Kisumu Marks World Contraception Day 2022

By Matilda Atieno Residents of Rabuor in Kisumu County today joined the world in marking contraception day, with celebrations hosted at Rabuor Sub-County hospital in Nyando. World contraception day is aimed at raising awareness about the importance of contraception, how access to contraception is important, why being able to use contraception is part of an
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Need-based Training of health Service Providers On Family Health Program

By Matilda Atieno The County Department of health and sanitation is currently hosting a family health training set run through to Friday the 22nd at Kisumu Hotel. The 5 days training is aimed to equip the practitioners with the required knowledge on developing trends on family healthcare including family health nutrition, public health, family clinical
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Development of Nutrition Education Strategy and Materials Workshop through Kisumu Food System Lab

A multi-stakeholder forum comprising representatives from County departments of Health and Agriculture, CBOs and CSOs attended a two-day workshop from yesterday to discuss the planned interventions for Kisumu Food System Lab with a bias on nutrition education awareness within the informal settlements, convened by Alliance Biodiversity International and CIAT under the project Healthy Food Africa.
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Celebrations As Three New Health Facilities Open Doors for Residents

By Matilda Atieno The residents of the Kisumu East sub-county can now experience convenient access to health care with the opening of two new maternity units namely Nyalunya and Chiga as well as one more dispensary called Obino. The opening marks health expansion in Kisumu’s health care providers with an additional 469 Community Health Workers
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Kisumu County Government Convenes a Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Leadership Meeting

By: Emily Mikwa Yesterday, the County leadership from the departments of Health, Agriculture, Education and the Office of the first Lady, held a meeting to discuss and endorse strategies to enhance multi-sectoral nutrition coordination and resource mobilization. The discussions held at the Imperial Hotel- Kisumu, were based on the Kisumu County Nutrition Action Plan 2021-2023
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Kisumu Championing Tree Planting in Primary Schools through the 4K Clubs Under the Green Cities Initiatives

By Emily mikwa The County Government of Kisumu in partnership with Food and Agriculture Organization are targeting to plant a total of 1,500 assorted tree seedlings under the green Cities Initiative to prioritize tree planting as a means of enhancing green lifestyles, reduction of greenhouse gases and promoting climate smart sustainable land use systems, water
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Kisumu Launches Sickle Cell Infant Screening and Management Care Center

By Nancy Juma The County Government of Kisumu has launched a Sickle Cell Disease Newborn Screening and Early Intervention Project as well as a Comprehensive Care Center at Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital (JOOTRH) to respond to the high burden of the condition in the region. The Center of Excellence launched today by
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breast cancer awareness

by Beryl Alaka As the rest of the world dedicated an entire month to support cancer victims, the Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral hospital (JOOTRH’s) breast cancer support group took to the streets to raise awareness on breast cancer. The support group comprising of men and women who are acute, extended and permanent survivors
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Residents of Muhoroni Experience a Cervical Cancer Clinic on Wheels

By Matilda Atieno The county department of health in partnership with Cure Cervical Cancer a non-profit organization has organized a see and treat cervical cancer mobile clinic committed to providing early detection and prevention of cervical cancer through HPV mobile clinic at Rutek market in Muhoroni sub-county. The mobile clinic aims to reach out to
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