Partnerships Key to Managing Sickle Cell Disease and Hemophilia, Experts Say
Friday, 14 June 2024
By Sherine Atieno “Collaboration is vital in the fight against sickle cell disease and hemophilia”, This statement was echoed by Dr. George Rae, the coordinator for the Resource Mobilization, Department of Medical Services, Public Health and Sanitation, Kisumu County. Dr. Rae spoke at the International Conference on Sickle Cell Day and Hemophilia (ICSC&H) held
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Kisumu County to Join Groundbreaking Study on Causes of Death in Adults Living with HIV
Thursday, 02 May 2024
by Lorraine Anyango Kisumu County is set to participate in a groundbreaking new study led by Emory’s Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance (CHAMPS) program. This research aims to identify the specific causes of death among adults living with HIV in the region. The study comes amidst a growing population of older adults living with
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Bringing Bone Marrow Transplants Home.
Thursday, 28 September 2023
By Lorraine Anyango The reality of having the First Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT) Center in Africa is just 14 months away. The center, named ‘Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital (JOOTRH) Hematology Center’ will be housed within the Victoria Hospital annex in Milimani area in Kisumu City. To make this dream a reality Fortis
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Reducing Infants Deaths in Hospitals.
Tuesday, 19 September 2023
By Lorraine Anyango. Almost every practicing pediatrician has encountered the tragic enigma of children dying within 24 hours after admission, especially when it is the sudden and unexpected death of a previously healthy infant. To curb this child mortality among emergency pediatric admissions within the first 24 hours, clinical officers and nurses in Kisumu County
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Appreciating Clinical Officers Interns.
Monday, 16 January 2023
by Lorraine Anyango. Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital (JOOTRH) gives the most exposure any student will require for training. The more the Interns interact with patients, the more they gain experience and learn. While appreciating over 60 clinical officers and Interns who had come to the end of their term at JOORH,
PARTNERING FOR ACCESSIBLE HEALTHCARE.
Monday, 16 January 2023
By Beryl Okendo and Faith Lawino. The Centre for Disease Control (CDC); CDC Atlanta, CDC Western, and CDC Nairobi, visited Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital. The team, accompanied by the Center for International, Health, Education, and Biosecurity( CIHEB) and Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance (CHAMPS) held a meeting that was geared towards
JOOTRH Cervical Cancer Steadfast Fight.
Friday, 13 January 2023
By Faith Lawino and Beryl Okendo. A visit to the cervical cancer screening room would be the best decision of a lifetime. This is one thing Eucabeth Orodo wished she did earlier. Elizabeth (not her real name), believed that it was her menses all over again. She grimly remembers her last period which she had
Prevention and Treatment of New Sickle cell Disease Occurrence.
Wednesday, 06 July 2022
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.
Friday, 14 January 2022
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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