National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOC-K) has stepped up efforts to promote clean sport by engaging the medical and health professionals in the country.
NOC-K is partnering with the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council (KMPDC), Kenya Association of Physicians (KAP) and Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) and University of Nairobi (UON) in conducting sensitization sessions for Kenyan healthcare providers and medical practitioners with regards to the ant-doping measures currently in place in sports.
The sensitization sessions are facilitated in conjunction with Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya (ADAK), as well as medical doctors working with NOC-K and Athletics Kenya. The purpose is to bring home the role of medical practitioners in the anti-doping fight.
The medical practitioners’ institutions provide the platform to get the information out to a large number of practitioners and continue discussions of everyone’s proactive role as we look into ensuring our medical systems support clean athletes.
The first webinar held on Monday 21st November brought together about 200 practitioners registered with Kenya Association of Physicians. The second webinar is being held today, Wednesday 23rd November involving medical practitioners and healthcare workers from Kenyatta National Hospital, Ministry of health, County healthcare and University of Nairobi School of Medicine lecturers and students.
The webinars are addressing the interest and role of NOC-K in fighting doping. The session facilitated by ADAK looks into the Antidoping measures by World Antidoping Agency (WADA) and ADAK, the Antidoping Regulations, Antidoping Laws in Kenya, WADA Prohibited List and Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE).
The Medical Commission of NOC-K and Athletics Kenya are represented by Dr. George Karanja, Dr. Carole Okoth and Dr. Victor Bargoria, guiding the professionals on their role such as how to deal with an athlete, maintaining appropriate medical records and supporting them incase of TUEs.
More partnerships are being created to intensify the clean sports fight in the country, and ensuring that all possible loopholes are being sealed to restore the integrity of the Kenyan spor