KAKUMA: Health Care - Kaapoka Health Centre (IRC Main Hospital)

Available Services

Below are some of the health services offered at Kaapoka Health Center (Main Hospital); 

• Comprehensive primary health care (Maternal and child health care, including Immunizations, Pre-natal care, post-natal care, and Consultations for children) 
• Consultations for adults: diagnosis and treatment of illnesses such as diarrhea, pneumonia, malaria, diabetes, hypertension, etc. 
• Basic nursing services (Cleaning and dressing of wounds 
• Basic laboratory services (Rapid tests for malaria, blood tests including for blood sugar levels, etc.) 
• Pharmacy services (Provision of medicine available to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees’ Essential Medicines and Medical Supplies List) 
• Psychiatric treatment for persons with mental illness 
• Medical services for Sexual and Gender Based Violence survivors 
• Comprehensive maternity services and maternity wards 

Preventive services

• Immunizations for all the children below the age of 5 years 
• Oral Polio Vaccine (Polio Vaccine) 
• Pentavalent Vaccine – Diphtheria, Pertussis, Tetanus, Hepatitis B and Haemophilus Influenza Vaccine 
• Rota Virus vaccine 
• Pneumococcal Vaccine 
• Measles Rubella Vaccine 
• Vitamin A 
• Yellow Fever Vaccine 
• Covid –19 vaccinations 
• Tetanus vaccination 
• Human Papillomavirus Vaccinations 

Reproductive Health services

• Maternal health care 
• Pre-natal care 
• Post-natal care 
• Ante-natal Care 
• Family Planning Services 
• High-risk Clinic  
• Preventing Mother-to-Child Transmission Services  
• Post-abortion care  
• Cervical cancer Screening  

Human Immunodeficiency Virus

• Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome - counselling and testing services  
• Care and treatment services 
• Human Immunodeficiency Virus /Sexually Transmitted Infections Prevention services  
• Stigma reduction and advocacy 
• Key population services 

Tuberculosis

• Screening 
• Prevention of Tuberculosis in Human Immunodeficiency Virus patients 
• TB Active Case Finding 

Community Health Program

Community Health Promotion by Community health promoters who follow up clients at the community level e.g., pregnant mothers, Non-Communicable Disease clients, defaulter tracing  

Eligibility Requirements for Health Care Services at Kaapoka Health Center (Main Hospital);

• EMR card is required.  
• Cervical cancer screening, Antenatal Care/Postnatal Care, Post abortion care services are provided for women only.  
• HPV vaccination services are provided for children.  
• All services are provided for regardless of the gender or sexual orientation.  
• Immunizations services for children: HPV (10 to 15 years girls), immunizable childhood infections (below the age of 5 years).  
• Services are free. 
• Services available to refugees, asylum seekers and members of the host community.  
• Provision of medicine available to the United Nations High Commission for Refugees’ Essential Medicines and Medical Supplies List. 

Focal Persons' Contact Information (Referrals)

Facility in Charge 

Telephone: +254715913104