Footpaths to Survival: A Patient’s Journey for Kala-azar
August 2024 Although I have only been in Chemolingot for a short time so far, a town in Tiaty West Sub-County of Baringo County, it has...
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Abigail Williams
Sep 294 min read
Turning Dates into Deadlines: The Road Map to End Obstetric Fistula From Tiaty to Kilifi
For those invested in the fight against Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs), 2030 is a year with great expectations. The World Health...
orukol
Mar 113 min read
Dispensary Heroes -- Resilience and Compassion from Kenya's Healthcare Frontline
To start off our field work in Kenya we took a trip to Gilgil, where we went to different health facilities and administered health...
Saraina Ulysse
Mar 103 min read
Unleashing Hope: Daudi's Courageous Battle Against Cutaneous Leishmaniasis
On February 20th, we joined a team of entomologists from ICIPE and KEMRI that were collecting sand flies in Gilgil Sub-County. That...
Alex Chang
Dec 14, 20234 min read
The Rhythm of a People
October & December 2023 I was raised by Ravel, Debussy, and Chopin. Or perhaps from the Classical Era, Mozart, Beethoven, and Haydn....
Alex Chang
Nov 13, 20234 min read
Sensitive Intention, Sensitive Intervention
September 22, 2023 Sun rays stained my hand as I stuck my hand out the car window, feeling the lukewarm draft that I could almost catch....
Parth Rana
Jul 15, 20233 min read
Bridging Gaps Between Hospital and Communities
May 27, 2023 Not everyone has the privilege of easy access to healthcare, but organizations like the African Centre for Community...
Saraina Ulysse
Jul 7, 20232 min read
Serving the Community Beyond Hospital Walls
May 27th, 2023 While healthcare is typically reserved and out-rolled within the walls of a health facility, such as a clinic or hospital,...
Katherine O'Brien
Jun 22, 20232 min read
Ewuaso Health Center – Kajiado
May 2023 In mid-May, we made a day trip west of Nairobi to a health center in Kajiado county. Ewuaso Health Center recently began a...
Katherine O'Brien
Jun 22, 20232 min read
A Trip to Gilgil
May 2023 In early May, we took a day trip from Nairobi to the town of Gilgil, near Nakuru. Gilgil is known for their high prevalence of...
Katherine O'Brien
Mar 3, 20233 min read
3 Days of Women's Group Training
February 2023 In late February 2023, the ACCIH and Kaperur Community Based Organization (CBO) hosted a 3 days women’s group training...
Catherine Wenger
Jan 31, 20223 min read
A Trip Through Kajiado West
August 2021 Recently, the ACCIH team has been receiving reports of patients at another Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL) treatment program in...
Sarah Weihl
Jan 31, 20223 min read
A Day of Trachoma Training
September 2021 Trachoma is one of the three neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) that ACCIH works on. Trachoma is caused by a bacteria that...
Sarah Weihl
Oct 21, 20212 min read
Ensuring Continuity of Care for all Health Problems During the COVID-19 Pandemic
As talk of universal COVID-19 vaccine booster shots swirl in the US, here in Kenya we are hearing very different stories. In the US,...
Catherine Wenger
Oct 21, 20213 min read
A Day at the Mobile Clinic in Natan
Natan is a small village with a population of 1,455 people in East Pokot that is about one hour from Chemolingot hospital on very rough...
Hellen Nyakundi
Nov 14, 20202 min read
Kasigho Panga
Kasigho Panga is a 2-year-old boy and one of the youngest confirmed Kala-azar patients treated at Kimalel Health Centre (HC), in Baringo...
Hellen Nyakundi
Nov 14, 20202 min read
A Busy Day at the Hospital
Joel Kipturmet is a lab technician at Chemolingot Sub-county Hospital in Baringo County, Kenya. Today is a busy day, and he has been on...
Hellen Nyakundi
Nov 14, 20202 min read
An Interview with a Lab Technician
KALA-AZAR IN EAST POKOT Interview by Mwatela Kitondo, Izumi- NTDs Kenya, Project Admin Assistant, edited for clarity Please share a...
Hellen Nyakundi
Nov 14, 20203 min read
A VL Patient at Chemolingot
I am completely cured of Kala-azar! My name is Mingik Krop, I am 50 years old and a resident of Kamusuk Village in East Pokot. For a long...
Hellen Nyakundi
Nov 14, 20203 min read
A Teacher in Chemolingot
Mr. Patrich Mudanya has been a teacher in Chesakam Primary School since 2010. The School is located along the Kapedo route, about 9 km...
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