The unsung heroines of community health work

Wanjru, a former public health officer refuses to take credit for what many would consider a 'thankless job' (Photo: Mose Sammy/Standard)

They trek for miles to make referrals, provide health education and nutrition surveillance, collect vital data and assist with immunisation, all for free.

At 73, Susan Wanjiru lives John F Kennedy's clarion call: Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country.