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A conversation with Sonak Pastakia, Jefferson Science Fellow at USAID, on the role of the private sector in scaling up access to health care in Kenya.

When pregnant mothers encounter unexpected problems or high-risk conditions, babies and moms need specialized care to ensure their health and survival. In western Kenya, many pregnant mothers lack access to this kind of care because few physicans have advanced training in Obstetrics and Gynecology. 

In a country with a widely dispersed population, teleconferencing technology is improving access to education and support for health workers in Kenya.

Through Population Health, AMPATH will make health care achievable and sustainable for all by building upon our foundation of care. 

AMPATH’s work is at the center of a new global initiative called Access Accelerated, a partnership working towards the UN Sustainable Development Goal to reduce premature deaths from NCDs by one-third by 2030.

Cancer treatments for children ages 0 to 15 years old are now offered by the Pediatric Oncology Department in the Hemato-Oncology Division at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in Eldoret.