COMMUNITY HEALTH PROMOTERS TRAINING SCALED UP IN NANDI
Community health services, among other primary health care (PHC) services, are the fastest way to achieve universal health coverage (UHC).
And since CHPs typically reside in the community they serve, they have the unique ability to bring information where it is needed most. They can reach community residents where they live, eat, play, work, and worship. CHPs are frontline agents of change, helping to reduce health disparities in underserved communities.
It is against this backdrop that, the County Government of Nandi with support from Amref Health Africa has implemented transformational initiatives to enhance the quality of community health services dubbed Afya Nyumbani.
The services, delivered by CHPs, ensure that every citizen receives quality healthcare, particularly those in remote and underserved areas. And true to their work, CHPs are powering Afya Nyumbani in Nandi County! 
To support this transformational change, 279 CHPs are undergoing a 10 days training that begun on June 11,2024 in nine training sites including Sterling Hotel in Kapsabet, AIC Kapkeruge in Kilibwoni Ward, PAG Kaptumo Church, Orthodox Serem Church, Kabiyet Social Hall, Big Fries Hotel in Mosoriot, 2 sites at Tea Planters Inn in Nandi Hills and AIC Lelgotet Church in Tinderet Sub County.
The training seeks to empower the CHPs with basic knowledge, skills and competencies in healthcare services and enable them function effectively in the community. 
While addressing the CHPs in Nandi Hills, the CEC Member for Health and Sanitation Ruth Koech noted that the role of CHPs extends beyond prevention since it includes early detection and referral to higher-level health facilities when necessary adding that they play a crucial part in addressing health inequalities by bringing essential health services closer to the people, especially those in rural and informal areas.
She underscored the importance of primary healthcare as vital for achieving Universal Health Coverage saying that the county government of Nandi is putting more emphasis on preventive rather than curative care, which she observed was unaffordable for many households.