ISIOLO, 20th May 2021 (PSCU) – Preparations for this year’s Beyond Zero Summit kicked off on Thursday with a pre-summit meeting that drew participants from the country’s 47 counties.
The summit, which will be held in September, provides a platform for participants to reflect on up scaling primary healthcare as a ladder for achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC).
The climax of the summit will be presentation of awards to outstanding nurses in public health facilities as part of the recognition of the key role they play in promoting primary healthcare especially maternal and child health.
The nurses will be honored in three categories – nurses practitioners awards, nurses leaders awards and nurse-led initiative teams awards.
Achievement of UHC is one of the key pillars of the Government of Kenya’s Big 4 Agenda that First Lady Margaret Kenyatta has been promoting through her Beyond Zero initiative which has so far delivered fully kitted mobile clinics to the 47 counties among other health promotion initiatives.
In her opening remarks at the start of the meeting, Beyond Zero Technical Advisor Ms Jane Kiragu underscored the First Lady’s commitment to preventing maternal and child deaths.
“Her Excellency Margaret Kenyatta, the First Lady of the Republic of Kenya, is committed to doing everything within her powers to avert preventable maternal and child deaths so that, as a country, we can attain zero maternal and child deaths,” Ms Kiragu said.
The first pre-summit meeting, facilitated by the Beyond Zero Secretariat under Coordinator Ms Angella Langat, Office of the First Lady’s Director of Administration Ms Eva Maina and Communication Director Ms Vivianne Ngugi, brainstormed and deliberated on the criteria and processes to be deployed in the selection of the outstanding nurses to be awarded during September summit.
The pre-summit meeting, held both physically and virtually, drew participants from seven clusters who congregated in Kajiado, Nanyuki, Malindi, Isiolo, Nakuru, Kakamega and Kisumu.
The participants were led by National Aids Control Council (NACC) Regional HIV Coordinators, county directorates of health officers and county nursing officers from the 47 counties.
The first cluster comprised participants from Kajiado, Machakos, Makueni, Nairobi, Kiambu and Kitui counties, the second cluster drew participants from Laikipia, Nyeri, Nyandarua, Kirinyaga, Embu, Muranga and Samburu counties while the third cluster brought participants from Kilifi, Kwale, Mombasa, Lamu, Tana River and Taita Taveta counties.
The fourth cluster hosted participants from Isiolo, Wajir, Marsabit, Mandera, Garissa, Meru and Tharaka Nithi counties while the fifth cluster catered for Nakuru, Elgeyo Marakwet, Uasin Gishu, Nandi, Bomet, Narok and Baringo.
The sixth cluster catered for participants from Kakamega, Turkana, Bungoma, Busia, Vihiga, West Pokot and Trans Nzoia counties while the final cluster comprised Kisumu, Siaya, Homa Bay, Migori, Nyamira, Kisii, Kisumu and Kericho counties.
This year’s summit builds on Beyond Zero’s intervention rolled out in 2016 in conjunction with the World Bank, Swiss Pharmaceutical giant Roche and the Kenya Medical Training College to scale up primary healthcare advocacy support through offering scholarships to enrolled community health nurses in arid and semi-arid areas.
I been one of the beneficiary from beyond zero inconjuction with world bank scholarship,I really thank you and congratulations to our first lady ,her excellency Margaret kenyatta we are you proud of you,🥳for the excellent work May God bless you mum🙏
Quite impressed
How can i also benefit from this programme im anurse who is self employed but ioffer maternity services particularly on skilled birth deliveries,in Narok county,transmara East
Congratulations to Her Excellency First Lady of Kenya Mrs MARGERET KENYATTA for BEYOND ZERO INITIATIVE..Being an incharge of Level 2 facility and participated in BEYOND ZERO Activities..I have collaborated with stakeholders like FAIR TRADE KENYA through KANYENYAINI TEA FACTORY.To build an intensive MATERNITY UNIT. To help the less fortunate in the area.
