It is my honour to
introduce my friend Austin Otieno. He lives in Mtongwe Village, located in Mombasa, Kenya, and works as an administrator at New Mtongwe Medical Clinic. He is an ambitious young man who's full of dreams as seen during our work together in projects concerning hospital matters. I applaud his efforts in the community.
Austin Otieno can be found on LinkedIn and and his Twitter handle is AustinOtty.
Austin Otieno can be found on LinkedIn and and his Twitter handle is AustinOtty.
Background
information
New Mtongwe Medical Clinic is a 24 hour private hospital
in Mtongwe village. It is built in a low income earning neighbourhood and provides services that include outpatient,
in-patient, maternity, family planning and antenatal. According to Austin, the common disease in the region is Malaria which impacts both children and adults, and Diarrhoea that affects children.
Maulid: What is it that you do?
Austin: I facilitate the availability
of the right personnel, drugs, and a conducive treatment environment for patients.
Maulid: Let us know about yourself?
Austin: I'm a 26 year old environmentalist. I graduated from Kenyatta University with a BSc Environmental Science, and I've worked as an administrator with the New Mtongwe Medical clinic for three years.
Maulid: What
are you passionate about?
Austin: I'm passionate about the environment, health, politics and football. I'm a super fan of Arsenal football club.
Maulid: What
makes what you do important?
Austin: As a youth, an environmentalist, and
now a hospital administrator, getting people and children to stand
on their feet; working, doing their duties and daily chores in building the
country is important to me.
Maulid: Tell
us about your profession?
Austin: To emphasize and educate the sustainable
use of available resources and environmental conservation including development
projects in the society.
Maulid: Tell
us about proper sanitation in the community?
Austin: I work in a low income earning
neighbourhood. In this area, Malaria and Diarrhoea are major concerns; simply, this means there is no proper sanitation in this neighbourhood and parents are
not concerned about it.
Maulid: What is the direct relation to an
inequity or inequality in the area of public health or global health that the
individuals are combating collaboratively?
Austin: There is a lot of ignorance in the society. That’s why the cases of Malaria and Diarrhoea are there. I did a collaborative project with parents to offer free medicine to children. I thought I was helping, but no, in this area, treatment appears to be the second option. I did not empower them on the issues of proper sanitation so after one to two months there was a long queue at the hospital.
Austin: There is a lot of ignorance in the society. That’s why the cases of Malaria and Diarrhoea are there. I did a collaborative project with parents to offer free medicine to children. I thought I was helping, but no, in this area, treatment appears to be the second option. I did not empower them on the issues of proper sanitation so after one to two months there was a long queue at the hospital.
Maulid: Why
is proper sanitation in the community important?
Austin: Proper sanitation in the community is
very important because there will be no cases of health issues. We will avoid
Malaria and Diarrhoea cases. First we have to deal with proper sanitation for
health purposes and then treatment.
Maulid: If you had a message to share with the world what would that be?
Cleanliness is next to Godliness
I give thanks to the Almighty God for
giving me the opportunity to meet with Austin Otieno. Thank you Austin Otieno for inviting me to New Mtongwe Medical Clinic for a
productive interview. Your participation will make a great impact in the
society. You are a charismatic person and I like your ideas and efforts.
