Kenya

In 2021, a severe drought hit Kenya’s arid, northeastern counties. Our teams provided emergency care for severely malnourished children in Garissa, Marsabit, and Wajir. At the end of the year, we also supported the health authorities to respond to an outbreak of kala azar in Tharaka Nithi county.

We have been delivering health care in and around Dadaab camp for most of its 30-year existence. After the government announced its decision to close two refugee camps by June 2022, we called for sustainable solutions to ensure that refugees can lead a safe and dignified life.

We handed over two of our projects to the health authorities in 2021: a sexual and reproductive health care project in Likoni and a chronic disease program in Embu country. To ensure uninterrupted and affordable access to medicines, we helped set up two community-managed pharmacies.

In Eastlands, a suburb of Nairobi, we set up a youth-friendly center in a public facility to address the consequences of urban violence. In addition to medical, sexual, and reproductive health care and psychosocial support, the center provides recreational and educational activities. Sexual violence clinics are integrated in four health centers in this violence-affected neighborhood. We also run an emergency call center and ambulance service.