DATA ALIGNMENT FOR COMBATING HIV/AIDS

The United States President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) is a commitment by the United States Government to support HIV/AIDS prevention, care and treatment programs in developing countries. Kenyans living with HIV/AIDS get treatment thanks to this initiative. ...

MALARIA COMMODITIES DASHBOARD FOR ENHANCING EFFICIENCY IN HEALTH COMMODITIES MANAGEMENT.

The Kenya Malaria Strategy 2019-2023 has the goal of reducing malaria incidence and deaths by 75% of the 2016 levels by 2023. Malaria elimination is a dynamic process leveraging sustainable interventions that will prevent reemergence of the disease ...

DATA AND CHILD PROTECTION: THEN AND NOW

Child protection refers to the protection of our children from violence, abuse, exploitation, and neglect, as enshrined in the legally binding international agreement known as the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), which Kenya ratified and domesticated through the Children Act of 2001 and the Kenyan constitution ...

SUPPORTING THE ENHANCEMENT OF THE VIRAL LOAD AND EARLY INFANT DIAGNOSS SYSTEM

The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that all HIV-exposed infants are virologically tested within 4 to 6 weeks after birth, this is referred to as Early Infant Diagnosis (EID). Initiating antiretroviral therapy (ART) in HIV-infected infants as early as 6-8 weeks (as soon as their infection status can be determined) reduces their risk of early death, it also reduces mother-to-child transmission and mortalities. ...

DIGITAL HEALTH SYSTEMS SCALE UP

113 facilities across counties received ICT equipment for the scale-up of extended KenyaEMR. Digitizing health systems will enhance data quality for reporting, patient experience, and health outcomes. ...