Get to know Why Vasectomies Are Good for Kenya

It was like a Mosquito Bite - According to Dr Charles Ochieng’ of Marie Stopes in Mombasa, if embraced by a bigger population in Kenya, vasectomy could play a significant role in controlling Kenya’s population growth . Dr Ochieng’, who performed Mr Omware’s surgery, said most of his clients heal within three days. Read More

Hundreds Turn up for Vasectomy in Kenya - Hundreds of men turned up for a free vasectomy exercise in Busia town as the Government and other agencies stepped up campaigns for safe family planning methods. - Media Report Source http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/?articleID=2000058197

Vasectomy an Option for African Men in Family Planning - By Tyjen Tsai. (December 2011) "Vasectomy is like putting money in the bank. [It] is a long-term investment, money you [would] have otherwise used to buy expensive birth control methods," says Dr. Charles Ochieng. For more information click here

On Tuesday 19th, April, 2011, Francis Onyango an NSV client who underwent the procedure in 2010 made two beds for Dr.Ochieng. Francis is a bicycle taxi operator and a carpenter too. He is happy to have had the procedure. His wife had four uneventful deliveries but the fifth one was almost fatal. She bled so much postpartally, went into shock and was transfused two units of blood. Now both are happy and their sex life has blossomed.

Dr Ochieng happily donating blood at the Kisumu Regional blood transfusion centre on the 26th,July 2011.He does this twice in a year.Blood donation is life saving and has several health benefits.The health personnel does history taking ,physical examination and tests which might prove beneficial.Research has shown it reduces  chances of heart attack and cancer.There are three types of donors i.e the homologous; donating to some one unknown,autologous;donating  blood for your own use in future and recipient;relatives donate for blood replacement to ensure uninterrupted supply of blood.Please donate,it might save some one's life especially women who bleed severely after birth or after unsafe abortions if vasectomy was not offered promptly.

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