According to UNICEF Kenya statistics, the mortality rate of children under 5 has been rising from 97 per 1000 in 1990 to 121 per 1000 in 2009. The infant mortality rate (children under 1) also noted an increase from 64 per 1000 in 1990 to 80 per 1000 in 2009. A major contributor to these shocking statistics is the killer disease malaria which claims 36, 000 children under 5 every year yet only 6% of under fives in the country are sleeping under a treated mosquito net, a proven method of prevention of this scourge.
This same source informs us that the estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV/AIDS is somewhere between 1, 500, 000 and 2, 000, 000 people out of 39, 000, 000 Kenyans, of which 60% are infected with tuberculosis. In summary, disease is rampant. This, coupled with the spiraling costs of healthcare and the unchecked prevalence of illnesses especially in the rural areas, means people are dying hence the low life expectancy at birth of 53 as of 2007. 
We at Afya Kenya Foundation seek to collaborate and partner with all stakeholders in the health sector to provide free quality health care to the ordinary mwananchi to curb the spread of preventable illnesses and eradicate disease.
would also have this angle of healthcare given prominent consideration. We would provide comprehensive treatment for common illness and seek to have as varied a drugs list as possible for this purpose when we go to the field. It is for this reason that we have patron senior doctors based in the Kenyatta National Hospital playing the pivotal role of consultancy on our field excursions on the issue of curative health.Executive Summary
Policy makers have since the inception of our promising State sought the answer to the question “Is the economy of a country dependent on the state of health or is the state of health in a country dependent on the economy?” Many answers have been put forward by different philosophers but so far, eradication of disease is still but an idea in the minds of the Founding Fathers.
After several reviews of these answers, we at Afya Kenya Foundation are of the opinion that perhaps it is the question that should be reviewed and not the answers. It has become evident that the economy and the health of a nation are inseparable and cannot be considered in isolation. The two go hand in hand; the economy directly affects the state of health and vice versa. We at Afya Kenya Foundation fully appreciate the importance of health in shaping the destiny of a nation and have made it our mission to provide quality health care for all in Kenya.
Ajuma Nasenyana…I Know What Hardship Is!
Making A Difference!
Ajuma jumped at the opportunity to be of assistance to the poorest of the poor in society especially due to the intense malady she encounters in her home district of Turkana.
“I know what hardship is!” She constantly reminds us. Words that keep us on our toes pushing for a bright future working with her to make quality healthcare accessible to all.
Sauti Sol Saving Souls
Sauti Sol Chooses Afya!
“When we signed up as Goodwill Ambassadors for the Afya Kenya Foundation, we resolved to step out of our comfort zone. We made a pledge to help serve the poorest of the poor in order that we may see quality healthcare made accessible to all and we have every intention of not only achieving but surpassing this goal,” says vocalist Willis.
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