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TURKANA COUNTY MEDICAL STUDENTS ASSOCIATION.

The Association acknowledge the Supremacy of the Almighty God of all creation, respectful of the environment which is our heritage and determined to sustain it for the benefit of the future generation from Turkana County, committed to nurturing and developing the talent and the well-being of the Individual, The Family and The Community at large.

It was formed to bind all medical students from the Turkana County and to bring them mutually together. To exercise the knowledge acquired for the benefit of the Community. To educate the community on how to stay healthy and create awareness on health matters. To provide medical services to those who cannot access health facilities and teaching them on the benefit of the environment concerning health.

Here below is the mission, vision, aim, objectives and core values of the Association:

1. MISSION:

Promote and support the community, students centered learning and other innovative educative approaches to the community related to competency based health living in Turkana County in beyond in impacting knowledge in health awareness in emerging diseases.

2. VISION:

Win, nurture medics and enhance health growth of the community, young professionals and to be an excellent reference Association for innovative methods in competent health workers.

3. AIM:

Improve and propel the health living standards in Turkana County.

4. OBJECTIVES:

a) Facilitate social interactions among medical students from the Turkana Community. b) Availing information to continuing and up coming students on opportunities within and beyond medical school including assisting the needy amongst ourselves. c) Promote activities aimed at uplifting education standards in our Community (Turkana) among which is to encourage and facilitate the development of the youth by school outreach programs, sport activities and mentorship. d) Strive to improve the standards of living and alleviate poverty of the community through: 1) conducting research and community diagnosis. 2) promoting health related activities such as medical camps, HIV/AIDS and Malaria education awareness. 3) educating the community on various ways of improving economic sustenance, food security and general social uplifting.

We the members of the Association call for the support from the interested bodies and international community as the Turkana friends so that we improve the standards of the Turkana people at large. We the indigenous have come together to change the face of the Turkana community for better so that it become a place to stay. All are welcomed.