by Lorraine Anyango Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital (JOOTRH) is working towards partnering with the Tumaini Sickle cell Organization in creating support groups for people living with sickle cell disease (PLSCD). Several support groups (SG) are to be formed in categories including Parents of children (Aged 0-8): This group consists mainly of new and recently tested parents who attend (SG- Meetings) with their children. Another group comprises children of age group 9 to 15, this will be split into two groups of parents and children after the consenting meeting. Yet another, children of age group15 -18,with parents’ consent...
DISPOSAL OF UNCLAIMED BODIES
By Lorraine Anyango . Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital (JOOTRH) has issued a notice for the disposal of unclaimed lying at the hospital’s mortuary. The notice signed by the Chief Executive Officer, JOOTRH Dr. George Rae states in part ‘Notice is hereby given to the general public that all bodies that have overstayed at the hospital mortuary as unclaimed bodies for the last six months are due for disposal.’ The notice dated 18th July 2022 calls upon all members of the public who have lost their relatives to go and view the bodies for identification. The...
BURIANI JULIANA.
Life has to end, love doesn’t By Jeremiah Ongili “Death ends a life, not a relationship. JOOTRH has lost one of its heroines, Nurse Juliana Simbe Okandi, creating a sad and emotional environment. This environment could not prevent JOOTRH from holding their last ceremony in the honor of their heroine. The body arrived at JOOTRH from PAG church at 11.30 a.m. The ceremony is presided by Bishop Betty Onyango, master of ceremony who opens with a word of prayer before inviting the audience. JOOTRH choir takes the stage with the song ‘ it is well with my soul’. An elder...
Together in the Fight Against Sickle cell.
by Lorraine Anyango Jaramogi Onginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital (JOOTRH) is spearheading a multi-sectorial approach to forging a way forward for combating sickle cell in the region. Part of the mandate of this new move is to establish a sickle cell support group for people living with sickle cell and their families at JOOTRH. “We envision working together to structure psychosocial support to patients living with sickle cell disease together with their families.”Dr. George Rae says. This new move brings together pediatricians, sickle cell warriors, Kisumu blood transfusion center, Red Cross, Tumaini Sickle cell Organization, Children Sickle cell Organization,...