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Thursday, September 6, 2012

Local News - 3.09.2012- By Kamar Francis- The concept of health workers in the community.

The health workers from various district from Turkana county had their own training on concept of health development (CHEWs) at Ann Nanjala Center. The health workers from the training set out the factors that had to hindered health and development in the community. They said that lack of individuals voices in decision making is affecting the communities at large creating poor infrastructure and disease, especially chronic illness. In addition the health workers said that there is a relationship between health and development both are interdependent and to develop, people must be healthy and to be healthy, people require access to the necessary resources for instance both depend on education. Speaking During the launching the ministry of health Dr. Epem Esekon urged the health workers to go to their respective working places and mobilize the chiefs to identify some few community health workers and train them on how to enhance good health. Dr. Epem insisted on preventive and curative services when one becomes sick .


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