Updated at: 2023/08/18
Available services
- Growth monitoring and promotion
- Outpatient therapeutic program for the treatment of severe acute malnutrition cases without complications
- Targeted supplementary feeding program for under-five children with moderate acute malnutrition
- Targeted supplementary feeding program for pregnant and lactating women with moderate acute malnutrition
- Blanket supplementary feeding program for the pregnant and lactating women
- Maternal Infant and Young Child Nutrition (MIYCN)
- Nutrition counseling and education on maternal, infant, and young child nutrition practices
- Nutrition screening and triaging of malnutrition cases.
- Micronutrient supplementation of under-five children and pregnant women at MCH
Eligibility requirements: Growth monitoring and promotion
- Children under 5 years old
- Both refugees and Kenyan nationals
- Should have a mother child health booklet
Appointment requirements: Monthly appointments
The above service is available for the following children:
- Weight measurement for Ages 0-59 months old
- Height/Length and MUAC measurement for ages 6-59 months old
- Feeding practices assessment (breastfeeding /complementary) for 0-59 months old
Services for children and the age groups:
- Vitamin A supplementation 6-59 months old.
- Weight measurement and edema checking for Ages 0-59 months old
- Height/Length and MUAC measurement for ages 6-59 months old
- Feeding practices assessment (breastfeeding /complementary) for 0-59 months old
- Deworming (children>12months old)
- Linkage and referral to other programs Stabilization Centre/ Targeted Supplementary Feeding Program / Blanket Supplementary Feeding Program / Maternal Infant and Young Child Nutrition/Child protection/Community Health Program
Access Days and Time: Monday-Friday: 8AM-3PM
Eligibility requirements: Outpatient therapeutic program for treatment of severe acute malnutrition cases without complications
- Children under 5 years old
- Severely acute malnourished without medical complication
- Have a manifest
- Residing in the Nationakor Dispensary population catchment area
Appointment requirements: Weekly appointments; Monday
Services available to children ages 6-59 months old
- Weekly Nutritional assessment
- Weekly Medical complications assessment
- Weekly Prescription of Ready to use Therapeutic Feeds (RUTF)
- Prescription of broad-spectrum antibiotics on admission
- Linkage and referral to other programs: Stabilization Centre/ Targeted Supplementary Feeding Program / Blanket Supplementary Feeding Program / Maternal Infant and Young Child Nutrition/Child protection/Community Health Program
Access Days and Time: Monday: 8AM-3PM, Tuesday: 8AM-3PM
Eligibility Requirements: Targeted supplementary feeding program for under five children with moderate acute malnutrition.
- Children 6-59 months old
- Be moderately acute malnourished based on nutrition assessment
- All clients discharged from the OTP
- Be a refugee with a manifest
Appointment requirements: Biweekly follow ups
Services available for the children aged 6-59 months
- Bi-Weekly follow up and Nutritional assessment
- Bi-Weekly Prescription of Ready to use Supplementary Feeds (RUSF)
- Linkage and referral to other programs: Maternal Infant and Young Child Nutrition/Child protection/Community Health Program
Access Days and Time: Wednesday: 8AM-3PM, Thursday: 8AM-3PM, Friday: 8AM-3PM, Saturday: 8AM-3PM
Eligibility requirements: Targeted supplementary feeding program for pregnant and lactating women with moderate acute malnutrition.
- Should be of a refugee status with a manifest
- Sould be either pregnant or lactating with child less than 24 months old.
- Should have a mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) less than 21centimetres. (This is an assessment of malnutrition)
- Should be residing within the Kakuma Refugee Camp, Nationakor Dispensary catchment area.
Appointment requirements: Monthly follow up
- Service available for women only
- Service available for all the pregnant and lactating mothers with children under 6 months regardless of their age.
- Please specify services for children and the age groups: assessed for feeding practices/breastfeeding
Access Days and Time: Wednesday: 8AM-3PM, Thursday: 8AM-3PM, Friday: 8AM-3PM, Saturday: 8AM-3PM
Eligibility requirements: Blanket supplementary feeding program for the pregnant and lactating women
- All pregnant and lactating mothers with children under 6 months with Mother Child booklet.
- Should be of a refugee status with manifest
- Should be residing within the Kakuma Refugee Camp, Nationakor Dispensary catchment area
Appointment required
Service available for women only.
Access Days and Time: Wednesday: 8AM-3PM, Thursday: 8AM-3PM, Friday: 8AM-3PM, Saturday: 8AM-3PM
Eligibility requirements: Maternal Infant and Young Child Nutrition (MIYCN)
- Pregnant and lactating mothers
- All children under 5 years old
- Be a refugee residing in Kakuma Refugee Camp with a manifest
- Have a mother and child health booklet.
Appointment requirements: Based on case-to-case assessment
- OVC service for 0-6 Months old, orphaned children who meet the AFASS criteria
- Nutrition assesment service available for the age group
Access Days and Time: Monday: 8AM-3PM, Tuesday: 8AM-3PM, Wednesday: 8AM-3PM, Thursday: 8AM-3PM, Friday: 8AM-3PM, Saturday: 8AM-3PM
Accessibility
- This location has separate bathrooms for men and women.
- All services listed are free of charge.
- Interpretation is consistently available at this premises for Juba Arabic, Somali, Swahili, English, Nuer, Dinka, Didinka, French, Oromo languages.
- Services are available in the Juba Arabic, Somali, Swahili, English, Nuer, Dinka, Didinka, French, Oromo languages by phone interpretation.
- Female interpreters are available for Juba Arabic, Somali, Swahili, English, Nuer, Dinka, Didinka, French, Oromo languages.
Location
Kakuma 3, next to Kakuma 3 police station.
Feedback mechanisms
- Telephone: 0701629346
- Help Desks stationed at IRC health facilities.
- Email address: feedback.kakuma@rescue.org
- Feedback boxes which are located at all IRC health facilities.
- Monthly community leaders’ feedback meetings.
- Visit IRC offices located in LWF Compound 1
- Feedback channel: 0701629346, feedback.kakuma@rescue.org
- The organization will respond to feedback received within 1 week
- The organization will respond to users who have raised comments/complaints via phone call, one on one conversations, emails.
- The organization will like to receive service user feedback from julisha.info via phone conversation, email, one on one discussion. Feedback channels: 0701629346, feedback.kakuma@rescue.org
Feedback meetings
- Visit IRC offices located in Lutheran World Federation Compound 1
- The organization will respond to feedback received within an agreed time frame (0-3 days for critical cases, 0-7 days for cases with high priority, 0-14 days for cases with medium priority and 0-28 days for cases with low priority)
- The organization will respond to users through telephone or face-to-face meeting.
Contact Information
phone: 254701629346
Address
Kakuma 3, Kakuma, Kenya