I heard a story once – an American man visiting an African village was approached by a young boy who said, “Bob* was here and he told us he was going to help us. Why hasn’t he been back to help? Can you tell him we need help now?” Bob* is an international celebrity, known [...]
When Kilifi Kids asked Kesho nearly 4 years ago if we would extend our work to sponsor up to 50 African children through secondary school with funds from Rotary International (Vinnings and Kilifi Clubs) we were very honoured to be a part of such a great vision, and we were also a bit daunted, to [...]
Kilifi Kids has worked for the past several years to reduce the burden of illness caused by soil transmitted helminths (STH) and schistosomiasis (hookworms in humans) by ensuring that the children of Kilifi, Kenya are provided with medication to combat these illnesses. In addition to treating the problem, we hope to assist the Kilifi community [...]
When I first heard of Kilifi Kids’ goal to raise $1 million for its mHealth pilot program, I wondered, “How can mobile phones be of any help to starving African children and in one of the world’s poorest countries?” Little did I know that, in the past decade, developing countries have surpassed the developed world [...]
While you were sleeping, a new concept in the medical care sector has kicked up a twister amongst medical professionals. It has been fondly named mHealth, short for mobile health. The term is used to describe medical services or healthcare carried out through the use of mobile phones or mobile telecommunication devices. Among other things, [...]