BY PETER KOMBE
A proposal by the county government to engage Dream
Achiever Youth
Organization in designing a health video documentary
will expose us to potential
development partners, Seif Jira, Dream Achievers
Youth Organization executive
director has said.
The director further says the documentary will
sensitize the public on the youth
friendly facilities developed by the county that the
public has little or no
information about.
“The county has sought our partnership so that we,
DAYO can design a video
documentary that will highlight the achievements in
the health sector since 2013 to
date,” said Seif.
The documentary will pinpoint among other issues the
satellite Coast General
facilities erected by the county government over the
past six years.
These facilities according to him are: Vikwatani,
Mwakirunge, Mikindani and
Likoni health centres.
The director was speaking to the media at DAYO offices
on Wednesday.
He embraced the proposal by the county and further
pledged full support.
“I want to say that as DAYO we welcome all
partnerships with the county
government. We are ready to support this initiative
and ready to develop a script,”
noted the director.
The director says the documentary will also
sensitize the public on the services
offered by the county government at the grass root
level.
He however argues that a section of the public is
ignorant of the programs
implemented by the county at the grassroots level.
The director said, “With the production of this
video documentary the public will
get to understand all the YFS facilities erected by
the county that they know little
or nothing about,”
In a phone conversation with Seif Jira, a county
reproductive health official Emily
Mwaringa confirmed that a total of 6 YFS containers
will be installed in Mombasa
county to support the program.
By the time of going to press, DAYO expected to
receive an official letter from the
county health department to develop the script and
shooting the documentary for
the implementation of the program.
The documentary, in form of an advert will give a
spot check of the milestones that
the county has made in terms of the health sector
since devolution in 2013.
DAYO reproductive health and rights officer Gaitano
Muganda says the
documentary will assist in the disseminating
information to the public.
According to him the documentary will enable youths
understand what entails YFS
and its benefit.
“The documentary will assist in complementing the
work done by community
health volunteers in terms of service delivery. It
will help young people to
understand all the services available in health
facilities,” Gaitano said.
On Tuesday (October 1), the director, Seif Jira and Gaitano Muganda (sexual
reproductive and health rights officer) received a
courtesy invitation at the county’s
health department to cement the proposal.
The duo had a detailed engagement with Mombasa
county health executive Hazel
Koitaba and Mombasa county partners’ coordinator
Lucy Nyambura.
The county has already invested in television sets
that will be mounted on waiting
rooms at the facilities.
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