Good motivation for our nurses
Congratulations to BEYOND ZERO INITIATIVE from Her Excellency First Lady of Kenya Mrs MARGERET KENYATTA..Being an incharge of Level 2 facility and participated in BEYOND ZERO Activities in my area of Jurisdiction In Kangema sub county..This is when you diagnose various Maternal Gynaecological health related conditions to the less fortunate mothers and channelling them to relevant authorities for omanagement.And at my ANNUAL WORK PLAN.this is the best iniative to Target, SAFE MOTHERHOOD.
Am a nurse working in a level 3 facility in community advocacy for hospital deliveries and child care though the health messages and home visits by use of the chvs
Congratulations to BEYOND ZERO INITIATIVE from Her Excellency First Lady of Kenya Mrs MARGERET KENYATTA..Being an incharge of Level 2 facility and participated in BEYOND ZERO Activities in my area of Jurisdiction In Kangema sub county..This is when you diagnose various Maternal Gynaecological health related conditions to the less fortunate mothers and channelling them to relevant authorities for management.And at my ANNUAL WORK PLAN.this is the best iniative to Target, SAFE MOTHERHOOD.
This is a good move for nurses and all health workers, this will motivate us as nurses to be creative, good managers,and have leadership skills,high quality health care and also know how to deal with challenges we encounter at level 2 and level 3 facilities.we should also improve our relationship with patients and meet their health needs. I thank hon.first lady magret for good work and all partners ,may God bless u and give strength and time to serve, congratulations.
I am anurse working in level 3 advocating for health care delivery in a community specially children and mother of child bearing age to utilised the resources eg maternity
Am a nurse working in level 2 facility working around the departments and making sure that the link between the facility and the community is achieved through community volunteers and the community health workers. Through this initiative of beyond zero, we have reduced the number of defaulters of immunization through outreachs.
I am a nurse working in a level 2 hospital,empowering and delivering services to the community
May God bless ur work .But help US get employment please
Am a registered community health nurse, currently undertaking masters in reproductive health(midwifery).I have passion in this great career and in Future am aspiring to be a better midwive.Mine is a passion in reproductive health especially family planning and Maternity.Currently am the facility In-charge of a level two facilities.I embrace teamwork and closely work together with my colleagues for better services to our clients.I coordinate all the services in the facility.Secondly I take it as a privilege because am working in a Gk prison facility so I too take care of prisoners, again I don’t take it for graded I too encourage to.I would wish to participate in the competition.What is the procedure?Email merciesyo@gmail.com
Thanks for acknowledging nurses as the number one frontliners in proving UHC.
Am a nurse working in level 3 facility particularly MCH/FP department and also facility linked Community Health assistants, have been advocating for skilled birth deliveries, focused antenatal care, immunizations and cervical cancer screening among other services , also do support supervision to CHVs attached to our facility
Well done first lady. You are doing great work. By this we as nurses feel accepted and our work recognised. It a good motivation for nurses. Keep up.
Quite impressed nun
work well done,congratulations madam margaret kenyatta,God blessed you.
It’s been a great pleasure being a beyond zero first lot beneficiary,am a professional nurse courtesy of this program.
I am one of the beyond zero in conjunction with world bank scholarship class of march 2016…thank you first lady…
I am a beneficiary to beyond zero campaign i want to take this opportunity to thank Her Excellency Margaret Kenyatta….
Good encouragement for nurses
I really appreciate the beyond zero in conjunction with world Bank Kenya,our primary health care has Really improved by far, pregnant mother’s get mchc,and delivery services within the community!!am really grateful, Mortality rates are decreasing!!am from baringo county, working in loitoktok sub county hospital!!
I am a Registered Nurse working in level 3 facility MCH and Maternity unit, Thanks beyond zero for your good work, service provision has realy improved thus making our work as nurses become easy.
Hongera kwa kazi njema!!
