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THE SILENT KILLER
WELCOME TO KENYA
40.5 million people
(CIA, 2012)
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THE SILENT KILLER
12% of Kenyans are hypertensive
Over 10% of Kenyan deaths are due to heart disease
Urbanization is causing a rise in non-communicable disease
Hypertension
(CDC, 2012)
(APHRC, 2010)
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A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH
Treatment• Mobile Clinic Expansion
Prevention• Awareness Campaign
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MOBILE CLINIC EXPANSION• Add AMREF mobile clinics and
workers
• Outfit existing mobile clinics to combat CVD
• Ensure healthcare workers and traditional healers are aware of the risks of CVD
Awareness Campaign
Mobile Clinic Expansion 5
DATA COLLECTION• Provide tablets for data collection at
mobile clinics• Add CVD risk factor component to
USAID Health Management Information System
• Requires minimal training• Improves access to medical
knowledge• Collect phone numbers
Awareness Campaign
Mobile Clinic Expansion 6
SMS REMINDERS
Text message reminders when clinic is nearby
Awareness Campaign
Mobile Clinic Expansion
• Encouragement to return and lower blood pressure
• Include healthy lifestyle tips
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Awareness Campaign
AWARENESS CAMPAIGN
Mobile Clinic Expansion 8
MOBILE GAME DEVELOPMENT
Take advantage of existing infrastructure• 40% of Kenyan cell phone users
make less than $1.25 a day (Afrinnovator, 2010)Engage children with technology• Afroes transformational games
Encourage healthy lifestyles• Build awareness of CVD /
hypertension
Awareness Campaign
Mobile Clinic Expansion 9
MOBILE CLASSROOM• Mission: Education in the Prevention
of CVD• Community Meal Preparation– Show examples of healthy meals– Partner with local food vendors
• Community Gardening– Garden-In-A-Bag– Encourage Patients to grow healthy food
Awareness Campaign
Mobile Clinic Expansion 10
CHALLENGES• Violence in the slums– Security personnel part of operating cost– Provides jobs for Kenyans
• Not sustainable– Prove sustainability with collected data– Partner with other non-profits
• Food and nutrition classes not culturally relevant– Partner with local people and entrepreneurs
to boost economy and ensure cultural sensitivity
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PLAN OF ACTION
Project Implementation Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Data Collection (target area of highest need)
X X X X
Outfit existing AMREF mobile clinics for CVD
X
Deploy new mobile clinics X X
Release Leo the Lion game X
Educational Campaign X X X X
Monitoring attendance (measure impact)
X X X X
Maintenance of mobile clinics X X X
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BUDGETGoal Item Cost
Clinic Expansion Upgrade existing mobile clinics $1,000,000
Establishment of 8 new clinics $2,000,000
Operational Costs $7,000,000
Mobile Data Collection $36,000
IT Infrastructure / Maintenance $400,000
Awareness Campaign
Leo Community Trucks $900,000
Leo Advertising Campaign $2,000,000
Food from community partners $430,000
Mobile Game Development / Deployment
$50,000
Other Network with existing partners $500,000
Total $14.37 Million
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EXPENDITURE, BY YEAR
Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4
Expendi-ture
4153000 4733000 2855000 2625000
$250,000
$750,000
$1,250,000
$1,750,000
$2,250,000
$2,750,000
$3,250,000
$3,750,000
$4,250,000
$4,750,000
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OUR VISIONExpand existing mobile clinics to include
treatment for CVD
Increase awareness of CVD among healthcare workers, traditional healers,
and the general public
Improve data collection system to evaluate the success of the program
Work with existing organizations such as USAID to guarantee success in Kenya
Defeat the Silent Killer
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REFERENCES• United States Agency of International Development. (2011). Kenya Health System
Assessment 2010 [Data file]. Retrieved from: http://www.healthsystems2020.org/content/resource/detail/2760/.
• Muriuki, Betty. (14 Feb 2008). AMREF Mobile Clinics bring hope to Kibera. Retrieved from http://www.amref.org/news/amref-mobile-clinics-bring-hope-to-kibera--/
• Osumba, Dr. Bill Martin. (Feb 2012). Kenya National HMIS Program (Afyalnfo). Retrieved from http://kenya.usaid.gov/programs/health/1213.
• World Health Organization. (2009). Kenya Demographic Health Survey [Data file]. Retrieved from:
• http://apps.who.int/medicinedocs/documents/s17116e/s17116e.pdf• African Population and Health Research Center. Cardiovascular diseases: risk factors
among the urban poor [Data file]. Retrieved from http://www.aphrc.org/insidepage/page.php?app=publications_fact
• Mutua, Will. Afrinnovator. (29 Sept 2010). What does the Kenyan mobile phone user look like? Retrieved from http://afrinnovator.com/blog/2010/09/29/what-does-the-kenyan-mobile-phone-user-look-like-stats-from-buzzcity/
• Central Intelligence Agency. (23 Mar 2012). The World Factbook – Kenya. Retrieved from https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ke.html
• Centeres for Disease Control and Prevention. (11 Aug 2011). CDC in Kenya: Why We’re Here. Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/globalhealth/countries/kenya/why/
• Afroes. (2012). Afroes Transformational Games: Transforming Africa through digital media. Retrieved from http://www.afroes.com
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PARTICIPATION• Forrest Brown: Clinic expansion,
education component• William Coe: Leo awareness
campaign• Wade Colburn: Leo awareness
campaign• Daniel Salo: Clinic expansion, data
collection• Eric Whitmire: Data collection,
graphics
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