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‘Miracle Baby’ Who Grew Outside Womb Survives Rare Surgery at JOOTRH
Mar 23, 2026 at 05:44 PM
By KPC Reporter Agness Atieno cradles her newborn, nicknamed ‘Baby Miracle,’ with disbelief and deep gratitude. In her arms is a child who defied biology—surviving an abdominal ectopic pregnancy, a rare and life-threatening condition where a foetus develops outside the uterus. For eight months, the baby grew among Atieno’s internal organs rather than within the […]
Boost for Maternal Care as Western Kenya Gets Its First Foetal Medicine Specialist at JOOTRH
Jan 10, 2026 at 07:31 PM
By KPC Reporter Women with high-risk pregnancies in Western Kenya now have local access to specialised care following the return of a foetal medicine specialist to Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital (JOOTRH). The milestone follows the rejoining of Dr Muruka Kays at the facility after two years of advanced training in Maternal–Foetal Medicine. […]
Duale Announces Leadership Changes at Kenyatta, Jaramogi Referral Hospitals
Aug 18, 2025 at 08:08 PM
By KPC Reporter The Ministry of Health has made significant leadership changes at two of the country’s premier referral hospitals, aiming to bolster governance, clinical, and administrative systems. This, according to Cabinet Secretary (CS) Aden Duale is in line with its Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda (BETA). Dr. Richard Lesiyampe Leserian has been transferred to serve […]