Some 2460 Community Health Promoters were dispatched yesterday to 2460 health units in Bomet County to boost primary healthcare.
The members of the volunteer team were issued with tool kits comprising a backpack containing first aid kit, infrared thermometer, and weighing scale, among other basic health equipment.
While addressing the team at the county headquarters on Tuesday, Bomet Governor Prof. Hillary Barchok said the Ministry of Health and the local County Government were responsible for motivating the volunteers, saying they were matching the stipend on a shilling-to-shilling basis.
Barchok noted the achievement was made possible through collaboration with partners such as the Africa Medical Research Foundation (AMREF), saying the institution’s contribution has had positive impacts on the prevention of disease through immunisation and nutrition sensitization.
He asked the people of Bomet to cooperate with the CHPs by giving them information deemed important to enable the programme to achieve its targets as far as universal health was concerned.
While appreciating AMREF Director Ndirangu Wanjiku after signing a memorandum of understanding to the effect that the County Government of Bomet and Amref partnered in the promotion of primary healthcare, Barchok urged other parents to come on board and join Tenwek Hospital and Longisa Medical Training College (KMTC), who have shown commitment.
By Kipngeno Korir
