Turkana community leaders urged to embrace child registration.

Community workers in Turkana county, today have been asked to embrace children registration immediately after birth. Addressing the community workers from Turkana east at Golden guest house, the district civil registrar Mr. Joseph Orata said that it was important for all stake holders to be involved in protect children rights which registration is among. Mr. said that the workshop is held amid the concerns of the community leaders on the child abuse and early marriages in the county. The registrar noted that the registration of births and deaths in the region is still low compared to other regions. He urged community workers to sensitize the community on the importance of registration both to the family and the government. The workshop brought together teachers, church leaders and community workers and facilitated by the district civil registrar Mr. Joseph Orata and the Turkana child protection net work chairperson Seline Locham.

LOCAL NEWS - 15th June 2012 - By PETER LOKATUR - People living with HIV (PWP) trained on how to reach out to the general public at the community leve

A five-day workshop aimed at training people living with HIV (PWP) reach out to the general public at the community level, ended today. Speaking at Anna Nanjala Educational Center, Elizabeth Glasier Paediatrics Aids Foundation(EGPAF) Provincial Coordinator, Mrs. Esther Papa, said that the PWP team has acquired appropriate skills which will enable them educate the community on how to protect, prevent and interact positively with those living with the virus.

Mrs. Papa also added that the team will sensitize the committee on the importance of family planning in relation to the HIV victims and the discordant couples as well.

According to the coordinator, the main challenge encountered by those living with the virus is stigmatization. She said that was the apex that makes the victims shy away from the rest of the community. She urged the community at large to make frequent visitations to the health facilities so as to enable them know their status.

The workshop, which was organized by EGPAF in collaboration with Ministry of Health, brought on board participants from all the six districts within the county.