KEEP FIT AT THE JOOTRH GYM.
Thursday, 06 January 2022
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
Tuesday, 04 January 2022
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
Tuesday, 07 December 2021
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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2.1m Worth of Donations from The County Government and CFK To Help the Fight Against Covid-19
Monday, 27 September 2021
By Owuoche Kate Kisumu County in collaboration with the Carolina for Kibera Foundation yesterday made a great contribution to the Kisumu County Hospital’s Covid 19 emergency response team by donating equipment worth 2.1M towards the fight against the spread of covid 19 in the county. The handing over of the equipment took place at the
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Scaling Up Solar Powered Water Supply project in Kisumu
Tuesday, 13 April 2021
By Matilda Atieno The county government supported by Safe Water and Aids Project (SWAP) and the university of Illinois have successfully constructed a solar powered water project in South West Ward, Kisumu West Subcounty. The 2.5 million water project dubbed ‘Sola Maji’ is funded through Bill and Melinda Gates foundation to benefit a total of
Kisumu County Cabinet Members Sign Performance Contracts to Improve Service Delivery
Monday, 22 March 2021
By Nancy Juma Kisumu County Cabinet Members this morning signed performance contracts for Financial Year 2020 – 2021 to ensure that residents are provided with better and quality services at a ceremony officiated by H.E the Governor Prof. Peter Anyang’ Nyong’o. The 2021 Financial Year Performance Contracts spearheaded by the Directorate of Performance Management anchored
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Kisumu County Goes Digital on Bursary and Scholarship
Friday, 05 March 2021
By Matilda Atieno The county government annual scholarship and bursary program has gone digital following the plan to digitalize all county programs and services to improve service delivery. The online bursary system is one of the continuous efforts by the county government to digitize all programs and services to provide user-friendly services to residents and
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Sports Tourism Gaining Traction in The County as Ghanaian Golfers Arrive in Kisumu
Friday, 05 March 2021
By Norbert Wekesa A team of golfers from Ghana were this morning received by the County Director of sports Ms. Valerie Kizito at the Kisumu International airport as sports tourism gains traction in Kisumu. The DOKNAM-KIM golfers’ team from Ghana arrived this morning for a series of tournaments in Kisumu, Nairobi and Mombasa. They will
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The Flipflopi Nam Lolwe Festival of innovation and Activism Kicks Off in Kisumu
Thursday, 04 March 2021
By Emily Mikwa Kisumu residents yesterday converged at Dunga beach to witness the launch of clean oceans awareness campaign dubbed Flipflopi Nam Lolwe festival of innovation and Artivism. The four day event marked with innovative and artistic technologies on environmental conservation, show cased the flipflopi project, the very first world plastic recycled dhow and a
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