STAT News – Op-Ed by ED Jeffrey Okoro Addresses What the loss of USAID means in Kenyan slums
March 17, 2025
“I’m head of an NGO in Kenya. The shutoff of USAID support has been devastating.”
“I’m head of an NGO in Kenya. The shutoff of USAID support has been devastating.”
“I believe deeply in cultivating local leadership and equipping individuals with the tools to champion their own needs.”
“The crisis in accessible healthcare services caused by the Kenyan medical workers’ strike has been compounded by major flooding across the country,” said Jeffrey Okoro”
“Kibera is just a small portion of what’s happening in the country,” said Okoro.
“We share the CDC’s vision for global health equity, in which all people have access to quality health services and can attain the highest levels of health, no matter their circumstances.”
CFK Africa launched the expansion of its girls’ empowerment initiative this week to support teenage mothers. The Funzo project improves the health, wellness, and educational outcomes of teenage mothers residing in informal settlements in Kenya, including Nairobi and Kilifi Counties.
“CFK Africa, a locally led youth leadership and public health nonprofit focused on fighting extreme poverty in African informal settlements, announced seven new members of its global Advisory Council.”
CFK’s Executive Director and Primary Health Care Program Coordinator wrote a piece published in STAT News on fighting COVID-19 in Kibera.
CFK Africa is a registered NGO in Kenya and 501(c)(3) nonprofit in the U.S. that improves public health and economic prosperity in informal settlements through participatory research, primary health care, and education.
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