[caption id="attachment_1008" align="alignright" width="283"] A CHV, Gianaphina, with some of her household members[/caption] In the picturesque hilly Makueni lies a small community unit known as Illatu. Illatu is home to 50...
Read MoreBeautiful green landscape, home to wild animals such as elephants, leopards, giant forest hogs, lions, zebras and more than 100 bird species…the beautiful sights of Laikipia County. Located on the...
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A Community Health Worker (CHW) in Kibera, an informal settlement in Kenya’s capital – Nairobi - has taken it upon herself to teach residents on cholera prevention measures. In June 2017,...
Read MoreLochuch Lokitare, a Community Health Worker (CHW) linked to Marti Community Unit (CU), Samburu County, will never forget the evening of 16 February 2017. She was heavily pregnant and had...
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When Chantal Hellen, a Community Health Worker (CHW) serving in Ldergesi Community Unit, Samburu County, started her training on Trachoma through Leap the mHealth platform, she had no idea she...
Read MoreThe Samburu are a nomadic community well known for their love of livestock. Cultural limitations, ignorance, lack of role models and lack of education have all played a part in...
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Kabiria Community Unit is one of the populous areas in Dagoretti Sub county, Nairobi County. Thousands of women of reproductive age are residents of Kabiria and a need has been...
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Young men pulling carts, women selling groceries, children playing ‘kalongolongo’ (cookery game)…welcome to Ribakia Community Unit (CU), Embakasi West sub county, Nairobi County. Ribakia is home to thousands of households,...
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High blood pressure (HBP) and hypertension are some of the Non-Communicable Diseases that can be life threatening if not properly managed. Lack of adequate information on managing these NCDs while...
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“Karibu customer! Welcome!” falls on your ears as you pass by men and women selling groceries, fish and second-hand clothes in Mukuru kwa Reuben area, Embakasi East sub county, Nairobi...
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