Looking towards the Chogoria valley from high on Nelion, Mount Kenya.

Chogoria is a town located in Mwimbi Division of Tharaka-Nithi County of Kenya. It is located roughly 97 miles (about 186 km) from Nairobi. It is connected to the rest of the country by an all-weather, tarmacked road, the Meru-Nairobi highway. The closest town to Chogoria is Chuka. Other surrounding towns are Igoji, Nkubu, Meru and Embu. The town has an urban population of 28,415 and a rural population of 3,208.[1]

Infrastructure

Chogoria Hospital, founded by Rev. Dr. Clive Irvine in 1922, is a primary healthcare resource for over 350,000 people in the Meru district.[2] It provides maternal and infant care, encompasses a wide network of outpatient clinics, and coordinates youth education programs.[3]

The Clive Irvine College of Health Sciences provides primarily nursing education to over 300 students annually.[4]

Chogoria is on the widely used hiking trail towards Mount Kenya.[5][6]

References

  1. ↑ "ArcGIS Hub". www.opendata.go.ke. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  2. ↑ Murray SA (January 1996). "Learning from primary care in developing countries. Outreach programme in Kenya was based on extensive community participation". BMJ. 312 (7025): 250. doi:10.1136/bmj.312.7025.250. PMC 2350033. PMID 8563607.
  3. ↑ "Activities of the youth education programme on education for adulthood at Chogoria Hospital in Kenya". African Population Newsletter (44–45): 38–41. July 1983. PMID 12265824.
  4. ↑ "Clive Irvine College of Health Sciences at Chogoria". Medical Benevolence Foundation. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  5. ↑ "[PHOTOS] CS Balala leads tourism partners in hiking Mt Kenya". The Star. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  6. ↑ Tanui C (15 May 2022). "Kenya: Balala Climbs Mt Kenya in a Bid to Raise Awareness On Adventure Tourism". allAfrica.com. Retrieved 21 June 2022.

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