Appropriate Emergency Interventions.
Saturday, 02 December 2023
By Lorraine Anyango. Nutritionists in Kisumu County have raised concerns over the appropriateness and quality of food and medicine donated during emergencies. While appreciating pharmaceutical companies and others that give aid during emergencies, they pointed out that it’s important to donate what would save the lives of children during emergencies. “Whatever food we give should
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Continue the Cuban Doctors Services.
Saturday, 25 November 2023
By Lorraine Anyango. Kisumu County is considering a County- Cuban arrangement to continue the services of the Cuban doctors. The County will hold conversations on modalities to continue the services of the three doctors. working at Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital (JOOTRH). Kisumu County Governor Peter Anyang’ Nyong’o said that three specialists,
Thinking Beyond Medical Care.
Sunday, 19 November 2023
By Lorraine Anyango. The future of health facilities is in working towards Patient-Centered Accreditation and integration of customer care services. To realize the above, it’s important to emphasize Patient-Centered Care as part of the Medical Training Curriculums in Kenya so that it becomes a culture as the students transition to practice. A public lecture at
Men Better at ‘Kangroo’.
Friday, 17 November 2023
By Lorraine Anyango The commemoration of World Prematurity Day in Kisumu was a galore of both learning and entertainment. It was an opportunity to give the world’s most vulnerable babies the attention they deserve and help give them the best possible start in life. The theme for this year’s celebration was ‘Small Actions, Big Impact,
- Published in Health, Kenya Urban support program, News Item
Vegetables in Pots
Wednesday, 08 November 2023
By Lorraine Anyango. Our traditional ways of cooking vegetables are still valid ,we need to embark on the ways our parents prepared vegetables. These are findings and recommendations from a new study conducted by doctors from Jemo Kenyatta University with support from AgriFose working in partnership with the University of Nairobi, Food Agricultural Organization (FAO)
- Published in Agriculture, Health
MSN BOOST.
Monday, 06 November 2023
by Lorraine Anyango The Kisumu County Multi-Sectoral Nutrition (MSN) coordination platform made great strides in the last two years prioritizing nutrition matters in Early Childhood Development Education Centers (ECDE) among others. Even better, the Kisumu MSN initiatives have gotten a boost with the coming in of the Ealy Childhood Development Network for Kenya (ECDNek)as a
- Published in Agriculture, Education, Health, News Item
Making JOOTRH More Baby Friendly.
Wednesday, 01 November 2023
By Lorraine Anyango. Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital (JOOTRH) is working towards being Baby-Friendly Hospitals (BFH) in Kenya. This move is a follow-up after the Kisumu County Nutrition Coordinator, Reproductive Health Coordinator, pediatrician and lead Nutritionist from JOOTRH were privileged to be among 80 officers across the country to be trained on Baby
Promoting Nurturing and Care.
Wednesday, 18 October 2023
by Lorraine Anyango. Nurturing care encompasses good health and adequate nutrition, child safety and security, child development and responsive caregiving as well as opportunities for early learning. These are components that participants drawn from varied sectors are being trained on, with the Department of Medical Services, Public Health and Sanitation taking the lead. The objectives
‘KUWA KOCHA’
Tuesday, 17 October 2023
By Loraine Anyango Concepts of Naturing and Care for Early Child Hood Development (ECDE) in Kisumu County are being disseminated to the grassroots levels through the ‘KUWA KOCHA’ campaign. The campaign draws its backing from a common understanding that it takes a village to raise a child and calls everyone to be a coach to