Focus group discussions (FGDs) are invaluable tools in qualitative research, providing rich insights into people's perceptions, beliefs,...

August 2024 Although I have only been in Chemolingot for a short time so far, a town in Tiaty West Sub-County of Baringo County, it has...

For those invested in the fight against Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs), 2030 is a year with great expectations. The World Health...

To start off our field work in Kenya we took a trip to Gilgil, where we went to different health facilities and administered health...

On February 20th, we joined a team of entomologists from ICIPE and KEMRI that were collecting sand flies in Gilgil Sub-County. That...

October & December 2023 I was raised by Ravel, Debussy, and Chopin. Or perhaps from the Classical Era, Mozart, Beethoven, and Haydn....

September 22, 2023 Sun rays stained my hand as I stuck my hand out the car window, feeling the lukewarm draft that I could almost catch....

May 27, 2023 Not everyone has the privilege of easy access to healthcare, but organizations like the African Centre for Community...

May 27th, 2023 While healthcare is typically reserved and out-rolled within the walls of a health facility, such as a clinic or hospital,...

May 2023 In mid-May, we made a day trip west of Nairobi to a health center in Kajiado county. Ewuaso Health Center recently began a...

May 2023 In early May, we took a day trip from Nairobi to the town of Gilgil, near Nakuru. Gilgil is known for their high prevalence of...

February 2023 In late February 2023, the ACCIH and Kaperur Community Based Organization (CBO) hosted a 3 days women’s group training...

August 2021 Recently, the ACCIH team has been receiving reports of patients at another Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL) treatment program in...

September 2021 Trachoma is one of the three neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) that ACCIH works on. Trachoma is caused by a bacteria that...

As talk of universal COVID-19 vaccine booster shots swirl in the US, here in Kenya we are hearing very different stories. In the US,...

Natan is a small village with a population of 1,455 people in East Pokot that is about one hour from Chemolingot hospital on very rough...

Kasigho Panga is a 2-year-old boy and one of the youngest confirmed Kala-azar patients treated at Kimalel Health Centre (HC), in Baringo...

Joel Kipturmet is a lab technician at Chemolingot Sub-county Hospital in Baringo County, Kenya. Today is a busy day, and he has been on...

KALA-AZAR IN EAST POKOT Interview by Mwatela Kitondo, Izumi- NTDs Kenya, Project Admin Assistant, edited for clarity Please share a...

I am completely cured of Kala-azar! My name is Mingik Krop, I am 50 years old and a resident of Kamusuk Village in East Pokot. For a long...