Health Rights in Kenya

PHR launched this blog a year ago, when we attended the First Annual Kenya Health Rights Conference. We’re attending again this year, and from December 2–5, PHR members and staff will be blogging from the Second Annual Conference. The conference is being held by PHR’s partner group, the Kenya Health Rights Advocacy Forum (HERAF), a network of health professionals committed to promoting health rights in Kenya.

Last year, PHR brought three of its US health professional members to the conference so that they could learn how health professionals in Kenya are working to address the human rights violations fueling the AIDS epidemic in East Africa. These PHR members visited clinics, met with NGOs, and participated in HERAF’s conference – leading them to become better advocates for health rights here in the US.

We are thrilled to be bringing a new group of health professionals with us to Kenya again this year to attend HERAF’s Second Annual Health Rights Conference. This year’s conference promises to be incredible. HERAF and the organizing committee have recruited a great group of presenters to bring to the attendees bold new ideas about policy reform, universal access to HIV treatment in Kenya, health financing, and advocacy. With lots of time for discussion and debate, it promises to be an exciting two days.

The three PHR members from the US will be joined by two health professionals from our partner groups in Uganda and Rwanda. Together, the group will visit clinics that are providing integrated services to women and children, meet with NGOs to explore the latest research on HIV, women’s health, and strong health systems, and share their own ideas and lessons learned about health professional advocacy in their communities.

Keep checking this site. We will have posts each day from conference participants, as well as photos and reflections from our members who are visiting Kenya. We will provide opportunities for learning and ideas for new ways to engage. Thanks for joining us.