Maternal and Child Health Clinics

Hello friends of HopeCore, 

While the basis of our programming is prevention and community health, every once in a while, we come across individual cases that we are compelled to act on. A few of these cases have been documented in the past through our website and blog. 

Each of these special cases is unique and comes with a new set of complications. In Kenya, the doctors were on strike for over 100 days in the first 3 months of this year. With doctors on strike, all public facilities were closed and community members had nowhere to turn. Now the doctors are back, but the nurses are still on strike in Tharaka Nithi County, where HopeCore operates. Therefore, the patients we have identified as needing specialized care need to travel further for treatment. 

At the same time, we also need to find out if our patients have national health insurance. If they are not registered, it takes up to 3 months before they can use their benefits. In addition to these two complications, patients seek many other barriers to quality care. 

In the month of March, through the assistance of a HopeCore friend and our mobile maternal and child health clinics, we identified two children with congenital cataracts, one child in need of surgery for an eye tumor, and another child with a massive tumor in the abdomen. Each of these patients will be transported to appropriate facilities to seek quality care in the month of April. 

We will keep everyone updated on their progress!