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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Kisumu Recognizes the Importance of Family Planning in This Year’s World Contraceptive Day

By Matilda Atieno The County Government together with its partners today marked the annual world conceptive day to sensitize the community on the importance of birth control and family planning programs provided by health facilities in Kisumu. This year’s event themed leaving no one behind: expanding sustainable access to contraceptives in the COVID-19 pandemic and
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2.1m Worth of Donations from The County Government and CFK To Help the Fight Against Covid-19

By    Owuoche Kate Kisumu County in collaboration with the Carolina for Kibera Foundation yesterday made a great contribution to the Kisumu County Hospital’s Covid 19 emergency response team by donating equipment worth 2.1M towards the fight against the spread of covid 19 in the county. The handing over of the equipment took place at the
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School-Based Deworming Program in Kisumu

By Matilda AtienoPrimary schools across Kisumu County received deworming treatment in a school-based program, spearheaded by the county department of health together with the ministries of health and education.This year, the National School-Based Deworming (NSBD) Program targeted 14 counties in which Kisumu is a beneficiary. The National School-Based Deworming program is an intervention that provides
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Kisumu’s’ Multi-sectoral Approach to early Teenage Pregnancies

By Matilda Atieno County health and gender officials held a multi-sectoral meeting with state officers from the Ministry of Interior, Education, the state office of gender and non-state actors to explore initiatives in handling early unintended pregnancies among teenagers and the youth across Kisumu. Teenage pregnancies remain a major public health problem with lasting repercussions
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