Isinya residents in Kajiado East Constituency have been encouraged to seek medical care at approved health facilities instead of resorting to traditional methods when they get sick.
Speaking at Isinya Health Centre during a free medical camp organised by the Seed4Harvest non-governmental organisation, WorldServe International and the Kajiado County government, Pamela Bell from Seed4Harvest said that it was important for people to seek routine preventive maintenance of health rather than waiting to be seriously sick to seek medical care.
She remarked that they were trying to educate the population on the importance of seeking health services at the healthcare facilities instead of using traditional means. "By doing so, we direct them to hospitals for high blood pressure and diabetes screening, prenatal care, and management of infections and let them become accustomed to the routine preventive maintenance of health rather than waiting to seek medical attention only when they are critically ill," she said.
Stating that Seeds4Harvest NGO is based in the United States of America, Pamela noted the cultural concepts on health were different from those of Kenya.
