Kakuma: Health Care - Lochangamor Dispensary/Clinic (Clinic 4) (IRC)

Health Care Services

• 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
• Emergency services – First Aid, trauma management, etc.

Preventive services

1. Immunizations of 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

2. Immunization of pregnant and the injured with Tetanus 

3. Human Papillomavirus Vaccinations to girls between 10 to 15 years of age

Reproductive Health /Community Health Program /Human Immunodeficiency Virus & Tuberculosis Services

Reproductive Health

• 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 (HIV)

• 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
• Tuberculosis 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 Diseases clients, defaulter tracing

Eligibility requirements

• No appointment requirements. 
• Antenatal Care/Postnatal Care, cervical cancer screening, post abortion care services are provided for women only
• Immunization available for children below 5 years of age, and between 10 to 15 years of age
• Services are provided for LGBTQI+ individuals
• Services are available to refugees, asylum seekers and members of the host community
• Provision of medicine available to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees’ Essential Medicines and Medical Supplies List

Accessibility Information

• This location has female staff
• This location has separate bathrooms for men and women
• All services listed are free of charge
• Interpretation is consistently available at this premises for Nuer, Arabic, Turkana, French, Dinka, Didinka, Somali, Ethiopian, Burundi, Congolese, Rwandese languages 
• Sign language communication is available
• Female interpreters are available for French, Arabic, Turkana, Nuer, Didinka.Burundi, Congolese, Rwandese languages  
• Ambulances are available for live saving emergencies - Kakuma 1 – 0719105775, Kakuma 2, 3, 4 – 0719105549

Location

• Kakuma 1, Zone 1, Block 9, Opposite Kakuma 1 Basketball Court