To promote equitable access and continuity of healthcare services, remote communities in Lokichar and Kalapata Wards in Turkana have received free integrated medical services for both humans and animals.
The outreach, led by the County Department of Health and Sanitation in collaboration with the International Rescue Committee (IRC), targeted hard-to-reach areas under the Integrated Emergency Drought Response Outreach (IEDRO) program in Turkana South.
The three-day exercise reached vulnerable populations in villages including Kang'ing'olemongin, Natorobei, Kakura (Napusmoru), Chokchok, Kakiria (Nakaalei), Nalamaru, and Kaaling'a (Katiir).
During the outreach, children were immunized, mothers received postnatal and antenatal care, and households were sensitized on health-seeking behaviors through Social and Behavioural Change Communication (SBCC) approaches.
