Medical appeal to flood victims in Kisumu as Kibos Sugar donates blankets and bails of sugar
By Dickson Odhiambo.
December 16, 2019.
Medical appeal to
flood victims in Kisumu as Kibos Sugar donates blankets and bails of sugar
VARIOUS victims of the raging floods in Kisumu county needs
urgent medical attention, the Community coordinated response team to assist the
flood victims has said.
The Team says as a result of the raging floods witnessed due
to heavy rains which have been pounding the area, a number of flood victims
risk contacting malaria and other water bone diseases hence need urgent medical
attention.
Addressing the press at Jomo Kenyatta Sports ground today
when receiving donations from Kibos Sugar and Allied Industries Limited, a
member of the Team Dr. Joshua Oron said over 20,000 people have been greatly
affected by the flood in various parts of Kisumu County.
Dr. Oron says about 4,000 households are being hosted in
various rescue centers that the County Government of Kisumu have established in
various parts of the county.
He says currently, the team has started running medical
camps in the rescue centers where the flood victims have been camping since
they were relocated, adding St. Aloys in Gem Rae, Kanyalwal and two other
places in Nyakach.
He adds that today, the team is moving to Nyamasao and
Ombaka Primary schools in Ahero Ward then to Nyamrundu in Kabonyo/Kanyagwal
Ward for a medical Camp to the flood victims.
Dr. Oron says already Victoria Chemist in Kisumu have
donated drugs worth about shs 300,000 to assist the flood victims, adding that
he appeals to other providers in the healthcare to continue supporting such an
initiative.
“We are really appealing to various chemists and other
medical institutions, private hospitals to assist us with medical staff and
drugs so as to help the flood victims in Kisumu County,” Dr. Oron says.
Oron says the impact of floods as cases of malaria, water
borne diseases and wounds as a result of staying in water by some flood
victims.
Addressing the press when presenting the donations from
Kibos Sugar and Allied Industries Limited, the Company’s Corporate Affairs
Manager Joyce Opondo says the have donated 1,130 blankets and 600 kilograms of
sugar to the team so as to assist the floods victims.
Opondo says the company has been really touched by the
plight of the various victims of the flood hence has necessitated the
assistance from the company.
Opondo has thanked the County Government of Kisumu and the
private Sector for coming up with the initiative to collect donations for the
flood victims in various parts of Kisumu County.
Opondo says the items worth estimated shs 0.5million.
Yogi Dawda, a member of the team says the response towards
donations to the flood victims has been a good one.
He appeals for more donations from well-wishers so as to
assist the victims, adding that more items are still needed.
He says since the launch of the initiative last week, a good
chunk of donation have been witnessed, adding items collected so far is
estimated to be worth shs 1.5 million.
The Community coordinated response team to assist the flood
victims in Kisumu County was launched last week at Jomo Kenyatta Sports Ground
after the members of Community living in Kisumu County and County Government of
Kisumu partnered to make appeal for donations of items and cash.
The Response towards the initiative has been overwhelming as
residents of the county are trooping into the venue to donate food and other
items to the victims of the floods.
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