Faith Matete

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Sickle cell /HANDOUTA coalition of advocacy groups, caregivers and persons living with Sickle Cell Disease (DC) have petitioned Kisumu county assembly to declare the condition a public health emergency. The group wants the legislators to incorporate the disease's management into health policy and county development plans. Describing SCD as a “silent killer,” the petition highlights the devastating toll it takes on families despite being largely manageable with early and sustained care.

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Women prepare ochong’a at Asat beach /FAITH MATETEAs Lake Victoria grapples with a deepening ecological crisis, a small freshwater shrimp locally known as ochong’a is emerging as a symbol of resilience and hope for hard-hit fishing communities. With fish stocks declining due to pollution, climate change and rampant use of illegal fishing equipment, this once ignored species is thriving where others have declined.

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In Bar Agulu village, a group of 10 mothers gathers daily under the Positive Deviance Hearth (PD Hearth) model, a grassroots nutrition programme built on the belief that local knowledge can unlock life-saving solutions. These women bring together what little they have such as cassava, millet, bananas, Nile perch and cook nutritious meals while learning, laughing and healing together.

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Kisumu Governor Anyang’ Nyong’o has challenged public servants at both the national and county levels to adopt intelligence-led customer experience to transform governance and improve access to public services. Nyong’o said traditionally, public services have often struggled to keep pace with the rapid advancements in technology and the evolving needs of citizens.

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Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral hospital has urged all health facilities benefiting from its oxygen supply to contribute to the cost of maintaining the oxygen plant, as the hospital shoulders the full weight of sustaining the infrastructure. The USAID-funded Reaching Impact, Saturation and Epidemic Control project, implemented by JHPIEGO, handed over  the PSA oxygen plant to JOOTRH and the Kisumu government after repair and overhaul servicing.