With my graduate education coming to a close, I am looking forward to my next international trip, this time to East Africa. IDCE has partnered with UHAI for Health, Inc. to participate in a medical field project in Kenya. The team includes several people from UHAI for Health, medical personnel from UMass Medical, Professor Sarkis from IDCE, and myself.
The aim of the project is to conduct screenings for chronic diseases (blood pressure, diabetes, etc.), HIV/AIDS, reproductive health, postpartum care, cervical cancer, and to dispense medications and make referrals to local health clinics and hospitals. This is the 5th year UHAI has conducted this field project, but the first year with IDCE involvement and a component focused on HIV/AIDS and reproductive health. We (students) have also been encouraged to brainstorm about other projects we may want to initiate, like sex education.
Itinerary:
May 20, Depart Washington D.C. via Emirates (layover in New York and Dubai)
May 21 & 22, Arrive in Kenya & rest up from jet-lag
May 23, Thika Village
May 24, Ndeiya Village
May 25, Githunguri
May 26, Nyahururu Village
May 27, Nakuru Village
May 28, Nakuru National Park & Great Rift Valley
May 29, Nairobi National Park & the Bomas of Kenya
May 30, Giraffe Center, Karen Hospital tour, lunch at the Carnivore Restaraunt
May 31, Depart Nairobi via Emirates (layover in Dubai & New York)
June 1, Arrive in Washington D.C.
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