Chogoria Explained

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]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: ArcGIS Hub . 2022-06-21 . www.opendata.go.ke . en.
2. Murray SA . Learning from primary care in developing countries. Outreach programme in Kenya was based on extensive community participation . BMJ . 312 . 7025 . 250 . January 1996 . 8563607 . 2350033 . 10.1136/bmj.312.7025.250 .
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 . 12265824 .
4. Web site: Clive Irvine College of Health Sciences at Chogoria . Medical Benevolence Foundation . 7 January 2024.
5. Web site: [PHOTOS] CS Balala leads tourism partners in hiking Mt Kenya ]. 2022-06-21 . The Star . en-KE.
6. Web site: Tanui C . 2022-05-15 . Kenya: Balala Climbs Mt Kenya in a Bid to Raise Awareness On Adventure Tourism . 2022-06-21 . allAfrica.com . en.