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K-MET’s flagship PAC project has been active since 1996. PAC actively recruits and trains new providers, both physicians and mid-level providers (clinical officers, nurses), in 5 of the 8 provinces in Kenya: Nyanza, Western, Eastern, Rift Valley and Coast. KMET pioneered training in use of manual vacuum aspiration (MVA) in 1995 as a safer, effective, and more accessible alternative to the traditional surgical dilation and curettage (D&C) procedure. Training providers in MVA, has increased the accessibility, affordability, availability and acceptability of PAC for thousands of Kenyan women and has saved countless lives. |
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The HBC program was started in 2001 because of increased pressure on bed occupancy in hospitals and inadequate numbers of health providers to cope with the large numbers of admissions. Many patients were being discharged while still in need of care.
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The K-MET clinic serves communities in West Kolwa and Central Kolwa locations in the suburbs of Kisumu town by providing both quality preventive and curative services. West Kolwa and Central Kolwa locations have a combined population of more than 240,680 comprising of 125,000 households. The clinic addresses lack of health infrastructure, including human resources for service provision in the target area. |
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K-MET RLF was conceptualized after a visit by Mr. John Taylor, Wellsprings Advisor in 2002 when KMET hosted twenty-one donors and or Representatives by a trip organized by PPFA-I. The network providers expressed their interest in improving the quality of RH services at the various clinics but lacked the necessary resources. Mr. Taylor further discussed this with PPFA-I and it was agreed that RLF was the most feasible and sustainable way to offer support to the Network |
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In October 2006, KMET initiated a Youth for Youth Program also known as ''Sisterhood for change (SFC)'' to address unmet Reproductive Health needs of disadvantaged adolescent girls aged between 10 - 24 years in Kisumu district focusing on the three slum areas of Kisumu namely, Manyatta, Nyalenda and Nyamasaria. |
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Safe Space was initiated in order to equip vulnerable teenage girls with entrepreneurial skills. The project vision is to have young professionals with sustainable futures. Safe Space Project is a complex offering salon, tailoring and catering services. There are also reproductive health services, sale of nutrient dense flour and food security workshop. The project beneficiaries are vulnerable teenage girl and the community at large. |
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Since the ICPD conference in Cairo in 1994, the move towards fully integrated reproductive health (RH) services has been widespread, with many organizations offering comprehensive clinical services. However, K-MET offers a different approach, a 5-step intervention process that is upstream and innovative.
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The Nutrition as a component of HBC project was initiated in September 2003 with funds from American Jewish World Service (AJWS). It is situated within Kisumu city with its head office in Tom Mboya estate, Kisumu city: The field project sites are in West Kolwa location, Sagam, Rongo, Bware, Runyenjes, Embu and Mombasa communities. The project was introduced after conducting a needs assessment among the beneficiaries. The findings revealed that a third of the home based care clients had defaulted on T.B drugs due to lack of food. Hence, distribution of nutrition supplements to PLWHA and OVC at home was initiated as an intervention strategy to avert the health and nutrition crisis. |
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Outpatient Theraputic Programme
K-MET Clinic has initiated the OTP which is a nutrition component that deals mainly with severely malnourished children of ages {6months to 59months} as well as moderately malnourished child. The Overall Objective of this project is to reduce morbidity and mortality in children aged 6 to 59 months in the informal urban settlements of Kisumu East District. |
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Kenya Prevention for Maternal Mortality
KPMM was started in 1998 following a study tour to the Regional Prevention of Maternal Mortality HQs in accra, Ghana with a goal of improving Maternal Health. Currently it supports four districts in Nyanza province namely, Rarieda, Siaya, Bondo and Ukwala. The facilities benefit from KPMM free equipment i.e birth kits, pharmaceutical supplies and technical support. |