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In Kenya, the CDC is addressing the region’s toughest health problems at their source, directly working with vulnerable families and communities in local hospitals, clinics, and labs.
Kenya at a Glance
Population: 44,306,000
Per capita income: $2,890
Life expectancy at birth women/men: 65/60 yrs
Infant mortality rate: 39/1000 live births
Population Reference Bureau 2014: Kenya
Top 10 Causes of Death
- HIV/AIDS 15%
- Lower Respiratory Infections 12%
- Diarrheal Diseases 6%
- Protein-Energy Malnutrition 4%
- Birth Asphyxia & Trauma 4%
- Stroke 4%
- Preterm Birth Complications 4%
- Malaria 3%
- TB 3%
- Ischemic Heart Disease 3%
Why We’re Here
CDC-Kenya’s mission is to promote measurable, substantive public health advances in Kenya and throughout the region.
Where We Work
What CDC Is Doing
CDC applies cutting edge solutions and technologies to reduce disease and protect health in challenging, underdeveloped places.
Who We Are
Our Stories
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Medically Assisted Therapy Clinic in Kisumu, Kenya Offers Hope to High-risk HIV Group
April 6th, 2017
CDC Kenya along with key partners celebrated the opening of the Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching… -
World AIDS Day Pre-Event in Kenya – A Celebration of Leadership. Commitment. Impact.
November 29, 2016
Leadership was strongly demonstrated in Nairobi, Kenya on November 29th, 2016… -
Kenyan FBOs Take On HIV/AIDS
November 3, 2016
When organizations are determined to join hands and work across lines of cultural… -
New Hope in Combatting an Old Scourge – Rotavirus Vaccine in Kenya
July 25, 2016
Rotavirus is the most common cause of severe gastroenteritis among children worldwide… -
Rosemary’s Journey: Kenya’s First Medically Assisted Therapy Program to Reduce HIV Transmission among People Who Inject Drugs
March 23, 2016
Rosemary traces the scar on her right hand where she used to inject heroin, recounting her 25 years of addiction…
In the News
28 Sep 2016 Why your child needs measles jab
28 Sep 2016 Child TB Deaths Set to Fall as Kenya Launches New Drugs
14 Aug 2015 Boost for Kenya’s healthcare as Sh900m HIV, TB lab is opened
24 Mar 2015 U.S. and Kenya Launch TB Case Detection Study
19 Feb 2015 NIH Selects Emory-Led Partnership as One of Four TB Research Units
CDC Kenya Annual Report
Global Health Security Agenda
CDC is working with Kenya to improve their ability to prevent, detect and respond to infectious disease threats. This work helps meet the U.S. commitment to assist at least 31 countries in reaching the targets outlined in the Global Health Security Agenda. CDC’s extensive global health presence and experience are critical to achieving these targets.
- Page last reviewed: September 21, 2017
- Page last updated: September 21, 2017
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