Africa

Medic Outpost projects in Africa are focused on supporting local, rural, remote communities in their efforts to develop and provide healthcare to their people. While the needs of the communities we equip and train are diverse, their goals are similar – to ensure access to quality, life-saving medical care. In addition to rural communities Medic Outpost Africa works in poor neighborhoods on the outskirts of Nairobi to bring critical treatment and training to primary school children and school staff. Our goal is to treat all young children for parasites and vitamin deficiencies that affect physical and mental development. We believe that schools should be a safe haven for the young. Training teachers and equipping schools with emergency equipment is the best way to keep children safe.

Afya Kids Project

“The the future of Africa lies in the health and education of it’s impoverished youth”

Sarah Magenda, Medic Outpost Director Africa

Afya means “health” in Swahili. The Afya Kids project began in the slums of Nairobi. Medic Outpost Africa is focusing on attacking intestinal parasites and vitamin deficiencies that plague small children in resource poor communities. To date we have treated over 10,000 primary school children ages 6 months to 12 years old. Our programs include education in hyigene, preventative health, and Afya Kids first aid training. To date we have trained over 6,000 children health programs including our first aid program. Girls 5 to 9 years old are most often the primary caregivers to their younger brothers and sisters in poor communities. Providing appropriate emergency training to these children is saving countless lives.

Empowering people, saving lives

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Community Healthcare Volunteers

Giving people the tools and training to be responsible for part of their own healthcare is a key component of developing a long-term successful healthcare system. The Medic Outpost community healthcare volunteer program develops rural community health access by training and providing medical kits to village volunteers. These volunteers live in the rural communities and work with the local clinic to provided healthcare screening, basic treatment, and health education to the locals. CHV’s are the first step in developing a long-term healthcare system run by the local population. A lack of resources and distance to clinics make CHV’s a critical component to saving lives and improving healthcare for thousands of isolated communities.

THRAKKA NITHI FIRE & RESCUE 

Thrakka Nithi County is situated near the base of Mt. Kenya and is home to over 250,000 people scattered throughout remote villages. Each year, thousands die on the winding and dangerous rural highway system. Local resident Alex Mugambi formed Thrakka Nithi Fire and Rescue Team to address the area’s need for medical care, beginning with only two old fire trucks and a month of firefighting training provided by patrons in England. They had no emergency medical equipment, no medical training, and no ambulance.  

In 2019, Medic Outpost began partnering with Alex and his team in their endeavor to create an emergency medical system for the region.  

  • We provide emergency medical training in trauma management, preventive health, and advanced airway management.   

  • We provide medical kits, diagnostic equipment, and airway supplies. 

  • We are committed to ongoing training and supply provision. 

Chuka, Kenya Rescue Team in Medic Outpost Training