Nutrition Investment Evidence.
Wednesday, 22 March 2023
By Lorraine Anyango. Kisumu county now has evidence to advocate for increased resource allocation for nutrition interventions. This evidence proves that for every one shilling the county invests in nutrition, it will get six shillings in return. Kisumu is the first county in Kenya to have a nutrition investment case developed to inform decisions on
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Plans To Venture into Green Bond to Help Kisumu Secure Green Future
Friday, 10 February 2023
By Matilda Atieno The County Directorate of Climate Change in partnership with the ADA Consortium, FSD Kenya, Capital Markets Authority, Agusto & Co and Nairobi Securities Exchange convened a workshop that brought together public institutions and private CSOs in climate change and environmental sectors to deliberate on the overview of green bond assets and projects
Ward committees set up to oversee climate change action plans in Kisumu
Monday, 06 February 2023
By Matilda Atieno The County Government of Kisumu rolled out a vetting exercise for the formation of the Ward Climate Change Planning Committee intended to be representative of the community with different interest groups given a seat at the table. According to the Kisumu County Climate Change Act, 2020 section 18, the Climate Change Directorate
Nutrition Investment Case.
Thursday, 03 November 2022
By Lorraine Anyango Nutrition-sensitive and nutrition-specific interventions in Kisumu County are growing strong, necessitating the development of an investment case for Multi-Sector Nutrition Advocacy in the same region. This growth has been marked by the notable contribution of the MSN and the nutrition champions spread across the seven sub-counties with support from ‘Advancing Nutrition’, a
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Availing Affordable Prosthetic Legs.
Thursday, 03 November 2022
By Lorraine Anyango. Having sufficient funds to afford a prosthetic limb is a great concern for most people who have lost their limbs. This is the gap that Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital (JOOTRH) seeks to fill and offer more affordable limbs through its looming partnership with the North West University from South
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Us Ambassador to Kenya Visits Kisumu In Her First Assignment Outside Nairobi
Tuesday, 30 August 2022
By Matilda Atieno Kisumu Governor earlier today hosted the US ambassador to Kenya, Meg Whitman in an official visit to the county government of Kisumu. The visit is the first outside Nairobi and her first official visit in the county. During this visit, the Ambassador held talks with Kisumu Governor Prof. Anyang’ Nyong’o and thereafter
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Improved learning Environment for Interns
Monday, 08 August 2022
By Lorraine Anyango Consultants working at Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital (JOOTRH) held a meeting with the hospital’s management to streamline the internship process and experience at the facility. The meeting brought to speed the national guidelines from the Kenya Medical and Dentist Board Practitioners Council (KMDPC) and reviewed the internship training guidelines.
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Need-based Training of health Service Providers On Family Health Program
Friday, 22 July 2022
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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Machines Donation Geared to Improve Quality of Services at Obama.
Friday, 22 July 2022
We were delighted to receive a patient’s Monitor, Syringe Pump, Infrared Thermometer and an infusion pump donated by Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) to serve the Obama Children’s hospital. The items were received by Dr. Maureen Muchela, a pediatrician at Obama and Nurse in charge Mrs. Beatrice Ontita, and other staff members from the
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