Kenya

In order to respond to the health care needs during the 2007-08 conflict in Kenya, AmeriCares sent 6,000 pounds of medicines and medical supplies to Nairobi for distribution. Over 850 people were killed and over 300,000 displaced as a result, with approximately 200,000 living in organized camps. 

The emergency response shipment arrived safely and was distributed by AmeriCares Emergency Response Manager Jonathan Hodgdon to our health care partner in Kenya.  During his visit, Hodgdon reported that the most common ailments in the camps were diarrhea, respiratory tract infections, malaria, trauma and injuries sustained during outbreaks of fighting.