Story by Ian Obadha nad Photos by Ondari Ogega The numbers will grow, and the transformation will be documented. Following the launch of advanced full-mouth restoration services, a young boy living with cerebral palsy has become the latest beneficiary. The newly installed equipment is not just sitting idle; specialists are actively using it to change...
Story by Sherine Atieno and Photos by Lorraine Faith A single visit is now enough to restore a child’s smile at Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital (JOOTRH). This marks a major shift for families who have long struggled with repeated dental visits and untreated pain. The hospital has successfully completed its first full...
Story and Photos by Lorraine Anyango The fight against neonatal mortality in Western Kenya has received a significant boost as the Bili Ruler, a low-cost and highly effective diagnostic tool, is changing outcomes for newborns. By enabling early detection of jaundice, the device is proving to be a game-changer in clinical settings where expensive laboratory...
Story by Lorraine Anyango and Photos by Ian Obadha Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital (JOOTRH) is celebrating the successful delivery of “Baby Miracle”—one of fewer than 30 such births ever documented worldwide. What makes the case extraordinary is that the infant survived a rare form of ectopic pregnancy known as a ‘true’ abdominal...
Story Lorraine Anyango and Photos by Ian Obadha Mercy Aduke cradles her newborn, nicknamed ‘Baby Miracle,’ with a look of disbelief and profound gratitude. In her arms is a child who defied the laws of biology, surviving an abdominal ectopic pregnancy—a rare and life-threatening condition where the foetus develops outside the uterus. For eight months,...
Story by Lorraine Anyango and Photos by Ondari Ogega Malnutrition is a silent but primary driver of child mortality, contributing to an estimated 50% of all child deaths. A New- research from the Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance (CHAMPS) network has revealed a deepening health crisis where nutritional deficiencies are claiming the lives of...
Story by Lorraine Anyango and Photos by Ondari Ogega Medical experts at the Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital (JOOTRH) have raised the red flag over a sharp increase in life-threatening pregnancy complications, specifically preeclampsia and eclampsia, over the last 12 months. Statistics from the regional referral hub reveal a worrying trend: out of...
Story by Sherine Atieno and Photos by Lorraine Faith Two-year-old Shantel Adega lies quietly in Ward 3B at Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital (JOOTRH), recovering from a delicate brain surgery that was successful. Her tiny hands rest against the hospital sheets as her mother, Mildred Luvanga, keeps a steady watch by her side....
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...
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...
