By Brand Omega New initiative aims to support young mothers through pregnancy and beyond Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital (JOOTRH) has launched a mental health awareness program targeting adolescent expectant mothers, in a move aimed at strengthening psychosocial support and improving maternal and newborn outcomes in the western region. The program, which kicked...
Category: Children’s health
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JOOTRH Celebrates World Breastfeeding Week by Educating New Mothers.
Story by Dennise Akinyi and Brand Omega Photos by Ondari Ogega JOOTRH Celebrates World Breastfeeding Week by Educating New Mothers. New mothers at Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital (JOOTRH) received hands-on breastfeeding tips before being discharged. The hospital marked the second day of World Breastfeeding Week with a special session in the maternity...
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From Silence to Smile
Story by Sherine Atieno and Photos by Ondari Ogega In ward seven annex at Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital (JOOTRH), 19-year-old Lydia Awuor sits patiently on her hospital bed. She waits to be called into the operating theatre for a procedure that may mark the beginning of a new chapter in her life—a...
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Wrapped in Hope
Story by Sherine Atieno and Photos by Ondari Ogega In a softly lit room at Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital (JOOTRH), a tiny bundle of life rests calmly, wrapped in a white shawl. His name is Shadrack Baraka—a name that means blessing, fitting for a child whose first breaths were drawn not in the...
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Kisumu County to roll out “Kuwa Kocha” Campaign to Champion Early Childhood Development
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Hope for Hope: Five-Year-Old Awaits Life-Changing Surgery
Story by Sherine Atieno and photos by Ogega Ondari. Baby Hope, a jovial five-year-old with a bright smile, is among three children currently admitted to Ward 9 at Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital (JOOTRH), awaiting a life-changing neurosurgical procedure during the ongoing Neuro Camp. Her mother, Ms. Judith Adhiambo, clings to hope as...
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Kosawo Health Center Set to Open Doors, Bringing Primary Healthcare Closer to the Community.
Story by Sherine Atieno, photos by Ogega Ondari. ...
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JOOTRH Graduates 46 Healthcare Professionals
by Lorraine Anyango. Emergency Medical Technicians, Healthcare Assistants, and Peri-Operative Theatre Technicians were celebrated as the “backbone of healthcare” at the 4th graduation ceremony of the Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital (JOOTRH) training school. Dr. Gregory Ganda, County Executive Committee Member for Medical Services, Public Health, and Sanitation, presided over the ceremony,...