Meru Teaching and Referral Hospital held its annual prayer day attended by the CECM Health Meshack Mutuma, the Chief Officer Dr Kanana Kimonye and the Hospital CEO Dr James Kirimi. The thanksgiving service is held annually in order to enhance spiritual welfare of both the staff and patients in addition to the routine physical well-being that the hospital focuses on.

Mr Mutuma called for honesty amongst the caregivers including trustworthiness in time mmanagement in order to offer quality healthcare to the patients. He urged for prudent use of limited resources in the department to ensure that even the most vulnerable benefit.

Dr Kanana in her remarks encouraged the staff to give their best in their daily duties. "My prayer for you is for God to protect you in the good work you do by taking care of the sick, to comfort you when the work gets unpleasant of which it often gets, so that you may give your best," said Dr Kanana.

The congregants thanked God for the strides the hospital had made in provision of quality healthcare to the people, including the establishment of a Cancer Unit, successful construction of the Ward Block, ICU and Renal unit.

The hospital is working on a plan to increasing to quarterly prayer meetings .