Corona Virus experts

Embu trains 2,792 experts to combat Corona Virus

Embu CEC for Health Patrick Waganagwa (center) addresses the press at the Embu County Assembly on Tuesday 7 April 2020. Image//Martin Fundi

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mbu County government has trained 2,792 experts across the larger county to combat infection and spread of Corona Virus.

The experts were trained by a team of professional county medical personnel of different cadres who were equipped as Trainers of Trainers by the Ministry of Health.

The Trainers of Trainers (ToT) drawn from different medical facilities across the county cascaded the knowledge to the experts who are now flying a flag as ambassadors of good health.

This comes after the county government setting up 37 bed capacity isolation centers in different health facilities in the county in case of any eventuality.

The 2,792 trained experts are moving around the county sensitizing residents and urging them to take measures laid down by the national government.

They are also demonstrating to residents how to wash hands, sanitize, tie masks and among other health safety measures.

Embu County Executive Committee member for Health, Patrick Waganagwa said that medical service providers at Embu Level 5 referral hospital have already been issued with assorted Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) from the National Government’s Ministry of Health.

‘’Medical commodities from Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (KEMSA) which were delivered to the County stores have already been distributed to Embu Level 5 Hospital and all Level 4 Hospitals,’’ said the county Minister.

Further, the CEC noted that all medical staff who were on study leave have been recalled back and deployed to Embu Level 5 referral hospital to offer support.

Following this, the Embu County Assembly’s Health Committee has unanimously agreed to join hands with the rest of the county government officers in the fight against the infection and spread of Corona Virus.

Speaking on the floor of the county assembly on Tuesday, the Health Committee led by Chairman Muturi Mwombo, who is also the Ruguru Ngandori MCA said that they had invited the county’s health department senior officials for a deliberation meeting on the national health catastrophe.

Embu County Assembly Health Committee Chairperson and MCA for Ruguru-Ngandori Ward Hon. Muturi Mwombo, flanked by Health CEC (left) and Health C.O Grace Muriithi addresses the media outside Assembly Chambers. Image//Martin Fundi

‘’Unlike in many other past times, today we invited our officers from the health department to find out the progress and measures put in place to fight Corona Virus so that we can also join the course,’’ said Muturi.

The committee had summoned the County Executive Committee Member for Health, Patrick Waganagwa, Chief Officer for medical services Grace Murithi and Public Health Chief Officer Mbogo Muchungu amidst allegations that the department's impact in the fight against the catastrophe was not being felt.

The Committee called on the officers to embark on sensitizing, educating and giving feedback as well as disseminating information on Corona Virus awareness.

‘’The department in Charge of Medical services and Public Health should inform the general public, on timely basis, of steps that the government has taken and the way forward in protecting the public from the scourge,’’ said the Committee members.

“The purpose of this meeting is to come up with a work together formula to bring hope to the general populace,” added the Committee.