Kisumu Residents! Marwa Plus Arrives with a Bang on February 15th!

 Remember Marwa? Your one-stop health insurance program just got even better with Marwa Plus! Mark your calendars for February 15th, because Kisumu County is holding a grand launch you won’t want to miss! What’s in store? But wait, there’s more! Kisumu, this is your moment! Come witness a new era of healthcare and embrace the
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JOOTRH Bids Farewell to Century-Old Kitchen, Ushering in Era of Modern Gastronomy.

By Lorraine Anyango Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital (JOOTRH) is on the cusp of a culinary revolution. After serving patients, staff, and visitors for a century, its aging kitchen is finally saying goodbye. In its place, a gleaming, ultra-modern kitchen is nearing completion, promising a future of efficiency, safety, and enhanced patient care.
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Hope Women with Disabilities Train to Empower Children with Disabilities: Kisumu County Collaboration.

by Lorraine Anyango. Members of the Hope Women with Disabilities (HOWID) CBO recently received critical training to provide basic education and support to children with disabilities, fostering a more inclusive learning environment in Kisumu County. The training, supported by CBM Global Disability Inclusion in partnership with Kisumu County, emphasized practical skills like massaging children with
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RBTC Kisumu Together with The Medical Services Unit Leads Blood Donation Drive

By Matilda Atieno The Regional Blood Transfusion Center (RBTC) – Kisumu in partnership with Medical Laboratory Services Unit organized a workshop set to develop strategies to boost blood and blood products stock levels during this year’s festive season across the county. With the goal of ensuring access to blood and blood products, the strategies include 
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Appropriate Emergency Interventions.

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.

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,
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Thinking Beyond Medical Care.

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
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Men Better at ‘Kangroo’.

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,
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Vegetables in Pots

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)
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