Migori County Department of Health

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π“π‘π€πˆππˆππ† πŽπ… 𝐓𝐇𝐄 π„ππŽπ‹π€ 𝐒𝐔𝐑𝐆𝐄 π“π„π€πŒ 𝐎𝐍 ππ‘π„π•π„ππ“πˆπŽπ, πˆπƒπ„ππ“πˆπ…πˆπ‚π€π“πˆπŽπ 𝐀𝐍𝐃 πŒπ€ππ€π†π„πŒπ„ππ“ πŽπ… 𝐓𝐇𝐄 π„ππŽπ‹π€ πƒπˆπ’π„π€π’π„.The Department of Hea...
01/09/2026

π“π‘π€πˆππˆππ† πŽπ… 𝐓𝐇𝐄 π„ππŽπ‹π€ 𝐒𝐔𝐑𝐆𝐄 π“π„π€πŒ 𝐎𝐍 ππ‘π„π•π„ππ“πˆπŽπ, πˆπƒπ„ππ“πˆπ…πˆπ‚π€π“πˆπŽπ 𝐀𝐍𝐃 πŒπ€ππ€π†π„πŒπ„ππ“ πŽπ… 𝐓𝐇𝐄 π„ππŽπ‹π€ πƒπˆπ’π„π€π’π„.

The Department of Health Services, in collaboration with Amref Health Africa in Kenya, have contracted and employed More that 50 Health Care workers as a Surge Team who are currently on a four days training of the Ebola Prevention, Identification and Management.

The training aims at strengthening the capacity of the Surge Team in Ebola preparedness and response, with emphasis on prevention, early identification, surveillance, infection prevention and control, appropriate case management, referral, risk communication and coordination of response activities.

The meeting was officially opened by Chief officer for Public Health and Sanitation Mable Chanzu and Director for Public Health and Sanitation CJ Ayungo


*3-DAY Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), Risk Communication and Community Engagement Training* The Department of Health , with...
29/08/2026

*3-DAY Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), Risk Communication and Community Engagement Training*

The Department of Health , with support from UNICEF, has ended three-day training on Risk Communication and Community Engagement.
The objective of this training was to strengthen county and sub-county capacity to plan, coordinate and implement effective Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) preparedness and response actions for Ebola Virus Disease across priority areas within Migori County.
The meeting was attended by various health Care workers was officially opened and closed by Director public health and sanitation CJ Ayungo

*THE COUNTY MATERNAL AND PERINATAL DEATH SURVEILLANCE AND RESPONSE (MPDSR) REVIEW MEETING.* The Department of Health in ...
24/08/2026

*THE COUNTY MATERNAL AND PERINATAL DEATH SURVEILLANCE AND RESPONSE (MPDSR) REVIEW MEETING.*

The Department of Health in supported by Lwala Community Alliance participated in the County Maternal and Perinatal Death Surveillance and Response (MPDSR) this provided an opportunity to review progress in strengthening MPDSR implementation across the County, highlighting the achievements, discussing persistent challenges and gaps, and also agree on priority actions to improve maternal and newborn outcomes.

The meeting focused on:
*Review MPDSR achievements and progress across the County.
*Assess maternal and perinatal death trends and key contributing factors.
*Identify gaps and challenges affecting MPDSR implementation and quality of care.
*Review progress in implementing previous MPDSR recommendations and action points.

*THE EMERGENCY OBSTETRIC AND NEWBORN CARE (EmONC) FUNCTIONALITY ASSESSMENT REPORT WRITING MEETING.* The County Departmen...
21/08/2026

*THE EMERGENCY OBSTETRIC AND NEWBORN CARE (EmONC) FUNCTIONALITY ASSESSMENT REPORT WRITING MEETING.*
The County Department of Health, with support from Lwala Community Alliance, has recently undertaken an Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care (EmONC) Functionality Assessment to establish the capacity of health facilities to provide timely, quality and comprehensive maternal and newborn health services.
Following completion of the assessment, the Department convened a two-day Report Writing Meeting from 19th and 20th of August 2026.

