LODWAR COUNTY REFERRAL PLANS TO OFFER MORE SPECIALISED HEALTH SERVICES
Lodwar County Referral Hospital (LCRH) Board paid a courtesy call to Health CEC Dr Anthony Apalia in his office. Led by its chair Basra Ali, the Board lays out the plans to ensure the hospital is responsive to patient’s needs and offer quality healthcare services. CEC Dr Apalia said that Ministry is planning to make […]
ECDE CENTRES RECEIVE ADDITIONAL TEACHERS
The County Department of Education, Sports and Social Protection conducted a three-day induction for the newly employed 75 Early Childhood Development Education (ECDE) teachers. The induction seeks to equip the new teachers with requisite knowledge, training, and information required to do their job with uttermost degree of excellence. It is further intended to acquaint the […]
COUNTY CARRIES OUT PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ON ANNUAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN
The County Planning Department today undertook public participation across Turkana to collect views on the Annual Development Plan (ADP) for the 2023/2024 financial year. The Annual Development Plan sets out the county’s annual development priorities for the forthcoming financial year. The exercise was undertaken in all sub counties, pursuant to provision of article 10 and 220(2) and […]
MES PROJECT EQUIPMENT PROMOTES EQUITABLE AND QUALITY ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES IN TURKANA
Chief Officer for Preventive and Promotive Health Peter Lomorukai has commended Managed Equipment Services (MES) Project-National Government Ministry of Health for supplying medical equipment to Lodwar County Referral Hospital and Lopiding, that he said has promoted equity and quality access to health services in the County. Lomorukai who is also Ag. Chief Officer Medical Services […]
COUNTY STAFF TRAINED ON FORECAST-BASED FINANCING (FBF) AND ANTICIPATORY ACTIONS (AA) IN LOKICHIGGIO
County Departments of Environment, Natural Resources, Energy & Climate Change together with Public Service, Administration and Disaster Risk Management in collaboration with WFP through a funding from the Australian Government, have concluded a three-day workshop to sensitize and train county-level task force on Anticipatory Actions (AA) and Forecast -based Financing (FbF). The project aims at […]
BOARD CONCLUDES SECOND WEEK OF CHIEF OFFICERS’ INTERVIEWS
County Public Service Board of Turkana has this evening concluded the second week of interviews for persons seeking to serve as chief officers in various establishments of the County. According to the Boards’ acting chairperson Pauline Akiru Ekod, only two candidates have failed to turn up for the interview so far despite being shortlisted for […]
NETHERLANDS TO SUPPORT FISHERIES DEVELOPMENT IN TURKANA AND MARSABIT
Nairobi, 23rd February 2023 (Governor’s Press Service)– The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands has announced plans to support programmes to unlock the economic potential of Lake Turkana. In a meeting with stakeholders including officials from Turkana and Marsabit Counties, Dutch Ambassador to Kenya Maarten Brouwer announced that his country will invest €10 million […]
FOOD SUPPLEMENTS IN LOIMA FACILITIES ENOUGH FOR THE NEXT ONE MONTH-LOKIDOR
County Nutrition Coordinator Cynthia Lokidor has announced that supplementary food stock across health facilities in Loima Sub-County is enough for the next one month. The supplements are meant for therapeutic feeding program targeting vulnerable groups of people in the community, which include expectant mothers, lactating mothers, children up to 59 months. Ms. Lokidor was speaking […]
INTEGRATE WATER SYSTEMS IN YOUR PROJECTS TO STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY RESILIENCE, EMPHASISES DEPUTY GOVERNOR.
The Turkana Deputy Governor Dr. John Erus has on Thursday emphasised the need for partners working in water sector to integrate water systems in a bid to strengthen community’s resilience. Speaking during a courtesy call by Team and Team International National Director Christine Mwikali, Dr. Erus said, it will be of great benefit that water […]
COUNTY HEALTH PRODUCTS AND TECHNOLOGIES UNIT PLACES ORDER FOR HEALTH COMMODITIES TO SUPPORT OUTREACHES
The County Government has realigned its order for essential medicines support the increasing number of integrated outreaches as part of response to the biting drought. Through the outreaches, the Ministry of Health Directorate of Health with support from several partner organisations, offers nutritional and primary healthcare across the seven sub counties. Speaking at the opening […]