Prevention and Treatment of New Sickle cell Disease Occurrence.       

     by Lorraine Anyango Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital (JOORTH) is pushing for a comprehensive approach to eradicate sickle cell disease including compulsory couple testing for sickle cell trait before marriage. The facility which manages the highest number of sickle cell cases in Kenya has picked a business unusual approach that will see
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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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Covid-19 vaccines receivers at JOOTRH exhibits hope.

By Lorraine Anyango and Faith Lawino Owour At Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital, the covid 19 vaccine queue is progressive with residents ready for the jab. “It is a thumbs up.” Gilbert Ouko, an IT expert, is up and down registering participants for the Covid-19 vaccine. Ouko too has been vaccinated and urges
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Partnership for increased access to pharmaceuticals

By Lorraine Anyango The County Government of Kisumu is forming partnerships with Novartis to strengthen access to pharmaceuticals and health care delivery. This envisioned partnership will not only reduce Kisumu’s County dependency on KEMSA supplied pharmaceuticals, but also ensure that specific drugs are accessed at half price. The drugs that will be accessed at half
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IMPACT BEYOND.

By Lorraine Anyango On completion the ongoing Kisumu Comprehensive Cancer and Hematology Centre at the   Kisumu’s Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital (JOOTRH) will be a centre for comprehensive management of cancer and blood disorders serving the entire East and Central Africa region and beyond.Bone Marrow transplant services will be available saving patients from
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Bridging gaps in mental health care access.

By Lorraine Ayango                                  October 10th 2021 The world mental health day was commemorated with calls to address disparity in access to mental health care. This year’s theme being ‘Mental health in an unequal world’, provided a platform not only to have conversations around unequal access to mental healthcare but also look for solutions. The impact
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World mental health day to be marked in Kisumu.

by Lorraine Anyango. The cabinet secretary .Honorable Mutahi Kagwe will on 9th October 2021 preside over the commemoration of world mental health day at Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital (JOOTRH) in Kisumu. During the event he will also commission the construction of the comprehensive cancer center as well as officially open the covid-19
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JOOTRH en-route to digital future.

By Lorraine Anyango   Jaramoi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital (JOOTRH) is tapping the enormous potential of modern information and communications technologies to enhancing timely and quality service. This technological transformation is undeniable, its massive impact also ensures staff accountability considering the developing transition of JOOTRH to a level 6A hospital. “Currently we are
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JOOTRH’s quality and specialized training.

by Lorraine Anyango Opondo Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital’s, (JOOTRH’s ) specialized training is gaining confidence among learning institutions far and wide, the latest being Kabarack university. In pursuit for the rare specialized training, Kabarak university signed an MOU with JOOTRH for placement of it’s school of medicine and health science and school
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