Fighting Cancer

By Lorraine Anyango. Great hope lay in the fight against cancer after a tripartite agreement for the establishment of the Kisumu Comprehensive Cancer and Blood Disorders Center (KCCBDC) at Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital, in Kisumu was reached. The tripartite agreement between the National Government, the County Government of Kisumu and Kenyatta University
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KISUMU HONORS LOICE AMONDI AKINYI.

Mental challenges are likely to be on the rise during the post-election period. Though mental issues cannot be cured entirely, therapy is very helpful, hence Jaramogi Oginga Odinga teaching and Referral Hospital (JOOTRH) is getting ready to handle mental issues during this period. The concerned department has created space where counselling sessions will be undertaken,
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LEARNING MORE ABOUT CORONA VIRUS.

by Lorraine Anyango Staff members from Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and referral hospital (JOOTRH) undertaking Continuous Medical Education (CME) on validation of the WHO COVID-19 verbal autopsy tool. The staff members drawn from different departments were being trained by Washington State University on the tool that will be used for determining cause of death in
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CUBAN CONTRIBUTION AT JOOTRH.

By Lorraine Anyango Dr. Yurisleidy Orraca Veliz an oncologist from Cuba wouldn’t have joined Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital (JOOTRH) at a better time, she comes in when the number of cancer cases are on the rise. In just one month, specifically in the month of November 2021, JOOTRH registered 45 new cancer
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BRIDGING EXTENSION OFFICERS GAP.

By Lorraine Anyango Kisumu county has made deliberate steps to bridge the gap that is rapidly building up due to many agricultural extension officers retiring. The county acknowledges the huge wealth of experience deposited in senior agricultural officers, who are in their 50s’ and the need to harness the wealth of knowledge, transferring the same
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Aggressive breast cancer tumor successfully removed at JOOTRH.

By Lorraine Anyango For Six’s months she not only dealt with deep excruciating pain that had become her norm, but she also bore the emotional pain of rejection as people around her took off from her due to a persistent foul smell emanating from her.    However as the new year began, 25-year-old Nancy Awour Okeyo
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KEEP FIT AT THE JOOTRH GYM.

By Lorraine Anyango and Faith Lawino Did you know that Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital (JOOTRH) has a fully functional gym? Did you know you can access the facility and services by paying just Ksh 150 per visit?   Did you also know that the gym is open on week days from Monday
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Digital epidemic preparedness network detected first Omicron infection in Kisumu, Kenya

The first case of Omicron in Kisumu Country, collected 4 days earlier than the first Omicron  reported nationally. The patient had indicated presence of clinical symptoms by December 8, which is only 2 weeks after South Africa reported the first Omicron case to WHO (November 24, 2021). This very early detection of Omicron in Kisumu
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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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