Story by Ian Obadha and Photos by Lorraine Anyango Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital (JOOTRH) has partnered with The Nairobi Hospital to provide subsidized radiotherapy services. The two-year Memorandum of Collaboration (MoC) aims to provide a lifeline for cancer patients who often face life-threatening delays in accessing specialized treatment. While JOOTRH currently offers...
Story by Ian Obadha and Photos by Ondari Ogega Accident and Emergency services at Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital (JOOTRH) responded promptly following a road traffic accident that occurred at the Kondigo area along the Kisian–Bondo Road, involving a lorry and a 14-seater matatu. The crash, which happened on a busy section of...
Story by Lorraine Anyango and Photos by Ondari Ogega The Public Service Commission has officially approved a new staff establishment for Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital (JOOTRH), authorizing a workforce of 1,805 personnel to bolster its operations as a Level six facility. Under this new structure, 1,545 positions are designated for technical officers—representing...
Story and photos by Ian Obadha The Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital (JOOTRH) Orthopaedic Surgery Training Program has received official approval from the regional professional surgical body, marking a breakthrough for the hospital and a significant boost to specialized surgical care in Western Kenya. The College of Surgeons of East, Central and Southern...
Story by Sherine Atieno and Lorraine Anyango and Photos by Ondari Ogega Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists, and Dentists Union (KMPDU) has taken a strategic step to ensure it is on board and part of the transition entities of Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital (JOOTRH) into a Level 6 national referral facility. This formalization...
Story by Sherine Atieno and Photos by Ondari Ogega JOOTRH Unveils Transformative Projects to Bring Quality Healthcare Closer to the Community. Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital (JOOTRH) has taken a bold step toward expanding access to quality healthcare with the launch of the JOOTRH Mashinani Initiative, a community-focused outreach program designed to take...
Story by Sherine Atieno and Photos by Ondari Ogega and Ian Obadha “Do Not Be Another Pain”: PS Oluga Urges Healthcare Workers to Humanise Healthcare as JOOTRH Graduates 81 Students“If you were the one lying on that bed, would you want to be treated the way you treat patients?” This was the heartfelt question posed...
Story by Sherine Atieno and photos by Ondari Ogega and Ian Obadha Walking even a short distance had become a daily battle for 51-year-old George Otieno Odalo from Kobita, Okuto village in Seme. What was once a simple routine of moving from one point to another slowly turned into a painful, draining ordeal. At times,...
Story by Sherine Atieno and Photos by Ondari Ogega When 46-year-old Rose Opundo from Kanyada, Homa Bay, was wheeled into the operating theatre at Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital (JOOTRH), fear and hope weighed equally in her heart. “This was my first surgery. I was very afraid but hopeful at the same time....
Story by Lorraine Anyango and photos by Ondari Ogega A worrying finding from a new study indicates that 60% of market-ready fish in Kisumu are contaminated with Escherichia coli (E.coli), a common bacterium that is rapidly developing resistance to critical antibiotics. The study, conducted by a research team at the Jaramogi Oginga Oginga Teaching and...
