[PHOTOS] CS Barasa hosts Kisumu Woman Representaive Ruth Odinga

The conversation also addressed health challenges facing women in Kisumu County.

by BRADLEY LUTOMIAH

Realtime26 March 2025 - 13:18

In Summary

They acknowledged that increased incidences of waterborne diseases threaten to reverse gains in immunisation and public health delivery.
They affirmed their shared commitment to improving disaster preparedness and emergency response to safeguard communities from impacts of extreme weather.

*Health Cabinet Secretary Deborah Barasa during her meeting with Kisumu County Woman Representative Ruth Odinga in Nairobi on March 26, 2025 /MOH_Kenya/X*

Health CS Deborah Barasa on Wednesday hosted Kisumu Woman Representative Ruth Odinga at Afya House.

The Ministry of Health in a statement posted through social media, said the courtesy visit was aimed to discuss the strategic positioning of Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital (JOOTRH).

"As a Level 6 facility, JOOTRH plays a critical role not only in Kisumu but across the entire Lake Region Economic Bloc, and both leaders emphasised the urgency of expediting its full transition," the ministry said.

According to the ministry, the conversation also addressed the health challenges facing women in Kisumu County, particularly during the rainy season.

They acknowledged that increased incidences of malaria, diarrhea, and other waterborne diseases, coupled with the disruption of maternal and child health services, threaten to reverse gains in immunisation and public health delivery.

They affirmed their shared commitment to improving disaster preparedness and emergency response to safeguard communities from the growing impacts of extreme weather.