Partnership for increased access to pharmaceuticals

By Lorraine Anyango The County Government of Kisumu is forming partnerships with Novartis to strengthen access to pharmaceuticals and health care delivery. This envisioned partnership will not only reduce Kisumu’s County dependency on KEMSA supplied pharmaceuticals, but also ensure that specific drugs are accessed at half price. The drugs that will be accessed at half
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IMPACT BEYOND.

By Lorraine Anyango On completion the ongoing Kisumu Comprehensive Cancer and Hematology Centre at the   Kisumu’s Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital (JOOTRH) will be a centre for comprehensive management of cancer and blood disorders serving the entire East and Central Africa region and beyond.Bone Marrow transplant services will be available saving patients from
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Bridging gaps in mental health care access.

By Lorraine Ayango                                  October 10th 2021 The world mental health day was commemorated with calls to address disparity in access to mental health care. This year’s theme being ‘Mental health in an unequal world’, provided a platform not only to have conversations around unequal access to mental healthcare but also look for solutions. The impact
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World mental health day to be marked in Kisumu.

by Lorraine Anyango. The cabinet secretary .Honorable Mutahi Kagwe will on 9th October 2021 preside over the commemoration of world mental health day at Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital (JOOTRH) in Kisumu. During the event he will also commission the construction of the comprehensive cancer center as well as officially open the covid-19
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JOOTRH en-route to digital future.

By Lorraine Anyango   Jaramoi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital (JOOTRH) is tapping the enormous potential of modern information and communications technologies to enhancing timely and quality service. This technological transformation is undeniable, its massive impact also ensures staff accountability considering the developing transition of JOOTRH to a level 6A hospital. “Currently we are
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JOOTRH’s quality and specialized training.

by Lorraine Anyango Opondo Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital’s, (JOOTRH’s ) specialized training is gaining confidence among learning institutions far and wide, the latest being Kabarack university. In pursuit for the rare specialized training, Kabarak university signed an MOU with JOOTRH for placement of it’s school of medicine and health science and school
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IMPACT BEYOND

By Lorraine Anyango                                          Cancer center on going construction work at Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital (JTOORH) in Kisumu  .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      In the next 12 months, Kisumu’s Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital (JTOORH) will offer treatment for all types of cancers to the entire African region. Currently all cancer patients seeking born
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Aquaculture interventions

By Lorraine Anyango              Solar powered fish hatcheries (Mono sexed fingerlinks), solar powered fish driers, smoking kilns and energy saving stoves are some of the interventions instore for the aquaculture folks courtesy of the County Government of Kisumu. The County Government of Kisumu is also working on interventions on adoption and constructions of modern ‘Mkiwi’ -wood
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Marwa Now Operational

By Lorraine Anyango Opondo Marwa Kisumu solidarity health cover is now operational.This means that 45,000 household beneficiaries in Kisumu enlisted under Marwa can now walk into the 48 selected health facilities across the county and receive services. The County, with support from PharmAccess Foundation has paid 67.5 Million to NHIF for the households’ insurance premiums
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