Health is a basic amenity which should be provided to everyone in the country.
Health services are mostly found in clinics, chemists and hospitals (both public and private) in the country.
There are a number of medical facilities in Kisumu which provide health services, but due to the high cost of living in the county, many people cannot afford to pay for the services resulting to people succumbing to diseases.
The recommended Hospital in Kisumu City which provides quality services at affordable prices is Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital (JOOTRH).
It is situated on your way to Kondele roundabout from town near Kibuye market. At the hospital, residents can receive treatment for as low as Sh50.
The money is paid at the reception, after which the patient is given a receipt which gives him/her the mandate to see the doctors.
After being examined by the doctors, the patient may be admitted, or refereed to another facility depending on the extent of his/her illness.
At this stage, one may have to incur additional costs if he/she does not have sufficient medical insurance.
The hospital is commonly known as Russia and offers the following health services:
1. Curative In-patient
2. Curative Out-patient
3. Caesarian Section
4. Comprehensive emergency
5. HIV counselling and testing
6. Family planning
7. Growth monitoring and promotion
8. Integrated management of childhood illness
9. X-ray, CT scan, Magnetic resonance imaging ultrascan
10. Prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV
11. Rural Health Training Center.
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