Author: alphyjuma

By Chris Captain Omondi Aisha Dafalla recalls an incident in 1981 when a school mate called her in the night desperately seeking blood for a brother who was in critical condition in hospital. By the next morning, the patient had suffered two heart attacks and eventually passed on. “That incident made me realize that blood should be available in the hospitals and we should not wait until a patient requires blood to start making appeals. It may be too late to save a life.”To date, Aisha has donated blood 67 times and in February 2021 was appointed Kenya’s Blood Ambassador…

Shamba limezungushwa singe’nge ya Kasaine. Fatuma Tabu Kibango alipoolewa na kuanza maisha mapya katika kijiji cha Magwede kaunti ya Taita Taveta, hakuwa na ufahamu kuwa ameanza maisha ya kukesha usiku kucha akilinda mazao yake yasiharibiwe na wanyamapori. Fatuma alizaliwa na kulelewa katika kijiji cha Mackinon kipatikanacho katika barabara kuu ya Mombasa –Nairobi. Takriban kilomita sitini hadi kijiji cha Magwede. Kijiji ambacho kimepakana na ranchi ya Rukinga kaunti ya Taita Taveta. Tatizo la wanyamapori kuingia katika mashamba ya watu katika kaunti hiyo limekuwa kero kwa wakazi wa eneo hilo kwa miaka mingi.Mzozo kati ya wanyama pori hususan ndovu na wakazi hao…

Curbing the spread of Covid-19 at the Lakeside Sticking to the covid-19 protocols is the surest way of curbing the spread of Covid-19 in the lake region. The Boda Boda oprators in Kisumu are important in breaking the chain in the spread of Covid-19. The Boda Boda oparators in Wagai Siaya county came together to set hand washing stations across Boda Boda stages in Siaya county in a bid to curb the spread of Covid-19 in the region. There is active community transmission in the lake region. Kisumu County has ramped up testing hence more numbers in the Covid-19 caseload.…

By Mactilda Mbenywe Elizabeth Akinyi, 28, holds her six months old twins with a lot of pride every minute with them brighten her and ends memory of pain she underwent after giving birth. During pregnancy, she had no complication but always advised by medics to take long bed rests she recalls a nurse telling her that there was nothing major to worry about. She delivered twins well at Migori county referral hospital and immediately she passed out, but before she heard nurses shouting voices fading PPH PPH! The twins had six kilograms between them, which overstretched her womb hence failing…

Kibabii University Journalism and Mass Communication students will reap big out of a partnership between the University and African Health Solutions Journalism Initiative (AHSJI). Speaking during a consultative meeting held between the University and AHSJI management on Tuesday 10th August at Siritamu Resort in Bungoma, the Head of the project and a renowned writer Mr. Daniel Otunge (formerly a Standard Media Group) expressed his enthusiasm in reaching higher learning institutions and impacting skills meant to revolutionize the field of journalism. He committed to hasten the partnership with Kibabii University by providing the necessary framework and support. Once inked, the collaboration…

By Peter Oliver Ochieng The Kisumu Solidarity Health Cover popularly known as Marwa (Ours) is up and running. The social health insurance scheme was set up by the County Government of Kisumu, with a view of providing free healthcare services to 90, 000 indigents, who could otherwise be unable to pay for medication. Kisumu was among the four Counties alongside Nyeri, Isiolo and Machakos that implemented the pilot phase of the Government’s Universal Health Coverage (UHC) program in 2018 through to mid-2020. During registration for UHC, Kenyans in the four Counties were required to share a wide range of information;…

By Peter Oliver Ochieng Fish farmers in Kakamega County are a delighted lot. After several years of hustles directed at netting a ready market for their fish, the solution is now right at their doorsteps, in the frame of a fish processing factory. Commissioned by Wycliffe Oparanya, the Kakamega County Governor on July 12, 2021, the plant at Lutonyi, Shieywe Ward in Lurambi Constituency has breathed a whole new lease of life in the entire fish farmer folk in the County, which has for long been known for sugarcane farming and the crying stone of Khayega. Kakamega, like most Counties…

By Chrisphine Okoth and Derricks Omondi Kisumu city has a population of about 600,000 according to the 2019 census. With such a population there is high demand for, not only social amenities but also food. Getting food has over the past been a challenge especially for those living in informal settlements. In nyalenda informal settlement a group of farmers has pulled together to help in addressing food insecurity, an initiative whose fruits have been on the upward trajectory. Working under the umbrella of United Destiny Shapers (UDS), the farmers have purchased parcels of land where they grow vegetables shared amongst…

With a total of 9800 preterm deaths annually in Uganda, health practitioners have stepped up their efforts to reduce these alarming statistics numbers to an acceptable figure. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that children born with very low birth weight of less than 2.5kgs who are estimated at 20 million worldwide be initiated on human breast milk immediately to boast their immunity and avoid retarded growth.  Dr. Victoria Nakibuuka, a neonatologist at Nsambya Hospital and head of the paediatric Unit says Nsambya Hospital has adopted a no formula policy and emphasized donation and recipient of breast milk at the…