Kenyans Urged to seek alternative sources of raising funds to Fight TB, Malaria
Neighbors In Action Kenya has urged members of the public to seek alternative sources of raising funds that will help in fighting dangerous diseases in society such as HIV/AIDS, Malaria, and Tuberculosis (TB) among others.
The program which was organized by Amref Africa and Global Fund brought together people from Uasin Gishu, Elgeyo Marakwet, and Baringo counties.
Speaking to the press the programs officer Winnie Jelagat said that there is a rapid increase of HIV/AIDS, TB, and malaria cases in the country and there was a need to mobilize the society on
how to be sustainable in terms of funding to fight such diseases.
She also hinted that the government has not reserved funds to fight such diseases.
‘’Currently, we have a rapid increase in TB, Hiv/Aids, and malaria cases in the country, and mostly these diseases we depend mostly on donors to be controlled these. This made us mobilize
society on how to be sustainable financially because the Global Fund that has been helping to fight such diseases may not provide funds anymore because so far we don’t have any resources within the country that supports these diseases. We wanted the citizens to be more vigilant
about such diseases and also advocate for allocation of funds from the government.” she said.
Martin Siguda a facilitator from Amref added that donor support is diminishing and therefore social mobilization is key to achieving sustainability in society.
“If you look at it keenly you will realize that donor support is diminishing and the work we are doing at the community level is very important and focusing on human dignity. It is high time we
become more strategic in terms of sustaining the work we are doing at the community level.” stated Siguda.
Stakeholders present led by Kolem Ruto lauded the organizers of the program for educating the community on how to deal with deadly diseases.
Neighbor In Action Organization recently unveiled the I-Monitor Tool system which is meant to provide solutions for health challenges facing the community.
The mobile application will be used by the community to report negative and positive feedback from the community.
“Through this system, the government will have an opportunity to respond to whatever issues and once an issue has no response we are able to pick the issue for advocacy where we will use the civil society and the community health structures to ensure we solve health challenges in the county objectively,” said Jelagat.
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