The training, which brought together Community Health Advocates (CHAs) from Nairobi, Mombasa, Kisumu, Homa Bay and Migori counties, was aimed at enhancing capacity of participants in dealing with issues related to HIV, TB and the right to health. This was in recognition that Community Health Advocates play a crucial role in ensuring that communities are sensitized around health rights and create the link with health care facilities.
As a result of this training, KELIN has now empowered a pool of Community Health Advocates who will, moving forward, monitor implementation of the right to health, while documenting and reporting any human rights violations.
“Currently, I work as a community social worker in one of the organizations dealing with the welfare of Sex workers in Mombasa County. I have now realized that if I had this knowledge of human rights earlier, then I would have assisted several sex workers with the knowledge and skills to defend and protect their rights to quality health care without discrimination at the health facilities. But now that I know, I’ll strive to make a difference,” Esther Nelima, CHA Likoni Sub County of Mombasa.
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For more information contact:
Lucy Ghati
Programme Manager, HIV & TB
Mombasa Road, Somak building 4th Floor
P O Box 112 – 00200 KNH Nrb,
Tel: 020, 2515790 │Mobile: 0790 487473E-mail: lghati@kelinkenya.org
Website: www.kelinkenya.org
