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Kenya

We offer care to refugees, survivors of sexual violence and people who use drugs in Kenya, and respond to public health challenges, including HIV.

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. 
 

Our activities in 2023 in Kenya

 Data and information from the International Activity Report 2023.

MSF in Kenya in 2023 In 2023, Médecins Sans Frontières responded to multiple emergencies and public health challenges in Kenya, including the refugee crisis in Dadaab, disease outbreaks, and severe flooding in the northeast.
Kenya IAR Map 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 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 and Nairobi, and in 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, as well as psychosocial support, recreational activities and educational programmes.

In Kiambu county, we worked with the local government to implement effective healthcare solutions for people who use drugs, such as offering medically assisted therapy in smaller, local clinics close to where they live.

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 treated malnutrition. In Mandera, we responded to a cholera outbreak with treatment for patients and community outreach activities, while 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
 
Journal article

MSF publishes study on the accuracy of HIV rapid diagnostic tests

20 Apr 2017
Journal article
 
Kenya

MSF welcomes Kenyan High Court ruling declaring closure of Dadaab refugee camps "illegal"

Statement 9 Feb 2017
 
Kenya - Dadaab refugee camp
Photo Story

Dadaab 25 years

17 Oct 2016
Photo Story
 
Kenya - Dadaab refugee camp
Kenya

Dagahaley is the place I know as home

Voices from the Field 13 Oct 2016
 
Mandera, Kenya: Double outbreak of cholera and chikungunya placing huge strain on medical services
Kenya

Double cholera and chikungunya epidemic in Mandera town is under control

Project Update 14 Jul 2016
 
Kenya - Cholera epidemic in Dadaab refugee camps
Kenya

Double outbreak of cholera and chikungunya placing huge strain on Mandera medical services

Crisis Update 27 May 2016

Contact us

Mrima maternity in Likoni, Mombasa
MSF East Africa

3rd Floor, Pitman House
Jakaya Kikwete Road
Nairobi
Kenya