By Our Correspondent
The Laikipia Health Service has had a long-term partnership with USAID Tujenge Jamii (UTJ) for treatment and care for patients with HIV/AIDS.
This is in the scourge’s prevention, general improvement of quality of healthcare, in health information and in Human Resources for Health (HRH).
Under the program, a total of eight nine (89) health workers support service delivery.
To further extend this partnership, Governor Joshua Irungu, yesterday received five motor cyles for sample referral and contact tracing.
The donations were presented by the UTJ Chief of Party Dr Moses Kitheka. Yesterday’s donation brings the number of motorbykes donated under this project to ten. The project also donated a hard-top land cruiser to ensure that there is effective and efficient support supervision of HIV programming in the county.
The core vision of UTJ is to create a county-owned, county-led and county-managed integrated platform for the delivery of HIV, Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health (RMNCAH), Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) and nutrition services, with close collaboration between health facilities and communities.
Apart from Laikipia, the project is also undertaken in Baringo, Nakuru and Samburu counties.
During the handing over ceremony, the governor expressed his government’s firm commitment of transitioning the UTJ supported staff to the county government through the County Public Service Board (CPSB).
UTJ committed to bring on board more staff to the program through the same CPSB.
Also present were the deputy governor Reuben Kamuri and other senior officials.