Kenya | Migration Health Research Portal

Country Code

KE

Family reunification project to Italy

Vaccination and Presumptive Treatment, PRM Funded

Health Assessments in Africa

Planning and implementing a targeted polio vaccination campaign for Somali mobile populations in Northeastern Kenya based on migration and settlement patterns

Abstract

Provision of Health Services to the Self-Funded UN Staff and Dependents, Humanitarian Actors, and Diplomatic Communities

Improving Access to COVID-19 Vaccinations for Vulnerable Migrants in Humanitarian Settings

Support to Pandemic Preparedness in the EAC Region / Wash and health promotion sensitization and awareness on COVID 19 and other communicable diseases in the EAC Region.

Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

Region/Country

Kenya

Epidemiological progression of COVID-19 positive cases among transnational truck drivers in the East African Region

COVID-19 triggered a range of border controls to curb the spread of the disease. Containment measures and restrictions were put in place to mitigate cross-border transmission while maintaining the flow of essential goods and services in the East and Horn of Africa Region. The first cases of COVID-19 detection among truck drivers, triggered and strengthened cross-border collaboration for detecting and responding to COVID-19 pandemic. Infection was significantly common among truck drivers in the region.

HIV testing amid COVID-19: Community efforts to reach men who have sex with men in three Kenyan counties

In comparison to European and American countries, Kenya has been less impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in terms of reported cases and mortalities. However, everyday life has been dramatically affected by highly restrictive government-imposed measures such as stay-at-home curfews, prohibitions on mobility across national and county boundaries, and strict policing, especially of the urban poor, which has culminated in violence.