Overview

HealthRight Kenya has a long history of HIV work in Kenya, starting in 2005. Through a partnership with AMPATH in West Pokot, the organization introduced pediatric HIV services through the Clinton Foundation, and expanded to all of the Rift Valley under USAID’s Population and Health Integrated Assistance Program (APHIA).

In 2016, HealthRight expanded to Coast Province to launch a four-year project:_ Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) E_cacy and Feasibility among Male Sex Workers (MSWs): A demonstration project. Supported by a $200,000 grant from the M.A.C. AIDS Fund, the project was implemented in Kilifi County. This was among the _rst projects in Kenya to look at the feasibility, acceptability, and impact of using PrEP with MSWs.

• Donor – Gilead Sciences, Inc.
• Goal – Improve HIV care outcomes among men aged 18-54 allied to SACCOs in the transport sector (BodaBodas) in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic by integrating HIV education and testing with Mental Health promotion, capacity building and service delivery
• Budget: $250,000
• Period:  January 2022- June 2024
• Location:  Kiminini and Saboti Sub-County of Trans-Nzoia County
• Target:  Men in the transport sector through a SACCO Health & Wellness Model that brings together existing CBOs and local health departments with transportation SACCOs. These targets to achieve the common goal of HIV care, education and testing model to address the mental health consequences of Covid-19 and improve HIV outcomes Improve HIV care outcomes among men aged 18-54 allied to SACCOs in the transport sector (BodaBodas) in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic by integrating HIV education

Achievements

1. Tested 658 Bodabodas for HIV and out of these, the 6 who turned out to be HIV positive were referred for care and treatment.
2. Sensitized 19,844 Boda Boda drivers on HIV and mental health,
3. 4,825 people tested for HIV, receiving rapid results @ test site
4. Trained 13 County/sub-county management teams as TOTs on Self Help+ (SH+) and Doing What Matters in Times of Stress (DWMITS).
5. Screened 11,224 drivers for HIV and mental health conditions
6. Referred 242 clients for mental health support on DWMITS and 89 referred for treatment at the link health facilities.
7. Trained/Refreshed 79 people (MOH and SACCO members on mental Health and HIV.
8. Trained 9 CHVs and 4 CHAs to over community level mental health services and referral
9. 8 CHVs were identified with 4 CHAs to supervise community level activities and reporting.