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At the Siaya County Referral Hospital, Lydia Adhiambo is delivering a health talk to a group of pregnant women who have visited the facility to seek antenatal care.
When Adhiambo is not in the village visiting households for disease surveillance, conducting malaria tests, making referrals, or carrying out community outreach programmes, she is posted to the nearest health facility. There, she supports other duties such as giving health talks to pregnant women and mothers who have brought their children for immunisations.
A resident of Karapul in Alego Usonga, Adhiambo has served as a Community Health Promoter (CHP) since 2018. She supports 235 households, covering a population of 750 people.
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