Each year the world commemorates the World Hygiene Day on May 5th to advocate for the importance of hand hygiene in healthcare and to bring people together in support of hand hygiene improvement worldwide.

IU School of Medicine student Mary Ann Etling worked with pediatricians Dr. Eren Oyungu from Moi University School of Medicine in Kenya and Dr. Megan McHenry from IU School of Medicine as well as Moi medical student, Michael Musili, to develop an interactive map of organizations and resources for children with disabilities in Kenya.

PBS Newshour highlighted AMPATH’s innovative efforts to stop this scourge by working to implement the paper analytical device or PAD.

As I was walking through the new Chandaria Cancer and Chronic Diseases Centre at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH) in Eldoret, Kenya, I was reminded of the early days of diabetes mellitus (DM) care in western Kenya.

Counterfeit drugs are a growing problem globally, but according to the UN Office of Drugs and Crime, counterfeit drugs are a multi-billion dollar business in Africa and account for 30% of the pharmaceutical market in Kenya specifically.