The meeting provided an opportunity to review, analyse, and validate the assessment findings; identify critical gaps across the EmONC service delivery system; and develop a consolidated County report with clear recommendations and priority actions.

The findings will further inform County planning, resource allocation and interventions aimed at improving maternal and newborn health outcomes. The meeting was attended by CHMT members and various health care workers from the subcounties.

*TRAINING OF TRAINERS (TOT) ON EBOLA VIRUS DISEASE (EVD) PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE.* Migori County Department of Health,...
17/08/2026

*TRAINING OF TRAINERS (TOT) ON EBOLA VIRUS DISEASE (EVD) PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE.*

Migori County Department of Health, through the Office of the Director of Public Health and Sanitation, is committed to strengthening the County’s preparedness and capacity to prevent, detect and respond effectively to Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) and other public health emergencies.
This initiative forms part of the ongoing national and county efforts to strengthen capacities in early detection, investigation, infection prevention and control (IPC), case management, risk communication and rapid response to public health emergencies.

Given Migori County’s proximity to international borders and the associated risk of disease importation and cross-border transmission arising from population movement, continuous strengthening of preparedness and response capacities remains critical.
This Training of Trainers (TOTs) is intended to establish a pool of competent and skilled trainers who will subsequently support the cascading of EVD preparedness and response competencies to healthcare workers, Rapid Response Teams (RRTs), Community Health Promoters (CHPs) and other relevant stakeholders across the County.

𝐀 𝐍𝐄𝐖 π‚πŽπ”ππ“π˜ 𝐑𝐄𝐅𝐄𝐑𝐑𝐀𝐋 πˆπ’ π’πŽπŽπ π‚πŽπŒπˆππ† 𝐔𝐏.Government allocates Sh29bn to build 13 new 300-bed Level 5 referral hospitals i...
13/08/2026

𝐀 𝐍𝐄𝐖 π‚πŽπ”ππ“π˜ 𝐑𝐄𝐅𝐄𝐑𝐑𝐀𝐋 πˆπ’ π’πŽπŽπ π‚πŽπŒπˆππ† 𝐔𝐏.
Government allocates Sh29bn to build 13 new 300-bed Level 5 referral hospitals in Kilifi, Mandera, Marsabit, Embu, Migori, Nyamira, Turkana; Health CS Duale says.

The proposed 300-bed County Referral Hospital marks a major milestone in Migori County’s journey towards quality, accessible and specialized healthcare.

The facility will significantly expand access to specialist and critical care, advanced diagnostics, maternal and newborn services, emergency care and management of complex diseases, while reducing the need for residents to seek specialized treatment outside the county.

Beyond Migori, the hospital has the potential to serve neighbouring counties and border communities, while becoming a centre for medical training, mentorship, research, innovation and employment.

Most importantly, this investment will strengthen Migori’s referral system and bring quality healthcare closer to the people.

A stronger referral hospital means a stronger health system, healthier communities and a healthier Migori.

MIGORI COUNTY HOST POSITIVE DEVIANT HEARTH (PD HEARTH) TRAINING AT FLORENCE HOTEL FOR 3 COUNTIES (MIGORI, SIAYA AND HOMA...
11/08/2026

