healthcare programs
ACCESS TO BASIC HEALTH CARE IS A FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHT.
sue fok health clinic
primary healthcare
Kageno’s health projects place particular emphasis on mothers and children, who often are the most vulnerable to disease and malnutrition. We focus on interventions ranging from clinical services to the prevention, detection, and treatment of infectious diseases. We also offer health educational classes to help foster a healthier society.
Opened in 2008, the Sue Fok Health Clinic in Rwanda provides primary health care for the residents of Banda Village. Our goal is to improve the overall well being of each member of the community through education, prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and palliative care. We’re able to supply medications and vaccinations with the support of the Lillian Vernon + Paolo Martino Pharmacy.
SERVICES OFFERED:
Family Planning Services, General Consultation, Health Insurance, Hygiene and Sanitation, Medication Provision and Usage, Nutrition, Prenatal Care, Reproductive Health Education, Sex Education, STD Education and Prevention, Treatment, Vaccinations, VCT testing, and Referrals
MATERNITY CENTER
Birthing healthy babies
Opened in 2020, our Maternity Center in Banda Village offers comprehensive care to expectant mothers, family planning services, including prenatal care, post-natal care, and medical care on-site.
The Maternity Center is a safe and nurturing environment for expectant mothers. Historically, women have had to walk, then travel by bus for hours to reach the closest hospital. They were giving birth without having family close to them. Now, they can welcome new life into their families closer to home with the support and love of family members.
Designed by SPG Architects, the maternity center blends seamlessly with our nursery school, kitchen, community center, pharmacy, and the other Kageno structures designed by SPG. The maternity center has been made possible through a partnership of Nyamasheke District and Kibogora Hospital.
MALNOURISHED FEEDING PROGRAM
healthy food for healthy minds
Malnutrition affects the youngest population of Rwandans and Kenyan’s. We address this through our 4-6 month feeding program, which provides two nutritional meals daily to children in need.
The hearty meals consist of porridge, rice, beans, eggs, and vegetables grown in the Kageno Gardens. Monthly meetings with community health workers measure the children’s height and weight to determine how their health is progressing. Parents are trained in proper nutrition and supported by regular home visits from the Kageno Agronomist, and our health coordinator.
After 4-6 months of meals, we’ve seen sharp improvements in the height and weight of the children. To ensure the children continue on a nutritious path forward, we help their families create vegetable gardens and provide the seeds to help them do so.
mfangano health clinic
PRIMARY HEALTHCARE
Opened in 2009, the Mfangano Health Clinic in Kenya provides primary health care for the residents of Mfangano Island. Our goal was to improve the overall well being of each member of the community through education, prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and palliative care.
Kageno’s health projects place particular emphasis on mothers and children, who often are the most vulnerable to disease and malnutrition. With the support of the Kenya Ministry of Health, we focus on interventions ranging from clinical services to the prevention, detection, and treatment of infectious diseases. We offer educational classes to help foster a healthier society.
PIT LATRINES
REDUCING THE SPREAD OF DISEASE
Lack of access to proper, sanitary latrines causes the spread of numerous infectious diseases in densely populated areas. Hundreds of families sharing the use of a small number of latrines have proven to spread malaria, typhoid, bilharzia, cholera, cause skin and respiratory infections and become breeding grounds for hookworms. The infection rates of these diseases have drastically reduced in numbers since we started working in Banda Village. The creation of sanitary latrines for the village was paramount to reducing the spread of disease.
To support the construction of new latrines, the Kageno health staff and workers met with the local authorities in 2011 to launch a fundraising campaign, which would benefit the most vulnerable families in the village. Once successfully funded Kageno provided Banda Village with training, and subsidized construction of these projects: including building materials, cement, roofing iron sheets, and doors, as well as construction labor. The villagers provided laborers to dig the latrines and continue to maintain their upkeep. Over 200 Sanitary Public Latrines, have been created in partnership with Peace Corps Rwanda.