Project profile — Health Response to COVID19 in Kenya

This project supports the World Health Organization's response plan to COVID-19 in Kenya". This is to enhance operational readiness against increased and sustained transmission of coronavirus. Project activities include: (1) ensuring rapid containment; (2) reducing excess morbidity and mortality due to COVID-19; (3) supporting the continued provision of basic and essential health services; and (4) building capacity in risk analysis and preparedness for this and future infectious disease outbreaks.

The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) scaled up national coordination; (2) improved risk communication; (3) engaged and mobilized communities, and high-risk populations to prevent infection and exposure to risk; (4) enhanced COVID-19 detection and case management; (5) improved surveillance and optimized patient care; and (6) continued delivery of essential non-COVID-19 health care.

Results achieved as of the end of the Project include: (1) co-design and active maintenance of the COVID19 information and operations dashboard for Kenya; 2) capacity building and logistical support for virus surveillance, contact tracing, and data management in all 47 Kenyan counties; 3) capacity building of national laboratory network for genomic sequencing of SARS-COV-2 and antigen testing; 4) distribution of donated PPE, ventilators, and pulse oximeters to all 47 counties; 5) Completion of infection-prevention-and-control trainings for 400 train-the-trainer health personnel in the health facilities of 8 counties with low scores on infection prevention assessments; 6) provision of technical guidance on the development of a national COVID19 vaccine strategy for Kenya.