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Wednesday, April 23, 2014

Local news - by Ken Simiyu - COMMUNITY TO BE EMPOWERED ON HEALTH MATTAERS



Save the children International had their second day Training of the health workers all over the county on community empowerment and extension workers. Save the children International is an Organization that aims to promote and protect life of children in Turkana county.
Speaking during the training the Turkana County Public Officer Mr. Kwaba Omwenga said that through Government policy citizen should access medical wherever they are and therefore the health workers should take the services closer to the community. Mr. Kwaba also said that community should be trained to take charge of health on their own, and they should be trained to get knowledge on health matters. The health Officer also added that the health Officers want to reduce Maternal and child health to lower level in the community. The program was funded by Save the children and participants are from the 7 sub-counties who will take the training to community

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