MIGORI COUNTY HOST POSITIVE DEVIANT HEARTH (PD HEARTH) TRAINING AT FLORENCE HOTEL FOR 3 COUNTIES (MIGORI, SIAYA AND HOMABAY) FUNDED BY LATTER DAY SAINTS CHURCH THROUGH UNICEF
Child Stunting and Wasting remain a major Public Health challenge. In Migori County, stunting rates stands at 15%, Wasting 2.5%, Underweight 5.3% and Overweight 2% as per KDHS 2022, Moderate Child Food Poverty 55.6% and Severe Child Food Poverty at 22.2% (MIYCN-KABP Survey 2025).The Project focuses on maternal Nutrition, Breastfeeding, Complementary Feeding, Micronutrients supplementation and management of Acute Malnutrition, targeting children under 5 years, Adolescents and Women of child-bearing age.
PD Hearth is an internationally proven community-based model for rehabilitating malnourished children in their own homes and community. The approach targets at risk, moderately and severely underweight children aged 6-59 months. Children who are malnourished during this stage of life will not develop to their full potential. Early malnutrition affects a child’s physical, mental, and emotional capacity throughout their entire life.
Positive deviance’, means β€˜different in a positive way from what is usual practice’. β€˜Hearth’ refers to the place within a house where food is cooked and served. Despite limited resources, some parents find ways to raise well-nourished children. Identifying and understanding what these β€˜positive deviant families’ are doing differently in their feeding, hygiene, caring, and/or health seeking practices from the parents of malnourished children in the same community is the foundation for this approach. Then Community Health Promoter share this knowledge and teach these positive practices to caregivers with malnourished children in practical lessons called β€˜Hearth sessions’ where caregivers make nutrient dense meals made from locally available, accessible, and affordable food.
All the ingredients are brought to the Hearth session by the participant caregivers who practice cooking the foods at the Hearth session. Hearth sessions lasts for 12 days, followed by a 2-week follow-up conducted by the CHPs through home visits. CHPs follow up children at home on Day 30, Day 60, Day 90 and Day 180 and after one year and take the weight and MUAC of the child to monitor their progress. The purpose of these home visits is to encourage caregivers to continue the positive practices at home, but also to help overcome barriers caregivers may face trying to practice the positive Behaviors at home. PD Hearth empowers communities to take responsibility for addressing the causes of malnutrition by helping to identify local solutions to overcome malnutrition. The PD Hearth model has three main goals: 1. Quickly rehabilitate malnourished children 2. Enable families to sustain the rehabilitation of these children. 3. Prevent future malnutrition among all children in the community.
The Training was attend by:
-Representative Division of Nutrition and Dietetics
-National Facilitators
-Migori County (CNC, SCNCs, SCCFP, SCWASH and Selected Facility Incharges)
-Siaya County
-Homabay County
-Representative UNICEF
-Partnering for Progress (P4P)

π’π“π‘π„ππ†π“π‡π„ππˆππ† ππ‘πˆπŒπ€π‘π˜ 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐋𝐓𝐇𝐂𝐀𝐑𝐄 π“π‡π‘πŽπ”π†π‡ π„ππ‡π€ππ‚πˆππ† πˆππ…π„π‚π“πˆπŽπ ππ‘π„π•π„ππ“πˆπŽπ 𝐀𝐍𝐃 π‚πŽππ“π‘πŽπ‹ 𝐈𝐍 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐋𝐓𝐇 π…π€π‚πˆπ‹πˆπ“πˆπ„π’.Yesterday marke...
06/08/2026

π’π“π‘π„ππ†π“π‡π„ππˆππ† ππ‘πˆπŒπ€π‘π˜ 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐋𝐓𝐇𝐂𝐀𝐑𝐄 π“π‡π‘πŽπ”π†π‡ π„ππ‡π€ππ‚πˆππ† πˆππ…π„π‚π“πˆπŽπ ππ‘π„π•π„ππ“πˆπŽπ 𝐀𝐍𝐃 π‚πŽππ“π‘πŽπ‹ 𝐈𝐍 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐋𝐓𝐇 π…π€π‚πˆπ‹πˆπ“πˆπ„π’.

Yesterday marked another significant milestone in strengthening Primary Health Care (PHC) services across Migori County as the Department of Health Services proudly received 133 autoclave machines for distribution to our Dispensaries and Health Centres.

The provision of these essential sterilization units will greatly enhance infection prevention and control (IPC) by ensuring that reusable medical instruments are properly sterilized before use. This will help reduce the risk of healthcare-associated infections, improve patient safety, protect healthcare workers, and enhance the quality of healthcare services delivered across our primary health care facilities.

