Tiket is a village named after the Tiket tree, a hardwood suitable for building houses because, according to the locals, termites do not eat it.

Dr. David Roden (1938–2007), the founder of the hospital, of British origin, lived with his wife and 4 children in Marich, West Pokot, where he developed the local Pokot community. He died tragically in a car accident and after a few years, according to his will, his wife Mama Hidat handed over the clinic buildings in Tikit to the Catholic community of Evangelising Sisters of Mary in Kenya.

The needs of the Tikit and Masol areas were first brought to the attention of Tikit Mayor Samuel Nakori, who until 2003 worked as a receptionist at the Marich Pass Field Centre (a field study centre for international students founded by Dr David Roden). The community was eager for a health facility closer than the clinic in Sigora. Nakori realised that access was a priority, so he organised the people of Tikit to hand-clear a five-kilometre road through dense bush to connect to the existing motorised network.

Architects’ plans for the construction of a primary health center were obtained from the Ministry of Labor, and preparation of the 5-hectare site began in late 2005 and continued through 2007. By 2018, the walls of the building, which includes an outpatient section for day treatment of patients and an inpatient section with a maternity ward, were standing.

The structure is made of cement blocks and fired clay bricks, which were made on site by a team of women from the community. The material (cement and stone chips) was transported in two stages – first in an 18-ton truck and then in a smaller 5-ton truck. Water was drawn from a shallow well, and sand and ballast were carried by hand by women. However, the water is too salty to drink.

A well has been drilled on the edge of the site, but the water supply system has not yet been installed. The roof is made of metal sheets on steel beams, and due to the risk of termites, the doors and frames are made of steel. Rainwater is collected in PVC tanks.

Since 2018, Sr. Clementina, as the director of the clinic, has begun the revitalization of the buildings in cooperation with Dr. Katarína Mulama from the University of Applied Sciences and the St. Elizabeth Hospital in Bratislava. Thanks to the support of Prof. Krčméry, solar electricity was installed in the premises, ecological separation of biological waste was built, rainwater collection was ensured, the premises were painted, the hospital was equipped with 30 beds, examination equipment was supplied, the laboratory gained the ability to perform basic tests, and the pharmacy was regularly supplied with medicines.

In October 2019, the clinic was officially opened as a level 2 dispensary in the Kenyan healthcare system. In 2021, the organization Dvojfarebný svet, n.o. with Slovak Aid resources significantly contributed to the development of the clinic. Over the course of three years, it provided treatment to approximately 6,000 patients and emergency medical assistance to 1,500 patients in the field. The hospital has reached level 3B in the Kenyan healthcare system and is accredited by NHIF (Kenya National Health Insurance Fund).