Curative VS Preventive Who calls the shots in our health care systems in Kenya?

High handedness, despotic nature and authoritarian nature of implementation makes it a mountain for poor people to understand the danger. Little investment on prevention or primary health care is also another big problem.

 It is evident in UHC where Curative takes a big chunk.  For example in Kisumu County: why build  build a giant godown equivalent to an aircraft hanger while we have Kemsa Godown and also private sector? What was put up as a godown in JOOTRH should have been used to Kickstart a cancer Radiotherapy unit. How do  people in policy prioritize and arrive in such? This is the culture of leadership we have everywhere in policy and legislation in Kenya @the cost of taxpayers!!! .It is easy to arrive at such decisions for our leaders than pay stipends for Community Health Volunteers. #Tenderprenurering in action How much is my cut? or whose turn or who gets the contract? . As I write, Kisumu County CHVs have not been paid for over six months and are expected to reach out communities on #Covid-19 pandemic information on prevention strategies?? 

 It is always evident any moment a donor or A Bretton Wood institutions announce availability of funds or new project it triggers a flurry of interest and activities. It waters down ethos, competency, integrity name it. You will never find one in office until the funds dwindle. Poor leadership poor decision making for poor Desparate people! 😒 😥 😷😷😷😷. Unless there is a paradigm shift in mindset linking inclusivity, integrity and competency to performance will be stuck in the mud 

#COVID19 Put #Kenyan Health managers on crisis management mode now as #KEMRI does its core Business

The folly of health managers linking service provision and research ,this a catch 22 situation for the #HIV and #TB community .Now that #KEMRI is doing their core business nobody cares about us. The big question why cant we have #Genexpert and virallload  in  labs in at our  health facilities ? Where we have them they are none functional or experience eratic supply  of cartridges and reagents. Let research be research and let service provision be service provision .Responding to a crisis in such a manner brings out in the open why   priority is given to research institutions when supplying genexpert cartridges  as opposed to health facilities even when they ve  genexpert machines.

 Research is an important strategy that helps in improving our livelyhood. As communities we want over the board procedure that are transparent with integrity

Let's have our health facilities equipped. Let managers have plans to respond to such not in fire fighting modes. 

#Justice2Health

The right to health is a fundamental human right guaranteed in the Constitution of Kenya. Article 43 (1) (a) of the Constitution provides that every person has the right to the highest attainable standard of health, which includes the right to health care services, including reproductive health care. Article 43 (2) also provides that a person shall not be denied emergency medical treatment. Similar provisions are also contained international and regional human rights instruments, such as the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights, both of which Kenya has ratified.

Erick Okioma and Grassroot Network (G-net): World Health Day as it is From the COVID-19 WAR Fr...

Erick Okioma and Grassroot Network (G-net): World Health Day as it is From the COVID-19 WAR Fr...: The World Health Day is a global health awareness day celebrated every year on 7 April, under the sponsorship of the World Health Organi...

World Health Day as it is From the COVID-19 WAR Frontier

The World Health Day is a global health awareness day celebrated every year on 7 April, under the sponsorship of the World Health Organization, as well as other related organizations. This year it is the day to celebrate the work of nurses, midwives and other healthcare workers and also remind world leaders of the critical role they play in keeping the world healthy. This year’s theme is to support nurses, midwives and other health care worker the vital role they play to ensure communities are healthy. World health day every year also promotes healthy living. Remember that as we face current #COVID-19 Pandemic these mortals are our lifeline our only hope for survival 

As we battle the #COVID-19 pandemic this group of people are our frontline troops in this war. It is important to highlight their preparedness by ensuring they have a full combat gear as we face the enemy. This are our brothers, sisters, mothers, fathers, sons, Daughters, neighbors etc. Please take a moment find out if they have the gears or if the gears are available in the workstation. Do what you can including in solidarity with them lets clap and give all support we can. #stayhome 

As a community let's be ahead of the game, #COVID19 is at the community transmission stage. #washyourhands with soap, #socialdistancing and #stayathome #staysafesavelives #KomeshaCorona .In Kenya and in particular this forms a fragile but effective line of defense  in this #COVID-19 Pandemic  and is our only hope with weak resource setting like our healthcare system

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