This investment reflects our commitment to providing safe, quality, and people-centred healthcare closer to the community. By equipping our frontline facilities with functional autoclaves, we are strengthening the capacity of our health system to deliver essential services while upholding the highest standards of hygiene and patient care.

The Migori County Department of Health Services sincerely appreciates this noble initiative, championed by the Director of Public Health and Sanitation, Mr. CJ Ayungo, whose innovative leadership continues to drive transformative interventions aimed at improving service delivery and achieving Universal Health Coverage.

The equipment were received and flagged off to the various Sub Counties through the Sub County MoHs by the CECM for Health Mr. Caleb Opondi accompanied by the Deputy Director for Public Health and Sanitation Mr. Tom Odhong, CHMT Members and the ASCMOHs.

Together, we continue to build a healthier, safer, and stronger Migori.

π’π“π‘π„ππ†π“π‡π„ππˆππ† πŒπˆπ†πŽπ‘πˆ π‚πŽπ”ππ“π˜'𝐒 𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐄𝐃𝐍𝐄𝐒𝐒 π…πŽπ‘ π„ππŽπ‹π€ π•πˆπ‘π”π’ πƒπˆπ’π„π€π’π„ (𝐄𝐕𝐃).The Migori County Department of Health Services...
01/08/2026

π’π“π‘π„ππ†π“π‡π„ππˆππ† πŒπˆπ†πŽπ‘πˆ π‚πŽπ”ππ“π˜'𝐒 𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐄𝐃𝐍𝐄𝐒𝐒 π…πŽπ‘ π„ππŽπ‹π€ π•πˆπ‘π”π’ πƒπˆπ’π„π€π’π„ (𝐄𝐕𝐃).

The Migori County Department of Health Services, through the Office of the Director of Public Health and Sanitation CJ Ayungo, successfully conducted a three-day County Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) Prevention and Control Planning Workshop at Jeffers Inn Hotel, Sori, Nyatike Sub County from Thursday30th July to 1st August, 2026.

The workshop was organized in collaboration with AMREF Health Africa with support from the U.S. Department of State, bringing together County Health Management Team members, Sub-County Health Management Teams, programme coordinators, and other key stakeholders.

Over the three days, participants reviewed the County's current level of EVD preparedness, identified critical gaps, harmonized prevention and response strategies, and developed a comprehensive, costed County Ebola Virus Disease Prevention, Preparedness and Response Work Plan. The deliberations reaffirmed our collective commitment to strengthening surveillance, improving rapid response systems, enhancing infection prevention and control, and protecting the people of Migori County from public health threats.

We sincerely appreciate the U.S. Department of State and AMREF Health Africa for their invaluable technical and financial support, as well as all participants for their dedication, expertise, and commitment throughout the workshop.

The meeting was also graced by the Chief Officer for Public Health and Sanitation Ms.Mable Chanzu , Director for Medical Service Dr. Dan Ochiel and the Deputy Director PHS Tom Odhong among others.

Together, we continue to build a resilient health system that is better prepared to prevent, detect, and respond to public health emergencies.

Migori County department of health Led by the Department led by the CECM Caleb opondi, chief Officer Marble Chanzu, chie...
29/07/2026

Migori County department of health Led by the Department led by the CECM Caleb opondi, chief Officer Marble Chanzu, chief officer Samwel Atula, Director Public Health and Sanitation CJ Ayungo, Director Dr Dan Ochiel among other CHMT members today concluded two day meeting on the Intergrated supportive Supervision Findings from all the facilities in eight subcounties.

Support Supervision is a critical component for strengthening the quality of healthcare service delivery across our facilities. With the support of the County Government of Migori and Lwala Community Alliance, an Integrated Support Supervision exercise was successfully conducted in all hospitals, health centres, and selected dispensaries across the county.

The department organized a feedback meeting to disseminate the key findings from the exercise, discuss the identified gaps and best practices, and jointly develop action plans to improve service delivery. The meeting was Cordinated by Dr Nyachae and attended by Health Department leadership and Health care workers from the subcounty facilities

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