Médecins Sans Frontières - Baringo Malaria Response

Unique Identifier Code / URN MSB213576

Date taken / Date Recorded 08/10/2024 12:00 AM

Country Kenya

Commissioning section MSF-BELGIUM

Photographer / videographer / producer Lucy Makori

Copyright Lucy Makori/MSF

Usage Rights (MSF) External Media, MSF Fundraising, MSF Publications, Social Media

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Editor's rating ★★★ (F)

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Duration 1m58s

Maximum Size 1920px × 1080px 223.11 MB

Additional Information / Shotlist In Kenya’s Baringo County, MSF teams started intervening since September 2024 following findings of high positivity rates on malaria, two confirmed malaria-related mortalities and unreported community deaths and high numbers of severe malaria cases. The access to care in this area is quite difficult with some of them not having health facilities for up to 40 km. The County’s Ministry of Health (MoH) is coping with limited capacity due to some challenges including inadequate health care personnel. Furthermore, there are almost non-existent community-based surveillance, lack of commodities to test and treat, weak referral pathway due to cost of transportation, and the distance compounded accessibility barriers.

To enhance access high quality of care, management of malaria and reduce the distance for patients living as far as 40KM away, MSF teams have been providing outpatient medical care through integrated mobile outreach activities in nine villages, while screening children under 5, pregnant and lactating mothers for malnutrition and immunization for children. To enhance case detection and within the community, MSF is strengthening community-based surveillance through community health promoters. The team is carried out mass mosquito net distributions in the area to enhance prevention of malaria.