Lamu Governor H. E Issa Timamy EGH, OGw has today flagged off over 500 Community Health Promoters (CHPs) in a move to strengthen primary health care towards health promotion and disease prevention.

The CHPs who have been offering services at the community level under Timamy Care (Afya Mashinani Afya Majumbani) also received 427 promoter kits and will go along towards ensuring preventive approach in the disease burden. The kits are an additional to the 190 promoter kits that had earlier been issued by the County Government.

Speaking while flagging off 585 CHPs during the 60th Mashujaa Day celebrations in Witu, Governor Timamy thanked President William Ruto for co-opting to pay half stipend to the 100,000 countrywide CHPs while the county governments pays the rest.

Under Timamy Care, over 7,000 households have so far been visited a dedication to universal health coverage and community well-being.

The national celebrations which were themed around Universal Health-care were led by President William Ruto in Kericho County at the Kericho Green Stadium. #AfyaMajumbani#MashujaaDay

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