LAUNCH OF AMREF’ HEALTH AFRICA & ROCHE E.A’s CANCER PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT PROGRAM TARGETING THE DISABLED, BY THE FIRST LADY KISUMU COUNTY

by Lorraine Anyango . Her Excellency the First Lady of Kisumu County, today launched an innovative cancer prevention and management program, that will be implemented by Amref Health Africa, in conjunction with Roche East Africa, in Kisumu county. The goal of the unique program is to increase access to breast and cervical cancer care (preventive,
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Tackling Nutrition security Heads on.

By Lorraine Anyango  About 20 nutrition champions drawn from the seven sub counties are attending a training aimed at equipping them with skills to raise awareness as well as change perceptions among the residents of Kisumu concerning nutrition. The champions are also being sensitized to their roles, the nutrition situation, and an enabling policy environment
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MARWA’s Efficiency Enhanced Through Digitization.

By. Lorraine Anyango. Officials from the Netherlands’ Kingdom paid a courtesy call to Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital to witness the use of digital tools in the implementation of Marwa Kisumu Solidarity Health Cover. The CEO of JOOTRH, Dr George Rae, received Mr Steven Collete the Minister for Trade and Sustainable Development in
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MORE MONEY FOR NUTRITION.

By Lorraine Anyango Departments with the nutritional mandate are pushing for increased budget allocation on nutrition with a needle eye accuracy in Kisumu County. This zeal has seen key actors trained on budgeting with an emphasis on comprehensive costing of nutrition interventions and budgeting for the same.  Through a multi sectoral approach, the actors dissected
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Fighting Cancer

By Lorraine Anyango. Great hope lay in the fight against cancer after a tripartite agreement for the establishment of the Kisumu Comprehensive Cancer and Blood Disorders Center (KCCBDC) at Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital, in Kisumu was reached. The tripartite agreement between the National Government, the County Government of Kisumu and Kenyatta University
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KISUMU HONORS LOICE AMONDI AKINYI.

Mental challenges are likely to be on the rise during the post-election period. Though mental issues cannot be cured entirely, therapy is very helpful, hence Jaramogi Oginga Odinga teaching and Referral Hospital (JOOTRH) is getting ready to handle mental issues during this period. The concerned department has created space where counselling sessions will be undertaken,
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LEARNING MORE ABOUT CORONA VIRUS.

by Lorraine Anyango Staff members from Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and referral hospital (JOOTRH) undertaking Continuous Medical Education (CME) on validation of the WHO COVID-19 verbal autopsy tool. The staff members drawn from different departments were being trained by Washington State University on the tool that will be used for determining cause of death in
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CUBAN CONTRIBUTION AT JOOTRH.

By Felix Okoth Dr Yurisleidy Orraca Veliz an oncologist from Cuba wouldn’t have joined Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital (JOOTRH) at a better time, she comes in when the number of cancer cases are on the rise. In just one month, specifically in the month of November 2021, JOOTRH registered 45 new cancer
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BRIDGING EXTENSION OFFICERS GAP.

By Lorraine Anyango Kisumu county has made deliberate steps to bridge the gap that is rapidly building up due to many agricultural extension officers retiring. The county acknowledges the huge wealth of experience deposited in senior agricultural officers, who are in their 50s’ and the need to harness the wealth of knowledge, transferring the same
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