ICROSS releases the Annual Report for 2011 today. As ICROSS concluded its seminar on tribal rights and Rights Based Programming , the Country Director launched the Annual Review compiled by the Field teams. In a challenging year that saw upheaval across the World, ICROSS continued all Rural health programmes and extended nutritional support to vulnerable children and mothers. Danny Ngwiri thanked the many community leaders, Chiefs, Elders and Women's group leaders who helped make the programmes so successful.
Since 1979 ICROSS has continued to serve the poorest of the poor primarily in East Africa. The focus of this years Annual Report remains long term primary care, Maternal Child Health and the development of low cost initiatives that will have lasting impact on disease and poverty. At this weeks Seminar Saruni OleLengeny presented a review of all community health programmes and presented potential new areas of expansion for 2012.
The Seminar heard a presentation on evolving concepts in Global development. The seminar covered key elements in Rights based approaches to Development planning ranging from locally developed policies, collective ownership and action, the new ICROSS strategic plan and performance indicators.
The International Director Dr Michael Meegan spoke about the Public health research plans for 2012 and the incorporation of research into field activities. P OleLasoi shared with the team new changes that are happening in Kenyas Administrative structures this year and streamlining of Districts and Counties with Governors. The Annual Report marks the development of ICROSS Maternal child-health programmes and details some of the key expansion projects that started in 2011.
The Head of Maasai projects detailed the exciting challenges ahead as we begin the year with both Trachoma and Malaria prevention campaigns with the Ministry of Health. You can download the Annual Report at http://icrossinternational.org/
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