The lst lady thought it was for the mothers and their children to have maximum care for ahealthy nation .hongera to our lst lady
Am a Kenya registered health nurse having specialized in comprehensive Reproductive health (higher diploma) working in Mbooni subcounty hospital level 4 maternity in Mbooni , Makueni county.
An really encouraged by the initiative of our first lady for the concern and encouragement to nurses being the frontliners in the health care of patientsThe health of the mother and i child is the future health of our nation.
Am willing to participate in this . Kindly let me have the procedure.
Quite impressed nun
Beyond zero doing wonders to our community. Thanks alot
Congratulations to all nurses and Frontline health workers
Beyond zero are doing great things in our community
Congratulations to Her Excellency First Lady Margaret Kenyatta. Beyond zero has really done marvelous work. Hongera Bi Raisi
💖Thanks for your support
Congratulations to all our nurses we are great soldiers,let join and work as a team
Great idear,keep it up,kudos
Congratulations to all health work providers,, beyond zero has done improvement to our communities.
Hello, am gland for the excellent work and services offered by the beyond zero team lead by her Excellency first lady Margaret kenyatta. It is a motherly actions of love towards her children the people of to extend these services, am personally happy and I appreciate the work done on behalf of the Kenyan citizens.
Congratulations to beyond zero ,this has helped children and mothers to receive comprehensive care.I humply ask for help to upgrade for my community health nurse and also to get a chance of being employed by the government .Thanks in advance God bless you
How can i also benefit from this programme im anurse who is self employed but ioffer maternity services particularly on skilled birth deliveries,in Narok county,transmara East
Congratulations Her Excellency Margaret Kenyatta for your tremendous contributions towards reducing Maternal and Child Mortality Rates in the country! My name is Agnes Ojok a passionate midwife working in a level 4 private hospital. I would be glad to join in this year’s summit.
Congratulations Hon. Margret Kenyatta for the good Work. May God be with you forever and ever. Just a kind request to you First lady, may you make efforts of making sure that the UHC nurses are permanently employed by the government. Thanks in advance and May the Lord bless you.
I’m Joan nurse working at level 2 health facility ,I thank beyond zero for every activity done to our society,I have submitted my application I have not received response,
Beyond zero are doing great things in our community
This helps to improvement nurses services & skill used to render to the community at large,,,,,
God bless you for the wonderful initiative and the good work her excellency.
Beyond zero has really been great we thank our first Lady
Good practice pays kudos nurses don’t leave this opportunity pass without telling the world what we are wath
Am A nurse working under UHC programme Uasin Gishu county,, Thank you very much for considering nurses as frontliners in Fostering this programs as Our countries Big 4 agenda
Thank you for your support
Thanks for the support
Beyond zero has impacted lives of children and women in our communities
Thank you first lady..God bless you abundantly as you touch the lives of others through beyond zero program
Congratulations to BEYOND ZERO INITIATIVE from Her Excellency First Lady of Kenya Mrs MARGERET KENYATTA..Being an incharge of Level 2 facility and participated in BEYOND ZERO Activities in my area of Jurisdiction In Kangema sub county..This is when you diagnose various Maternal Gynaecological health related conditions to the less fortunate mothers and channelling them to relevant authorities for management.And at my ANNUAL WORK PLAN.this is the best iniative to Target, SAFE MOTHERHOOD.
Thanks for your support
Well done first Lady for recognizing Nurses as key implementors of the services
Thanks for this.
Good work
Beyond zero has helped to reduce maternal motarlyt rate .
The initiative has brought health care to mothers who could not access it earlier. So many mother and child have been saved through this initiative. Thank you
Wow, at least this shall make it easy for most Kenyans to access primary health care
I participated, I hope for the best
Beyond zero has benefited and impacted many
Indeed beyond this is the best initiative.I really thank Her Excellence Margret Kenyan and all key prayers who have devorted their efforts for the Kenyan Mother’s and children. Longing for the award more so a scholarship that will widen my skills and knowledge in nursing services delivery..
This is incredible