As Kenya famine spreads ICROSS has started supplimentary feeding of malnourished children in two of our medical programmes. Womens groups and Community based organisations working in ICROSS prevention programmes have appealed for more food as the drought worsens.
The Dr Joe Barnes Clinic is one of the first Clinics to undergo extensions as part of the expansion programme. The next five years will see a large increase in demand for all ICROSS rural health programmes. Ole Lasoi announced today " We expect patient numbers to double by 2015 so we are extending all our health facilities to accomodate more medical staff and the community needs in each area " All ICROSS Clinics are getting larger water tanks , Maternity units and more patient facilities as well as storage space for emergency supplies. The International Director was today in Longosua discussing ewith women's groups and community elders about the community needs. The ICROSS planning team gathered at the ICROSS facility to review plans currently underway with communities and health staff.
The drought has seen a rapid increase in dehydration, diarrhoea among children and severe water shortage. The semi desert areas wheere most ICROSS health programmes operate are experiencing sever water shortages and deaths among livestock. Dr Michael Meegan said today " Our health teams are monitoring the nutritional status of children carefully throughout July and August to assess the nutritional needs of each area. The Ministry of Public health has introduced improved surveillance and data collection which we are watching carefully.
All the Country team leaders and the administration staff were at Longosua to prepare for the coming drought and discuss community needs. All the planning team are local Maasai who work closely with the community groups and leaders in ongoing discussions responding to the changing needs in a fast changing situation.
Latest clips from Maasai Public health programmes
A Maasai Welcome: ICROSS new project
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PoHy7f_q1g
Unveiling of new ICROSS Clinic
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqbrh4WTL-M
Maasai People Singing at ICROSS Clinic Opening:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-5vF0ZRKq4&feature=related
Gerry's Speech at Paula's ICROSS Clinic Opening:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVrIgJYsU4s&feature=related
Food Distribution at ICROSS Clinic Opening:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQTBdfurJnU&feature=related
Counsellor's speech at Clinic Opening:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QPfX2ConHU
more on
www.icrossinternational.org
www.icrosskenya.org
www.michaelmeegan.com
http://www.wix.com/michaelmeegan/official
and our official blog
ICROSS blog
http://icrossprojects.blogspot.com/
more coming soon
January 22, 2011 2:18 AM
Mike Meegan said...
New team appointments announced by CEO , ICROSS Kenya 2011
Danny Ngwiri , Country Drector ICROSS announced three new staff appontments today.
Following announcementas last week of new board members , the CEO made further updates today. Sally Mukwana and Lawyer Edwn Chege joined Dr E Sequeira, Danny Ngwiri and Dr Michael Meegan on the Board of Directors.
Anne Wanaina, formallly in charge of the HIC project in Nakuru is now Senior Programme Manager,ICROSS Nakuru as well as head, Programme Development, Gender projects.
P Karioki is in charge of ICROSS Kenya web awareness programme , developinng ICROSS work on the Web as well as web development.
I Maina Kamau is head of IT develoopment and computerisation, He will oversee the gradual computerisation of field clinics and be in charge of training. Saruni Ole Lengeny is n charge of ICROSS Volunteers and Interns 2011-2012.
Kinyanjui Kamau is now the Personal Assstant of the Country Director ICROSS Kenya.
Other team updates will be posted shortly. The Country Director is working with new partner organsations as we prepare to scale up our Rural health services.
P OleSironka
ICROSS Kenya www.icrossinternational.org
www.icrosskenya.org
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Rift Valley Drector ICROSS Kenya visits Longosua
P Ole Lasoi visits Longosua, Dr Joe Barnes Clinic today to discuss plans with the heaklth team to build a maternity unit. The communty are served by ICROSS health services in Longosua since 2004. Paul ole Laso will work with the local community in preparing a plan that will see the Joe Barnes Clinc expanded to meet growing needs n the area. Parts of the large Maasai area are already suffering from drought.
Saruni Ole Lengeny is in Nyoonyorrie with women's groups as we plan the anti Malaria programme for 2011.
January 24, 2011 8:09 AM
Mike Meegan said...
"The most important thing each of us can do is to touch the
life of another person. There is no greater task for each of us than
to be the difference needed in the lives of the poor. Rather than talk about it we need to atually do it. We can change the lfe of the person in front of us now. We can feed the hungry, build a better World.... or we can spend our energy complaining. Each of us can make our mark, make our dfference"
Michael Meegan
Internatonal Director
ICROSS
January 24, 2011 12:58 PM
Mike Meegan said...
Im 2011 ICROSS Rural health programmes focuses on water borne diseases, child health, holistic primary health care and maternal health. Building on thirty years of experience we continue to develop community owned preventive programmes that directly change the incidence and prevalance of disease patterns in Pastoralist communities.
In 2011 ICROSS projects take on two new challenges. As we expand into new areas we are building improved rapid responses to outbreaks of malara and TB . We have just released the ICROSS Annual report 2010, it reviews our public health programmes over the last year. As we build a stronger ICROSS for the next decade we are creating new partnerships . With over 120 community groups and partner NGOs we look forward to an exciting 2011.
Dr Michael Meegan MSc Community Health TCD
D Med HC NUI FRAMI
Founder International Director
www.icrossinternational.org
www.icrosskenya.org
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