On July 11th, Isiolo County celebrated a major milestone in the delivery of community health services with the graduation of nearly 350 community health workers (CHWs during the formal launch of the county’s community health partnership with Living Goods. This four-year, co-financed project will provide robust digital technology to 720 government CHWs and is expected to directly benefit more than 40,000 households across Isiolo, Merti, and Garbatulla sub-counties, with a primary focus on improving maternal and child health. The initiative will also vastly increase CHW coverage for residents in Isiolo County while supporting improved reporting.

Isiolo County Governor, Dr. Mohamed Kuti, presided over the high-profile launch and graduation ceremony, which was attended by other Isiolo County leaders, Isiolo residents, two county governors, representatives from the national government, representatives from Living Goods, other community health stakeholders, and the media.

“Proper healthcare is not a favor: it is right. It is our duty as leaders to give our people their right to quality healthcare,”

added, Machakos Governor, Dr. Alfred Mutua.