DUNCAN ARUNDA

DUNCAN ARUNDA replied to "An Advocacy Strategy for Adoption and Dissemination of the WHO Policy on TB Infection Control in Health-Care Facilities, Congregate Settings and Households" in the TB Infection Control community.

This might be the recommended standards by the Regulatory authority, but is it the ideal? things are difficult in th erural africa where incidentally, the TB burden is extermely high. Might this be a contributing factor to the rapid spread of TB in the rural areas in africa and especially Kenya? a visit to community households during defaulter tracing of TB clients clearly indicated that a higher percentage of our clients are at risk of ...

DUNCAN ARUNDA replied to "Treatment Bias" in the Malaria Treatment & Prevention community.

That was a good observation, the scenario is the same here in rongo- kenya, nets are trading at less than a dollar a piece, but the community finds it cumbersome to purchase, reasons being that they should be free just like its being done to ANC mothers and their children. a sustainable way to ensure malaria is prevented is by Indoor, Residual Spraying. its currently being implemented in kenyas selected district free of charge. this ...

DUNCAN ARUNDA started a discussion "A Role for Community Health Promoters in Tuberculosis Control in kenya" in the MDR-TB Treatment & Prevention community.

ROLES OF COMMUNITY HEALTH PROMOTERS IN TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL IN KENYA The community health promoters have been found to be agreat asset in kenya as far as health prevention and promotion is concerned. in kenya, they are reffered to as community health workers. the majority are females and usually based in the rural areas. the ministry of health regularly trains them on cross cutting health issues that can be prevented at the household leve. this was ...