In conjunction with
the county government of Homa Bay, the international humanitarian organization,
Medecines san Frontieres (MSF) as of yesterday unveiled the KS clinic that saw first
four KS patients enrol for the services.
According to Martin Owino - the Chief Officer for Health in Homa Bay County – the re-opening was intended to bring the much needed KS services closer to the residents of Homa Bay thereby reducing the accompanying financial burden associated with seeking the services elsewhere in Chula Imbo in Kisumu or Moi Teaching and Refferal Hospital in Eldoret
“Up until yesterday, KS patients within the county could only be referred to Chula Imbo in Kisumu due to unavailability of the services in Homa Bay. The cost of seeking treatment was so inhibitive that patients often opted to simply wait for the relief of death” added Martin Owino…. (Read full story here)
According to Martin Owino - the Chief Officer for Health in Homa Bay County – the re-opening was intended to bring the much needed KS services closer to the residents of Homa Bay thereby reducing the accompanying financial burden associated with seeking the services elsewhere in Chula Imbo in Kisumu or Moi Teaching and Refferal Hospital in Eldoret
“Up until yesterday, KS patients within the county could only be referred to Chula Imbo in Kisumu due to unavailability of the services in Homa Bay. The cost of seeking treatment was so inhibitive that patients often opted to simply wait for the relief of death” added Martin Owino…. (Read full story here)
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