registration number 13053. This public medical facility caters to various community healthcare needs, including curative outpatient service, antenatal and postnatal care, laboratory services, childhood healthcare, and TB and HIV care.
Lunga Lunga Health Center is open from 6:00 am to 6:00 pm.
Location: Off LungaLunga Road (at Maremba Bus Stage), Nairobi.
Phone: N/A/.
Nairobi Remand Home Health Center
The Nairobi Remand Home Health Center is a public healthcare facility in Nairobi City serving the community in the Nairobi Industrial Area, Remand Prison.
Nairobi Remand Home Health Center is run by the Ministry of Health in Kenya and operates under registration number 13161. This public health facility caters to individuals incarcerated in the Remand facility, offering curative healthcare, Antenatal and Postnatal care, HIV testing and counseling, Family Planning, Childhood care, and STI prevention.
Location: Landimawe (Enterprise Road, Nairobi Remand Prisons).
Phone: +254 0722833931.
Mukuru Kwa Njenga Health Center
Mukuru Kwa Njenga Health Center is a government-run healthcare facility in Nairobi City that serves the community around the Mukuru Kwa Njenga informal settlement.
This public healthcare facility is run and regulated by the Ministry of Health in Kenya. Recently, the county government of Nairobi upgraded Mukuru Kwa Njenga Health Center with a maternity wing as part of a revamped scheme.
Mukuru Kwa Njenga Health Center offers antenatal, postnatal, maternity, laboratory, and inpatient services to the community around the informal settlement area and its environs.
Mukuru Kwa Njega Health Center is open from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm.
Location: Mukuru Kwan Njenga, Nairobi.
Phone: +254 0723784341.