Kisumu is in the lime light once again for being the first of 47 counties to laounch the universal healthcare system. the universal healthcare system is a system that ensures equal health for all. Below is an inside out...
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PRYAMAX, THE NEW ANTIMALARIAL DRUG
PYRAMAX, THE NEW ANTIMALARIAL It was at around 11.00 Am on Wednesday, the 20th of June 2018 when a young woman, roughly 25 years of age came running into the Obama pediatric ward at JOOTRH with a young boy in her arms...
digital health promotion center in Kisumu
Setting the Stage for Health Promotion. Kisumu county has been on the fore front in setting the pace for the entire country when it comes to matters health, just last week, the county was chosen to pioneer a new post...
Kisumu to pioneer new PPH treatment
Kisumu Deputy Governor Dr. Mathew Owili today held a meeting with Kisumu Medical and Education Trust (KMET) and its partners to discuss the best strategy that Kisumu County can use to roll out the Uterine Balloon...
finally the world gets a malaria vaccine
The menace that is malaria, has haunted the world for centuries now. The killer disease has claimed uncountable lives over time. The fight against malaria has had several ups and downs over the decades. Being a...
uproar over Cuban doctor importation
Uproar over Cuban doctor importation The governments’ decision (all 48 of them) to bring into the country 100 medical specialists from the Republic of Cuba has spiked vigorous debate all over the country. The idea...
Kisumu hosts the first anesthesiology symposium
Dr. Oduor Ojoo, head of the department of anesthesiology and critical care at JOOTRH, opened the symposium by highlighting the fact that it was going to be the first of many to be held by the Kenya Society of Anesthesia...
Kisumu produces its first doctors ever
Kisumu produces its first doctors ever It might not have been a very colorful ceremony from outside but in the hearts of the 36 new doctors taking their Hippocratic oaths, this was a day like no other in their...
