COMMUNITY HEALTH PROMOTERS AND COMMUNICATION OFFICERS CONDUCT SHA SENSITIZATION AND REGISTRATION IN RURAL NANDI
In an effort to boost enrollment in the Taifa Care program, the Department of Health has deployed Community Health Promoters (CHPs) to remote areas of Nandi County to conduct sensitization and registration.
Nandi Hills Sub-County Public Health Officer, Samwel Bitok, emphasized that the initiative aims to ensure widespread access to healthcare coverage, particularly in underserved regions.
On Monday, the CHPs, working alongside the County Communications Unit, carried out a registration and awareness drive in Kapsimotwo Ward, Tinderet Constituency. The exercise benefited residents from Matema, Kibwari, Kapsimatwo, Underit, Cheptilil, Chematich, Morobi, and Kimng’eru villages.
The team visited local shopping centers and nearby schools, including Cheptilil and Underit Primary Schools, where they successfully registered 530 new beneficiaries.
This follows the recent nationwide mass registration campaign launched in Nandi by the Senior Economic Advisor to the President, Moses Kuria.
Residents praised the Nandi County Government for the initiative but appealed for additional CHPs in the ward. Currently, only Chepsire Location has active CHPs, while Chepsangor, Temso, and Kapsimatwo Locations remain underserved.
The exercise was attended by Assistant Chiefs Isaac Maiyo (Chematich Sub-Location) and Edwin Kering (Kibwareng Sub-Location), who supported the mobilization efforts.
The initiative underscores thecounty government’s commitment to achieving universal healthcare by ensuring even the most remote communities are enrolled in the Taifa Care program.