Clients’ quality of life is being improved, and neurosurgeons in Kisumu are also benefitting through the opportunity to access mentorship from highly specialized colleagues across the globe. Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital (JOOTRH) as well, has benefitted from a consortium of equipment and tools used in neurosurgical operations. While the surgeons get to

By Lorraine Anyango. Every three months, the burden of Neurosurgical cases is reduced. The long list of those waiting for the services for months shortened as well. Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital (JOOTRH) has consistently held Neurosurgical Camps in partnership with the Kisumu Neuroscience Initiative. Yesterday another five neurosurgeons flew miles to Kisumu

By Beryl Okendo. Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital (JOOTRH) Medical Social work team spearheaded a family reunion for a patient who had been abandoned in the hospital for four months while undergoing treatment.    The patient, after being successfully managed and discharged, was left with nowhere to go due to neglect by family members.

By Nancy Juma Kisumu has joined the rest of the World  in commemorating World Neglected Tropical Diseases (WNTD) Day at Rabuor, Nyando Sub County. World NTD Day, is a global annual event marked every 30th of January and brings together public health officials and partners to raise awareness and to profile neglected tropical diseases to

by Faith Lawino. The drug methadone is a heavily guarded substance at the Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral (JOOTRH) wellness center. The department also known as MAT (Medically Assisted Therapy) center, is designed to serve Persons Who Inject Drugs (PWID), especially opioids. This combines the use of medication which is assisted by therapy as

By Beryl Kendo. Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital diagnoses one to two new paediatric cancer cases each day, with about four to six of these cases receiving chemotherapy treatment daily. In a bid to secure the lives of children and pay special attention to paediatric cancer, JOOTRH under the umbrella of Kisumu County,

By Faith Lawino. Tumaini Sickle Cell Organization which partners with Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital (JOOTRH) conducted a mentorship program for adolescents living with Sickle Cell Disease at JOOTRH grounds. This partnership was forged due to JOOTRH’s aggressiveness in tackling Sickle Cell Disease even through a multi Sectorial approach. The facility also handles