The communities surrounding MSF Dagahaley Project has suffered significantly from this rainfall. More than 2700 people have relocated to 5 schools within Dagahaley, with many others taking shelter within their extended families in Dagahaley. In response, MSF launched an intervention to assist the thousands of people affected by the flooding in the County of Garissa with a specific focus on the needs of the communities in and around Dagahaley’s refugee camp.

MSF Dagahaley project

Who are we

Founded in 1971 Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)/Doctors Without Borders is an international,independent, medical humanitarian organization that delivers emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, exclusion from healthcare and natural disasters in more than 70 countries around the world.

A little girl getting her hair done by her aunt in Dagahaley camp

Our Medical Activities in Dagahaley

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Primary Health Care

 

  • Medical consultations, non-communicable diseases care, antenatal and postnatal care, expanded program on immunization, reinforced outpatient nutrition services, sexual and gender-based violence response services, mental health and psychosocial support, integration of non-communicable diseases and palliative care.

Secondary health care

 

  • Through the main hospital which includes triage, emergency room, outpatient services, adult wards, maternal healthcare, pediatrics and nutrition, operating theatre, new-born unit, mental health, and TB/HIV & diabetes management. It also includes basic surgery with referral of patients by partners to other health facilities for specialized care.

Community outreach activities

 

  • Community engagement, health promotion and prevention activities like surveillance, patient referrals, and defaulters tracing.

 

Emergency preparedness and response

 

  • Surveillance for potential disease outbreaks for case identifications, investigations, and response. This includes mass vaccination campaigns and relevant water sanitation and hygiene activities in the recent floods and influx of newly arrived refugees.

Our Impact

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Primary Health Care

 

The figures reflect MSF’s wide reach in consultations, mental health, and chronic disease management. Services ensured continuity of care for HIV and NCD patients while offering vital psychosocial and palliative support to vulnerable groups.

Medical consultation in Dagahaley hospital in Dadaab

172,861

172,861

consultations

4,680

4,68

mental health consultations

1,353

1,353

NCD active patients

Secondary Health Care

 

Through the main hospital which includes triage, emergency room, outpatient services, adult wards, maternal healthcare, pediatrics and nutrition, operating theatre, new-born unit, mental health, and TB/HIV & diabetes management. It also includes basic surgery with referral of patients by partners to other health facilities for specialized care.

Medical consultation in Dagahaley Refugee camp, Dadaab

13,458

13,458

admissions

3,504

3,504

deliveries

1,040

1,04

surgeries

Community Outreach Activities

 

Community engagement, health promotion and prevention activities like surveillance, patient referrals, and defaulters tracing.

Mohammed Bishar, HP supervisor talking to one of the team members during the Mass Drug Administration campaign. MSF Teams have been working in Dagahaley since 1991. Dagahaley is currently home to approximately 104,051 refugees, fleeing instability in Somalia and the devastating effects of drought. It is one of the 4 camps of Dadaab Refugee complex in Kenya, hosting over 416,403 refugees.

4,665

4,665

health education sessions

77

77

chronic disease care-TB

31

31

chronic disease care-HIV

Emergency Preparedness and Response

 

Surveillance for potential disease outbreaks for case identifications, investigations, and response. This includes mass vaccination campaigns and relevant water sanitation and hygiene activities in the recent floods and influx of newly arrived refugees.

Screening of a kid in Dagahaley Refugee camp, Dadaab

68,448

68,448

children vaccinated against measles

1,549

1,549

children admitted for malnutrition
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