There is an urgent need for collaboration between the public and private sector to ensure Mombasa residents get the adequate, high-quality healthcare they deserve, a Mombasa county government official has said. County health executive Swabah Ahmed has said the 47 public health facilities that Mombasa has cannot adequately solve all the health needs of the more than 1.5 million people living in the county. “The private sector remains a major provider (of healthcare services), taking care of 70 per cent of the inpatient and outpatient services in the county,” Ahmed said. She spoke during the opening ceremony of the newly renovated Aga Khan Hospital, Mombasa. The hospital, which is one of over 300 private facilities in the county, serves more than 1.4 million people in Mombasa and over three million others across the Coast region. Ahmed said the county health department has always partnered with the private sector to make better use of the available resources and provide comprehensive healthcare for residents. “With world-class hospitals like Aga Khan, we will no doubt become stronger, more efficient and better equipped to respond to the health needs of our patients,” Ahmed said. Aga Khan Hospital, Mombasa CEO Sohail Baloch said the renovations, which took 18 months, has seen the bed capacity expanded from 86 to 115, with additional services offered.