By Beryl Okendo.Bone marrow transplant as a solution to the treatment of sickle cell disease is a practice that is yet to gain ground not only due to limited human resources to perform it but also the issue of affordability and accessibility of the treatment to patients.In Kenya, less than ten bone marrow transplants have been done since the practice was first launched in the country.With the increase of sickle cell cases diagnosed each day, there is a need to broaden the scope of the mode of treatment concerning availability, accessibility, and affordability to patients.Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral...

  By Beryl Okendo. Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital (JOOTRH) has passed an assessment for East Central and Southern Africa College of Physicians (ECSACOP) training. This makes JOOTRH the fourth hospital in Kenya whose medical officers are set to gain skills that will enable them to deliver the most professional, impactful, and sustainable health services to patients within their facilities. This means that JOOTRH physicians will undergo four-year training for post-graduate studies. While conducting the assessment KAP considered the physical facilities and patient numbers and case mix assessment. They urged the facility to improve on documentation by making...