Kibera Week- Health

This week, I am in Kibera visiting with officers from different programs within Carolina for Kibera. I have been invited to join activities for the week to get a better sense of the organization as whole and to help shape program activities for Two Hands participants. Yesterday, I did a tour of the health facility, Tabitha clinic, which houses sexual reproductive health programming and general health services with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The clinic is huge, probably one of the best set ups I have seen in Kenya. There are spaces for lab testing, phlebotomy, X-ray, at least 8 exam rooms, a pharmacy, a nutrition ward, sexual and reproductive health room... just a lot for a clinic. Its quite impressive and  wonderful what they are dooing for the community there. Even to think of its organic beginnings with a nurse (Tabitha) starting it with just a few dollars. It's wonderful. But all of the health activities don't just happen under the umbrella of the clinic itself. Many health program activities occur in the community with breast cancer screenings, HIV educators through Community Health Workers and Young Peer Providers. They have even trained Traditional Birth Attendants to offer services throughout the community to promote safe and healthy births within the practice. It is all very good! The discussion with the Victrine and Ada was very good and they were both very helpful, giving insight to the work they do and the impact they have on Kibera. Great to see!