“There are a lot of good things happening around decolonizing aid and localization, and that is something that CFK Africa is engaging in.”
“The fear is real” said CFK Africa Executive Director, Jeffrey Okoro.
The health workers advocate for localisation, local financing and even “changing the look around all the challenges that exist in these communities”, Okoro told RFI.
“Officials with CFK Africa noted that the sudden drop in funding has upended Kenya’s health care system, which was supported directly and indirectly through USAID in several ways.”
As a YPP, Hezborn connects youth in Kibera with mental health counseling and health services at CFK Africa’s Youth Friendly Services Center.
“There is a lot of misunderstanding on what aid or development work is. To me, it restores dignity, brings out the best in humanity, and lessens suffering, and I think that is missed from a lot of the current news stories on the pullback of aid,” said CFK Africa Executive Director Jeffrey Okoro.
“We know the sport is a unique unifier and provides an avenue for building momentum for behavioral change and living safely and responsibly,” he told the Star in an interview.
The Kenya Ministry of Health recently approved the Dapivirine Vaginal Ring (DPV-VR), a long-acting HIV prevention product that the World Health Organization recommends for women who are at substantial risk of contracting the virus.
CFK Africa and Save the Children are partners in fighting to lessen the burden of pneumonia and other healthcare inequities across informal settlements in Kenya.
“Indeed, paramedics, like Okumu are the unsung heroes of the critical medical emergency ecosystem.”
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