Physical Health Kenya Project #6281

Protect 1800 people on Kokwa Island from Malaria

by Network for Ecofarming in Africa

Project Report | Apr 10, 2017
protect 1800 people on Kokwa Island from Malaria

By Lucy Mathenge | Project Assistant

I take this opportunity to express our gratitude to all well -wishers who have contributed towards Kokwa community. Community in Kokwa Island deserves to be supported by all means and we are happy for those who have considered supporting them in various ways. We are happy to report that the County Government has embarked on completion of the dispensary, at the moment it has been roofed and plastered and they are doing final internal finishes. The next stage will be stocking and staffing for it to be operational the community rate the County Government pace as very slow and feel that the process is taking too long.

Necofa and other well-wishers have been supporting the volunteer nurse by providing monthly allowances but the contract is now over and at the moment not in a position to pay the nurse. Currently the dispensary is closed and the community is being faced by a very serious problem but we hope the issue will be solved soon. The volunteer nurse reported that cases of water borne diseases have been high and this is caused by use of raw water lake. Since the area is very rocky, the community has very few latrines and most of them use bushes along the lake shore as the latrines and when it rains it’s drained into the lake resulting into increase of water borne diseases. This is another intervention that we feel that Kokwa community need to be sensitized on and supported to dig pit latrines for good hygiene and their health.

Malaria cases have reduced after the community learnt the importance of using mosquito nets and early this year they received mosquito nets from World Health Organization (WHO) and we have been contributing some mosquito nets with donors’ contribution. On behalf of the Kokwa community we welcome all our well-wishers and potential donors to extend their support to the community as we continue to improve their health status. Thank you very much.

Current status of the Kokwa dispensary

New Kokwa dispensary

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Jan 9, 2017
Protect 1800 people on Kokwa Island from Malaria

By Lucy Mathenge | Project Assistant

Kokwa community once again is disappointed as the county government did not keep promise as earlier promised. They had hoped that the dispensary will be in operational as from October as the promise was but to their surprise less has been done towards finishing, stocking and staffing the dispensary to serve the need community in Kokwa Island. The volunteer nurse is working hard to assist the community which involves her walking through the rocky terrain during the night to assist the mothers delivering babies in their huts. This has been a challenge since the Island is very rocky, dark and risks attack by the snakes, crocodile’s hippopotamus among other wild animals in the Island. Most of the families in the Island live in mud grass thatched huts which are very small and shared by all family members therefore not very hygiene for delivery but since the Island does not have an operational maternity at the moment, these mothers have no choice but to deliver in their small huts sometimes without assistant by the nurse or qualified person. Since they don’t have reliable source of income, they cannot afford to go to Marigat General Hospital where they can get delivery services. For these and many other health related issues, the community appeals to the County Government and well-wishers to consider finishing, stocking and staffing the dispensary so that they can benefit from the services as it is their right. The area is very dry at the moment and since they received very little rainfall last year, makes the situation even worse. It is our hope that the county government will put into consideration Kokwa Community towards health issues and improve the current status. We thank all the well-wishers who have considered supporting the community and we look forward to more support in this New Year.

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Oct 11, 2016
Protect 1800 people on Kokwa Island from Malaria

By Lucy Mathennge | Project Assistant

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