Kisumu Deputy Governor Mathews Owili has hailed a pact between Maseno University and the Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital towards unveiling top-notch medical research procedures.
While speaking at the Kisumu County Headquarters, Owili said the pact would enhance medical services in Kisumu now and in the future.
“The formation of this health care research consortium is a bold step towards positioning Kisumu as a centre of excellence in medical training and research and innovation,” he pointed out.
“The partnership will bring together the University of Pittsburgh and JOOTRH, including Maseno University’s Department of Health, which will facilitate knowledge exchange and advanced specialised training and groundbreaking research in priority health care areas,” the DG added.
Owili further noted that the health collaboration would focus on advanced skills transfer on state-of-the-art medical procedures such as non-invasive surgery, among other top-notch procedures.
The Chief Executive Officer at JOOTRH, Dr. Richard Lesiampe, pointed out that the partnership would not only help spruce up medical services at the facility but also elevate care given to expectant women towards ensuring that no expectant mother or newborn loses their life.
Lesiampe welcomed the pact between the two institutions, noting that it would greatly improve services to the expectant mothers at the facility.
Maseno University Vice Chancellor, Prof. Julius Nyabundi, welcomed the agreement, noting that it was a great step towards embracing novel medical research at the facility, and the university even hailed the Kisumu County government and JOOTRH for supporting the initiative.
“At JOOTRH we made a solid vow not to lose a single mother at delivery, and we also focus on ensuring that we don’t lose any baby at birth,” vowed Lesiampe.
Nyabundi pointed out the agreement would help the university to bolster its research wing, even as he hailed the Kisumu County government for the collaboration.
“We welcome any collaboration, particularly this one and as the University Principal, I have looked at this move that opens up a whole space and I’m glad it also indicates that there will be many activities and each activity will come with its own agreement and we welcome the participation of the County team, for this is really a big win,” the Vice Chancellor said.
By Milton Onyango
