Elderly women at a party organised by Purity Elderly Care Foundation in Othaya, central Kenya. PHOTO | FILE
By Deus Ngowi
Same
— THE Same District Commissioner (DC), Ms Rosemary Senyamule has
appealed to members of the improved Community Health Fund (iCHF) to make
sure they renew their iCHF memberships so as to avoid incurring costs
for health services.
Ms Senyamule issued
the advice recently, when opening training for health experts in Same,
Kilimanjaro and organised by a non-governmental organisation,
PharmAccess International. "We all know the high costs of health
services, therefore, it is better for one to make sure that he or she
renews his or her iCHF membership so as to avoid the high costs," she
advised.
She also urged
health workers in the district to ensure that they provide better and
satisfying services to patients due to the fact that patients always
find comfort whenever they get good and satisfying services, including
good language from health workers. Ms Senyamule thanked PharmAccess for
organising the training which she said would contribute to improving
health services provided in the district.
PharmAccess Project
Manager, Mr Prosper Msuya said the training was aimed at building
capacity for healthcare providers from government and private sector so
that they could continue to provide better services and care for
patients. "We have provided and will continue availing trainings to
healthcare staff where we emphasise best care for patients," he said.
The Same District
Hospital Head, Dr Godfery Andrew, urged participants to make sure they
use the training to increase their effectiveness in work. He further
said that awareness raising was still needed to encourage citizens to
join the improved health insurance fund.
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