MedTreks Kenya
About our Program
MedTreks Kenya is an ongoing collaboration between health professionals interested in improving global health. We partner with Village HopeCore International (HopeCore) in Kenya.
MedTreks International has worked with HopeCore for over 20 years, and MedTreks Kenya is the result of this long-term partnership. Our program works to build capacity through health education and clinical skills training to health professionals in Kenya.
MedTreks Kenya
Our Global Health Education Model
The Need
The World Health Organization reports that Sub-Saharan Africa has 24% of the world’s burden of disease and only 3% of the workforce to address it.
Our Goal
MedTreks helps HopeCore build healthcare capacity in Kenya through providing ongoing medical education and skills training to Kenyan health professionals at HopeCore.
Our Model
Through utilizing the “Train-the-Trainer” model, our MedTreks program is designed to work cohesively with the HopeCore public health program in Kenya, providing them with the specific training that they need to expand their healthcare services and train additional healthcare workers throughout rural Kenya.
Our Role
Our role as MedTreks medical professionals is to collaborate with the Kenyan health teams to enhance existing medical skills and design new strategies for efficient healthcare delivery.
Village HopeCore International (HopeCore), is a public health and poverty eradication program that provides services to over 300,000 people in rural Kenya. We have been fortunate to be part of this program since its inception in 2001. HopeCore Public Health Program Impact to date:
- 800 Community Health Volunteers trained
- 45,000 students now have drinking water
- 23,500 mosquito nets have been distributed
- 200 schools receive regular health clinics
- 24,000 mothers have received health education
OUR IMPACT
Programs Sponsored by MedTreks Kenya Teams
Medical Skills Training
Telehealth Program
Certificate Programs
Nurse Sponsorship
What is MedTreks Kenya?
About Our Programs
MedTreks Kenya goal is to strengthen the global health workforce through education, collaboration, innovation & empowerment.
Twice a year our MedTreks teams travel to Kenya to engage in educational sessions & hands-on trainings with the HopeCore health team. MedTreks Kenya also has a year-round educational program. MedTreks Kenya works to strengthen healthcare capacity through:
Live & Online Educational Lectures & Workshops
EDUCATION
COLLABORATION
INNOVATION
Twice a year, the MedTreks team travels to engage in educational sessions with the Kenyan healthcare team at HopeCore as well as providing continuing education through online discussions, newsletters and Telehealth consultation. This trip is designed as a Global Health Field Course & Health Exchange. We welcome doctors, nurses, PAs, NPs, EMTs and even nursing/NP students & medical students.
If you are a healthcare provider or health educator and interested in teaching your skills to our Kenya team or if you are a student or health professional simply wanting to gain more hands-on experience in global health & humanitarian medicine – we are happy to chat more! Learn more about our MedTreks Kenya Global Health & Medical Trip.
GET INVOLVED
There are several opportunities to be involved with MedTreks Kenya
Travel to Kenya
Support Our Program
Partner with Us
Join Our Team
- Experience a sustainable health program in Kenya that provides services to over 100,000 villagers
- Witness first hand how mobile health and education can be used to change the future of Kenya
- Understand key principles of Humanitarian Medicine in the 21st century
- Learn about community health in Africa, while experiencing village life on the slopes of Mt. Kenya
- Work side by side our wonderful Kenyan staff at HopeCore
- Help deliver pediatric and community health interventions through our mobile clinics
- Participate in cross-cultural medicine in one of the most beautiful regions of the world
- Promote health in rural communities of Kenya while networking with other health professionals
- Interested in teaching? Share your expertise with our staff- join our team as faculty. Visit Get Involved for more information
More about MedTreks Kenya Program
Blog Posts, News & Stories
MedTreks Kenya is a year round partnership. Not only do our teams travel to Kenya twice a year, MedTreks also provides regular support through online education, discussions, Telehealth consultation. Read some of our stories and opportunities below!
To get involved with our team, please contact our Medical Director:
Ari Rasori
ari@medtreksinternational.com
Nursing Students in Kenya
Community Health Worker Training
Sustainable Medical Volunteering
MedTreks Kenya August 2019 Trip
“Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working together is a success.”
– Henry Ford