Kenya’s CFK Africa wins Best Performing Health Care Facility Award 

CFK Africa an international nonprofit fighting extreme poverty in 26 informal settlements throughout Kenya, recently received three awards for its work providing health care in Kibera, the largest informal settlement in the country on the outskirts of Nairobi. 

Nairobi City County recognized CFK Africa as the “est-performing health care facility” for its top neonatal care and hailed the nonprofit for its overall leadership and human resource management. 

“We are so proud of our clinical staff and community health promoters who provide valuable medical services around the clock to the community,” said CFK Africa executive director Jeffrey Okoro. “This award is a testament that other people have also seen the powerful impact that their work is having in Kibera and beyond.”

The awards were open to 113 community-based organizations, public health facilities, faith-based, privately run healthcare providers, and non-governmental organizations where CIHEB-Kenya (Center for International Health, Education, and Biosecurity) has a presence.

Along with community health programs and offering outpatient clinical services at its Tabitha Medical Clinic, CFK Africa runs Tabitha Maternity Home in Kibera.

Opened in September 2019, the centrally located facility provides life-saving maternal and child health services, including family planning, antenatal care, safe delivery, and postnatal care. 

Tabitha Maternity Home is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and has an ambulance to ensure patients can access emergency health care services without worrying about transportation logistics.

During the pandemic, staffers of Tabitha Maternity Home were also recognized as “Frontline Heroes” by the Gates Foundation for ensuring their continuity of care during COVID-19.

“Good health starts before birth,” added Okoro. “Ensuring that expecting mothers have access to high-quality neonatal care and reducing the maternal mortality rate in informal settlements is a top priority for CFK Africa. Every child, and every mother, deserves nothing less.”

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