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Experts at the World Health Organization’s Africa office have warned that surging hospital admissions for Covid-19 would divert already limited resources to tackle major health issues in the region, worsening the impact of coronavirus.
Kitui has a low-lying topography and the climate of the county is arid and semi-arid with very erratic and unreliable rainfall. Due to the limited rainfall received, surface water sources are very scarce. The major sources of water in the county are seasonal rivers that form during the rainy seasons and dry up immediately after.
Tapach dispensary, located deep in the county of West Pokot, was started in 2004 by catholic missionaries, comprising of an outpatient and maternity wing. It is currently serving a population of 10,000 people and delivers an average of 5 babies a week.
Balancing the scale between the lives and livelihood of a people is a tough call for any leader. As with the rest of the World, the impact of COVID-19 in Kenya has stretched beyond the spread of the actual virus, to the threat of an economic crisis on the poorest of society.
Lopur Primary is a public school located 21km north of Kakuma town. For years, the school has supplied the community with water from a shallow well that is now silted up. In the absence of this well,
Africa is estimated to have close to 34 million orphaned children. In Kenya, the number of orphaned and vulnerable children is estimated to be about 2.8 million. Special attention should be paid to these children, to prevent further vulnerability and ensure their well-being as they transition into adulthood. The Davis and Shirtliff CSR program,