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To keep the Healthcare Team updated with the latest news and information from the world of health, an e-news letter has been developed to share the newest inovations. The e-news, called Kuwaza (Think), includes news related to maternal and child health, social marketing, mobile health, management and development. The hope is that the newsletter will keep …Continue Reading
Nuru Healthcare Success Story: Baby Mary’s Road to Recovery
Claire Rumpsa
It’s early morning in Kehancha. The roads and footpaths are abuzz with all kinds of traffic. Children are cheerfully running towards school, farmers are headed to their shambas speaking animatedly about the weather and the prospects of a harvest better than ever before thanks to Nuru Kilimo (Kiswahili for agriculture). A glance down the valley …Continue Reading
Nuru Healthcare: Here’s to a Healthy New Year in Kuria West!
Claire Rumpsa
Happy New Year from Kenya! The Healthcare team reconvened after a restful Christmas break full of enthusiasm and hope for the year ahead. We began by reflecting on the achievements of the past year that included scaling to a new division, launching our social marketing program and helping to stop a measles outbreak. But don’t …Continue Reading
We all thought we had Claire Rumpsa pegged. Smart, kind, diligent, and armed with a hint of Northern Irish strength. But fresh off a recent field visit I can assure you that’s is only just the start. I’ve come to find that Claire yields an unexpected sense of humor, just a good shade on the …Continue Reading
Nuru Healthcare: Having a Pulse on Community Needs and the Resources to Accommodate
Lindsay Cope
Fresh off the heels of graduation, the Home Visit Strategy Field Officers are diligently on the move, testing their health and persuasive communication skills. As they implement our newly designed monitoring system, they begin to paint a real-time picture of community health and wellness. These Field Officers are tasked with both observing and probing for …Continue Reading
Nuru Healthcare: Preventing Diarrhea and Halting Measles
Claire Rumpsa
Measles was the buzzword in the Nuru Healthcare Program last week. Alice Kenyanya, an experienced Nuru Healthcare Field Officer working in the Isibania division discovered the first cases of measles during a routine visit to the household of a Nuru farmer. During the visit, Alice became aware that 8 children were ill. She recognized the …Continue Reading
Nuru Healthcare Training Completed as Social Marketing Campaign Begins
Claire Rumpsa
No matter where you are in the world ‘Graduation Day’ evokes a sense of pride and celebration as it opens the door for a future of subsequent accomplishments. This was the same sentiment felt by the Home Visit Field Officers (FOs) from Kehancha and Isibania Divisions during their recent ceremony. After a busy few weeks …Continue Reading
Nuru Healthcare Managers Lead New Field Officer Training
Claire Rumpsa
Training Manager Robert Ndiritu and District Manager Becky Okinda show the Field Officers in training a video on fast breathing as a diagnosis of pneumonia. I’m writing this month’s healthcare blog while observing the initial Home Visit Strategy Field Officer training for Kehancha and Isibania Divisions. Our classroom at the Nuru Regional Training Center …Continue Reading
After a busy transition month with FT7, life has settled into an almost familiar pace here in Isibania. The past few weeks have focused on preparation for some important training events that will take place over the next two months. As you will know from previous blog posts, the Healthcare Program uses two complementary strategies …Continue Reading
As we are gearing up to start the R&D program, I thought it would be nice to share this inspirational video of our field manager’s six year old son, Abedi. One branch of the R&D program is product design, which will require a lot of empathy and creativity from our staff. Abedi shows us just …Continue Reading