For over 30 years, our teams have been providing care to communities in and around the Dadaab refugee camp. In our 100-bed hospital in Dagahaley, part of the Dadaab refugee camp, our teams conduct outpatient consultations and admit patients to the hospital, including children with severe malnutrition.
In Kiambu, our clinic offers care for people who use drugs – who are often excluded from healthcare services. The Methadone Assisted Therapy (MAT) clinic aims to reduce the morbidity and mortality of people addicted to heroin. It caters for all healthcare needs including mental health and psychosocial support.
Data and information from the International Activity Report in 2023.
Drought and conflict in Somalia continued to drive people to seek refuge in Dadaab, a huge, overcrowded camp complex in Kenya, which currently hosts more than 350,000 registered and unregistered refugees. Our teams delivered healthcare in and around the complex, in particular in the Dagahaley camp, while publicly and persistently calling for an improved international response to scale up humanitarian assistance.
We also provided social and medical assistance to marginalised communities in Mombasa, Nairobi, and Kiambu County.
In Mombasa, we supported numerous facilities to cater to the specific needs of vulnerable adolescents and young people, including people who engage in sex work, people who use drugs intravenously, people from the LGBTQI+ community, and people living on the streets.
In Nairobi's Eastlands suburb, the youth-friendly centre we run in a public facility continued to assist people affected by violence by offering medical services, including sexual and reproductive healthcare, psychosocial support, recreational activities, and educational programmes.
In Kiambu County, we worked with the local government to implement effective healthcare solutions for drug users, such as offering medically assisted therapy in smaller, local clinics close to their homes.
Our teams also responded to several emergencies in 2023. In November, the northeast of Kenya experienced significant rainfall, resulting in flooding that displaced thousands of families. We launched a rapid emergency response to deliver medical care and distribute hygiene kits to affected communities.
In Ileret, Marsabit County, we drilled wells to provide access to clean water and treat malnutrition. In Mandera, we responded to a cholera outbreak with treatment for patients and community outreach activities. In Turkana, our teams conducted vaccinations and offered treatment for malnutrition, malaria, and measles.
Throughout the year, we continued to work on improving HIV care in the country. In Homa Bay, we supported the county referral hospital’s adult medical wards with staff, treatment and follow-up care.
IN 2023
