By Monica Soila
The international biomedical laboratory day was marked
globally on April 15, 2014.
It is in this light that a free medical camp was organized by
the Kenyatta National Hospital; which was held at Isinya Primary School
grounds.
Dr.Ashford Parantai from KNH spearheaded the medical camp. He
hosted a team of fifteen doctors and other personnel to Isinya whereby he
provided food and drinks and also covered part of the logistics.
“This is one of my ways of giving back to my community”, said
Dr.Parantai an old boy of Isinya Primary School.
The turnout was somewhat good as many people from the
interior used pick-ups to get to the venue. Local leaders including County
health minister were also present to support the young man’s noble initiative.
“As you have witnessed today, we have mostly done cancer
screening because it’s hard to find a Maasai going to hospital for such screenings.
This is probably because they don’t even know about it, so it was also an
opportunity to create awareness on such issues”, added Dr.Parantai
bus ferrying KNH staff to Isinya Pri. School |
Isinya sub-county has been quite lucky in the recently days
as a similar camp was held last month at the Isinya health center by the
Safaricom foundation. It has had advantages and disadvantages to many; so to speak.
Some people left the camp happy as they found out they were as healthy as can
be, while others were shocked to discover that they had been seriously ill
without even their knowledge.
Dr. Ashford Parantai |
“Organizing a camp like this one can be very expensive, so
the next one would be probably after three months in a different location”,
said Dr.Parantai.
Even with challenges of life, it is clear that better times
lies ahead for the residents of Isinya, and it is an excellent idea that both
national and county governments embrace such life changing projects.
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