CMF Clinics Receive Grant for HIV/AIDS Services in Kenya
Christian Missionary Fellowship’s Maasai Health Services clinics recently received a grant of $516,000 from the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief to provide HIV/AIDS services in the Maasai area of Kenya.
- Maasai Health Services clinics received a $516,000 grant from the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief.
- The clinics saw 71,000 patients in 2009, not including immunizations and pregnancy follow-up visits.
- Funds will support HIV/AIDS services, training, and rural village outreach through September 2011.
By Jennifer Taylor
Grant Supports HIV/AIDS Services in Kenya
Christian Missionary Fellowship’s Maasai Health Services clinics recently received a grant of $516,000 from the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief to provide HIV/AIDS services in the Maasai area of Kenya.
In 2009 these clinics saw 71,000 patients, not including a large number of children who received immunizations and women who received follow-up pregnancy visits. In recent years the clinics have been run completely by Kenyans, many of whom were encouraged in their educational and career pursuits by missionaries from CMF, based in Indianapolis, Indiana.
The funds will be dispersed to the clinics through September 2011. Monies will be used for HIV/AIDS education, prevention, medication, staff training, and assistance to get to rural villages where there are no clinics.
Jennifer Taylor, one of CHRISTIAN STANDARD’s contributing editors and bloggers, lives in Nashville, Tennessee.
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