Expected Gains From Enhanced Nutrition.
Friday, 27 May 2022
By Lorraine Anyango Kisumu county’s GDP is set to increase by at least 5 % on wards, thanks to sensitized nutrition champions ready to change the nutrition narrative in the region. The 20-champions graduated armed with evidence-based data on the nutrition situation with a drive that nutrition can break the cycle of poverty. While closing
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LAUNCH OF AMREF’ HEALTH AFRICA & ROCHE E.A’s CANCER PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT PROGRAM TARGETING THE DISABLED, BY THE FIRST LADY KISUMU COUNTY
Thursday, 26 May 2022
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.
Wednesday, 25 May 2022
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.
Friday, 08 April 2022
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.
Monday, 28 March 2022
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
Thursday, 03 March 2022
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.
Friday, 25 February 2022
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.
Friday, 04 February 2022
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.
Thursday, 03 February 2022
By Lorraine Anyango 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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