Capacity Building Health Workers to Find and Treat TB Cases: Silpher Okore’s Story
57 year old Silpher Okore, the TB nursing officer at Siaya County Referral Hospital has been a practicing nurse for the last 20 years. This has been mostly in the…
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Finding Missing TB Cases through Community Outreach: Victor Odhiambo’s Story
While fishing in Lake Victoria one day, Victor Odhiambo began experiencing chest pain and a persistent cough. He associated this to the cold weather at the lake and went on…
Pregnant with HIV, What Next? Jacinta’s Story
“When the nurse at the Antenatal Care (ANC) clinic informed me, I needed to get tested for HIV, I was not worried because I was healthy and fat, I had…
Finding Missing TB Cases through Community TB Screening Outreaches: Jared Mbiuki’s Story
60-year-old Jared Mbiuki was on his way home from his job in a slaughter house in Magutuni Market, Maara Sub County, Tharaka Nithi County, when he got attracted to a…
CHS Commemorates 10th Year Anniversary
(From left) Dr Richard Ayah – CHS Board Chair, Dr Mercy Mwangangi – CAS, Ministry of Health, H.E Hon Adelina Mwau – Deputy Governor, Government of Makueni County, Dr Paul…
Blind spots: What COVID-19 revealed about global development’s biggest gaps, our CEO’s take
As health and development leaders try to ensure the lessons of COVID-19 inform how institutions are organised and reformed, how future investments are prioritised, and how policies can better protect…
Alternative Power Solutions for Health Facilities in Siaya County
The Siaya County Government through its County Department of Health officially flagged off the CHS supported solar power system installation plan, expected to provide alternative power solutions to 70 CHS…
Empowering Patients with Information to Promote HIV Treatment Adherence
It is a chilly morning at the Othaya Sub County Hospital. The dullness accompanied by a slight drizzle has not dampened the spirits of the patients seated patiently outside the…
Improving HIV Care Through Community ART Groups
Despite progress made and interventions implemented in the fight against HIV/AIDS, People Living with HIV (PLHIV) continue to encounter challenges accessing Antiretroviral Treatment (ART). Through its SHINDA Project, CHS is providing targeted community-based…