CDC in Kenya: Why We're Here

CDC-Kenya’s mission is to promote measurable, substantive public health advances in Kenya and throughout the region. In Kenya, achieving this mission in the context of a population with over 45% of the population living in poverty is a challenge. In addition, key health indicators including maternal and child mortality indicate stagnating health status in Kenya. It is in this context that CDC-Kenya works in strong partnership with local, national and regional partners to help address the burden of disease in Kenya.

It is these toughest health problems that CDC-Kenya is helping address, working directly with vulnerable families and communities in local hospitals, clinics, and laboratories. The work focuses primarily on infectious diseases including HIV/AIDS, TB, malaria, and many others by trying to improve the Kenya health system.

Community members in Rarieda go through information materials on flu vaccination for children