During the event, it was disclosed that Uasin Gishu County will receive incubators to support pre-term babies and improve the neonatal care services offered in the region.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n Okoa Malaika is a program that was launched by the Ushiriki Wema Initiative, in collaboration with the Mudavadi Trust Fund to provide pre-term aid to newborns across the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The program involves the distribution of incubators and baby blankets to healthcare facilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Dr Wangwe expressed the importance of the Okoa Malaika program in saving the lives of pre-term babies in the county.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He highlighted the need for specialized equipment, such as incubators, to provide the necessary care and support to these vulnerable newborns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The initiative will not only enhance the healthcare services available but also contribute to reducing the infant mortality rate in the region.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n The event, set to take place on 8th March, will feature the presence of Tesi Mudavadi, the spouse of the Prime Cabinet Secretary, and the Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Additionally, six other selected counties will also attend the event, further expanding the reach and impact of the Okoa Malaika program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Dr. Joyce Sang emphasized the importance of the program in providing comprehensive healthcare services to pre-term babies.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n She highlighted the role of preventive health measures and the need for clinical expertise in saving the lives of these newborns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Director Dr Sarah Kipkulei was also present during the meeting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Chief Officers, Dr. Paul Wangwe (Promotive and Preventive Health) together with Dr. Joyce Sang (Clinical Services), hosted a representative from Mudavadi Memorial Foundation Trust Fund and another from the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":6612,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[211,61,90,271,67],"tags":[11,129,12,272],"class_list":["post-6608","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health-news-only","category-health-services","category-healthcare-services","category-okoa-malaika-program","category-primary-care-networks-and-community-health-promoters","tag-development","tag-efficient-service","tag-government","tag-okoa-malaika-program"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6608","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6608"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6608\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6614,"href":"https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6608\/revisions\/6614"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6612"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6608"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6608"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6608"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-02-09-at-21.04.36_ca98cd79.png\")
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