Overcoming HIV Stigma: Vivian’s Story
Since her childhood, 23-year-old Vivian Awuor, a resident of Alego in Siaya County, had constantly been in and out of hospital. Her mother died in 2006, and in the same…
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If not TB, What could it be? Planning for non-TB Abnormalities during Chest X-ray TB Screening Activities
Historically, miniature radiography for mass Tuberculosis (TB) screening activities was widely utilised in high-income countries throughout the 20th century. In lower-and middle income countries (LMIC), like Kenya, chest X-ray (CXR)…
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…
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…