As confirmed COVID-19 cases continue to decrease in Kenya, Moi University prepares to welcome back 6th year medical and post-graduate students.
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Two UV machines used to sanitize N-95 masks arrived at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in August. Funded by AMPATH supporters, the machines allow for the reuse of a key piece of personal protective equipment (PPE) and help extend the supply during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
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Through the generosity of AMPATH supporters, last week AMPATH project officers distributed over 2,000 hand washing containers and soap to GISHE group leaders and local chiefs so group members can continue to save and provide for their families’ health in a safe environment.
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The coronavirus pandemic currently prevents AMPATH’s North American faculty from travelling to Kenya, so new team leaders Dan Guiles, MD, MPHTM, and Brianne Lewis, MD, FRCSC, serve their local communities while eagerly anticipating the day they can commence in person collaboration with their colleagues at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH) and Moi University School of Medicine.
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Over the past several weeks, the growth of COVID-19 cases in Kenya accelerated. Though the Ministry of Health reports that ninety percent of the cases are asymptomatic, the pandemic profoundly impacts not only people that have been infected, but also Kenyans who are unable to work or access healthcare due to mitigation measures.
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For the residents of Budalangi in Kenya, rebuilding after a flood is a familiar occurrence. Every year or so, when the country experiences heavy rains, the river Nzoia flowing into Lake Victoria bursts its banks. This year the flooding was not only much worse, but it was further compounded by the COVID-19 situation. In light of the immediate crisis, AMPATH was one of the partners that quickly moved to respond to the situation with two rounds of food donations.
Fears of contracting COVID-19 and stay-at-home orders impact everyone, but children being treated for cancer in Kenya now face an unimaginable double burden. AMPATH Oncology’s Burkitt and Lymphoma Program (BLP), working in partnership with Takeda Pharmaceuticals, helps to ease some of that burden for patients and their families through innovative interventions and solutions.
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The first case of COVID-19 was diagnosed in Kenya more than 100 days ago and 5,533 people have now tested positive for the coronavirus from a total of 158,404 tests completed.
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COVID-19 mitigation measures such as closing all schools and implementing a country-wide curfew created a dual set of challenges for the Tumaini Innovation Center in Eldoret. During the past three months, the staff and volunteers at Tumaini have reached and flexed to meet both challenges.
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When Adrian Gardner took the helm of the AMPATH Consortium earlier this year, he had no idea that he and his family were about to have a chance to show off just how adaptable they could be.
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Kenyan faculty and the North American team leaders have collaborated to find innovative ways to use technology to continue teaching and Kenyan trainees have embraced the learning opportunities.
Read MoreIn a quest to know more about what people in East Africa know about COVID-19, what they are doing to prevent its spread, and how it is affecting their daily lives, the East Africa International epidemiology Databases to Evaluate AIDS (IeDEA) consortium has created a survey.
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After retiring from Indiana University, Dr. Bob Einterz became the Health Officer of St. Joseph County, Indiana, leading the county’s Department of Health. Bob shares some updates about his new role:
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Over the past several weeks the number of COVID-19 cases has increased sharply in Kenya, including within AMPATH’s service area in western Kenya.
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On June 1, Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta named the inaugural recipients of The Presidential Order of Service—Uzalendo Award.
"Let me on behalf of an eternally grateful nation, recognize and commend our healthcare workers for giving their all in support of our response to this pandemic," said President Kenyatta.
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Kenya reports 1348 COVID-19 cases as of Tuesday, May 26, and had its highest daily increase of 80 new cases last Thursday. Although the cases continue to be concentrated in the Nairobi and Mombasa areas, 28 of Kenya’s 47 counties now have confirmed coronavirus cases including Uasin Gishu, Trans Nzoia, Busia and Bungoma.
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Efforts continue throughout Kenya to contain the coronavirus while also preparing for a possible increase in cases. President Uhuru Kenyatta addressed the nation last weekend and credited determined mitigation measures for keeping the number of cases below expert projections while thanking Kenyans for their discipline and responsibility.
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Olive Akunga, a registrar from Moi University and Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital pursuing a Master of Medicine in internal medicine, spent several weeks at Eskenazi Hospital in Indianapolis before the COVID-19 pandemic cut her North American clinical rotation short and forced her return to Kenya. Despite its abrupt end, Dr. Akunga shares the highlights of her international rotation.
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Equipment at the AMPATH Clinical Lab at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in Eldoret is now being utilized to test for COVID-19. However, no additional cases have been confirmed at MTRH beyond the single case identified several weeks ago.
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Changes necessitated by measures to slow the spread of COVID-19 have impacted AMPATH’s population health model and created new methods of communication and service delivery.
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