County Focusses on Local Roads in Bid to Boost Accessibility

By Nancy Juma The County Department of Infrastructure, Public Works and Energy led by the CEC Hon. Salmon Orimba has today officially launched the 2022-2023 Machine Based Road Maintenance Programme for Muhoroni Sub County in Chemelil Tamu Ward and Muhoroni – Koru Ward. Accompanied by other County officials, teachers and students of Achego Girls Secondary School,
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Global Partners Meet in Kisumu to Mark World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day

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
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Methadone

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
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Building Nutrition ‘Forward’ Better.

By Lorraine Anyango Partnerships to improve nutrition in Kisumu continue to create an impact even with the latest tangible collaboration with the ‘Great Change for All Organization’.   The County, through the department of Medical Services, Public Health and Sanitation, received a consignment of vitamin A, deworming Albendazole tablets, and multivitamins for pregnant women from the
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Kisumu Fish Farmers Receive Fingerlings

By Emily Mikwa Fish farming in Kisumu County has received a major boost following the distribution of 264,000 fingerlings to farmers courtesy of the Aquaculture Business Development Program (ABDP). The fingerlings were distributed across the earmarked sub counties as follows: Kisumu West 103,000, Muhoroni 29,000, Nyando 40,000 and Nyakach 92,000. On receiving the fingerlings, the
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Collaborating To Surmount Childhood Cancer.

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,
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Advocacy Milestone in Cervical Cancer Screening.

By Lorraine Anyango and Faith Lawino. The slogan “Care for caregivers” was demonstrated in Kisumu County, indeed LRED First Ladies and the department of medical services, public health, and sanitation stood in agreement that it was time to scale up cervical cancer screening ambition. Kisumu County committed to screening 70 percent of its population, this
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Adolescent Sickle Cell Support Group.

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
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Euphoria.

By Faith Lawino and Beryl Okendo Euphoria. The feel high effect. This is a state of intense happiness and excitement that usually lasts only for a short time. “Feel high, feel good”, who doesn’t want to feel good anyway. Call it a millisecond of happiness but it makes you forget your daily troubles and struggles.
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