130 inmates at Kodiaga women's prison have benefited from free medical care courtesy of Aga Khan Hospital Kisumu branch.
Speaking today at the prison, Vice Chairperson of the National Nurses Associations of Kenya (NNAK) Kisumu branch, Happiness Anditi, said that the gesture is to celebrate international nurses’ week running from 5 to15 May.
"We are pleased to be here to give back to the society. We chose Kodiaga Prison because they have women and children who are vulnerable. The main aim is to give basic education on health care which included health talks, personal hygiene, infection control and family planning methods," said Anditi.
She added: "We are giving them minor treatment like wound dressing and treatment of malaria. For the children who are below five years, we are checking their immunization status."
She said that they will carry out follow up especially with the critical cases and give referrals to other hospitals for complete treatment.
Anditi said that she will share the concerns for follow ups so that the inmates do not foot the bills for treatment.
"We do these programmes once in a year to celebrate Worlds Nurses week. We identify a needy group and give free medical care," she said.
Kodiaga Prisons Chief Inspector Angeline Akinyi said that most of the illnesses affecting the inmates include Malaria, skin diseases and wounds.
Akinyi urged other medical institutions to give medical attention to inmates in other counties.