The M-Pesa Foundation, in partnership with Jaramogi Oginga Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital , Amref Health Africa, The Flying Doctors’ Society of Africa, and Ramogi TV/Radio and the County Government of Kisumu and JOOTRH, is organizing a Free Fistula Camp to support women and girls across Kenya. Fistula is a condition where a...
Author: Sherine Atieno (Sherine Atieno)
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Hope Rekindled as Neurocamp Kicks Off at JOOTRH
Story by Sherine Atieno and Photos by Lorraine Faith Hope has been rekindled for patients battling debilitating brain and spine conditions as the Neurosurgical camp officially kicks off at Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital (JOOTRH). The week-long camp, running from 16th to 20th February, is organized by the Kisumu Neuroscience Initiative in partnership...
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Neurosurgical Camp Arrives at JOOTRH
Story and Photos by Ondari Ogega “A surgery is only as good as the care afterwards; we are not after volumes but ensuring the patients who trust us go home safely.” That was the powerful reminder from Dr. Victor Awuor, head of delegation of a multidisciplinary team under the Kisumu Neuroscience Initiative, as they arrived...
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JOOTRH Achieves Medical Milestone with First-Ever Minimally Invasive Chest Surgeries
Story by Lorraine Opondo and Photos by Lorraine Faith The Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital (JOOTRH) has hit a new milestone in its expansion of specialized medical services following the successful implementation of Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS). The procedure, a minimally invasive alternative to traditional open-chest surgery, is now a reality at the...
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Victoria Annex Clinic Expands Red Cell Exchange Services, Doubling Patient Numbers
Story by Sherine Atieno and Photos by Ondari Ogega and Ian Obadha Since the start of red cell apheresis at Victoria Annex Hospital in September last year, the number of children and adult sickle cell patients seeking care at the clinic has steadily increased. From just 30 patients, the clinic now attends to 60 individuals...
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JOOTRH Secures Continuous Care for Sickle Cell Patients
Story by Sherine Atieno and Photos by Benard Ondari Sickle cell disease warriors can now access apheresis treatment without delay or uncertainty following the commissioning of the Spectra Optia Apheresis Machine at Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital (JOOTRH). The development marks a major turning point in specialised care, as JOOTRH becomes the first...
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JOOTRH Surgeons Restores 12-Year-Old’s Face After Battery Explosion.
Story and Photos by Ian Obadha Maxillofacial surgeons at Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital (JOOTRH) have successfully performed a complex, seven-hour reconstructive surgery on a 12-year-old boy. The child had catastrophic lower facial injuries from a phone battery explosion . The operation stabilized his jaws, secured the airway, and restored essential functions, including...
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Vascular Surgery at JOOTRH Saves Woman with Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Story by Sherine Atieno and Photos by Ian Obadha A multidisciplinary cardiothoracic team at Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital (JOOTRH) successfully performed the hospital’s first complex abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair, restoring hope to 50 year old Hellen Nyakerario of Nyamira. Ms. Nyakerario had struggled with severe lower back and leg pain for...
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JOOTRH Bridges the NICU AND PICU Gap
Story by Sherine Atieno and Photos by Ondari Ogega Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital (JOOTRH) has taken a historic step towards transforming child health outcomes in the Lake Region following the official groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at Obama Children’s...