Uasin Gishu County Director in charge of Preventive and Promotive Services, Dr Evans Kiprotich, during signing of MoU to improve distribution of contraceptives commodities, September 26, 2017. [Photo|County Government of Uasin Gishu]The County government of Uasin Gishu in collaboration with JHPIEGO, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), to improve distribution of contraceptives commodities and avail family planning medical equipments across the county.The programme dubbed The Challenge Initiative (TCI) Tupange Pamoja, will support the implementation of the program using a participatory approach led and executed by the County. There will also be regular and ongoing technical and programmatic support to the County throughout the implementation period.Speaking during the event, Monday, the County Director in charge of Preventive and Promotive Services, Dr Evans Kiprotich said: "as a county we will strengthen stakeholders working relationship, lobby for support and data reflection in District health Information software (DHIS) across various health interventions."Through this collaboration, Uasin Gishu County will invest an estimated Sh10 million, while JHPIEGO will invest about Sh10 million in the next one year.The meeting which was sponsored by Neighbours in Action - Kenya, brought about health officers from Uasin Gishu and officers from the JHPIEGO who deliberated health, among other issues.JHPIEGO is an International Health NGO affiliated to the John Hopkins University which is implementing the Tupange Pamoja Programme in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.

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