James R. Jordan Foundation International (JRJFI), in collaboration with KWCWC and international partners including United States International University, USAID, the Government of Kenya, Johnson & Johnson, the Ford Foundation, and Kenya's Ministry of Health and Education, is developing, designing, and constructing a state-of-the-art Wellness Centre in Nairobi, Kenya. The Wellness Centre - the Kenya Women and Children's Wellness Centre - will be focused on improving Kenya's healthcare infrastructure, reducing the spread of HIV/AIDS and gender-based violence, and training the next generation of medical professionals to provide critical health care services to an underserved portion of the Kenyan population.
Working collaboratively to support the mission of the Government of Kenya, JRJFI has convened a team of partner donors to establish the Kenya Women and Children's Wellness Centre (KWCWC), a state-of-the-art healthcare facility. The KWCWC will be utilized by the Kenyan Ministry of Health as a hub of healthcare research and reform to advance its public health mission.
Key Components of the Kenya Women and Children's Wellness Centre (KWCWC) to Include:
Hospital: the hospital will cater to the needs of patients across the East and Central African Regions. The major care elements will include: 184-bed in- and out-patient clinic, diagnostics, oncology (including breast cancer), maternal and child care (pediatric unit), HIV/AIDS, rehabilitation, and burn and substance abuse treatment. The Burn Unit will increase Kenya's capacity to care for burn victims, especially after emergencies.
Research and Training Institute: the Institute will spearhead a number of educational, training, and research programs to benefit regional universities, surrounding hospitals, counseling centers, governmental agencies and police forces. Such programs are designed to strengthen the skills of Kenyan medical and judicial professionals and health educators by providing up-to-date health care information. Leveraging expertise, best practices, and competency, the Institute will provide health care certificat training. It will further seek to increase women's political leadership representation at the community, national, and regional levels. It will prepare 12,000 young women as promoters of social and policy change. It will engage 4,700 women survivors of gender-based violence as enablers who will raise awareness and encourage local governments to become more responsive to gender issues. Further, the Institute will support 1,400 female academics and researchers to promote women's rights and gender studies, and engage 50,000 rural and urban Kenyan women in women's organizations, government, the UN system and the private sector, to help create a more civil society.
Gender Violence Recovery Centre: the outpatient facility will cater to both men and women victims of domestic violence. The aim of the facility is to reduce the physical, mental, sexual, reproductive and maternal health problems that result from gender-based violence (GBV).
Family Village: the Village will be a safe haven for all hospital patients and hospitalized children whose parents need a place to stay while they are seeking treatment and justice. The ultra-modern facility is a concept borrowed from the West where rooms are designed similar to apartments, and where parents can stay while their children receive treatment and counseling.
Forensics Laboratory: the Lab will provide much needed, timely, accurate, and reliable scientific examination of physical evidence, followed by the clear, unbiased and objective interpretation of analytical findings. It will maintain integrity for evidence of all types of crime investigation. The Lab will be the first of its kind in the East and Central African Regions, and will be tied to the Kenyan Judiciary in partnership with the United States Government.
Working collaboratively to support the mission of the Government of Kenya, JRJFI has convened a team of partner donors to establish the Kenya Women and Children's Wellness Centre (KWCWC), a state-of-the-art healthcare facility. The KWCWC will be utilized by the Kenyan Ministry of Health as a hub of healthcare research and reform to advance its public health mission.
Key Components of the Kenya Women and Children's Wellness Centre (KWCWC) to Include:
Hospital: the hospital will cater to the needs of patients across the East and Central African Regions. The major care elements will include: 184-bed in- and out-patient clinic, diagnostics, oncology (including breast cancer), maternal and child care (pediatric unit), HIV/AIDS, rehabilitation, and burn and substance abuse treatment. The Burn Unit will increase Kenya's capacity to care for burn victims, especially after emergencies.
Research and Training Institute: the Institute will spearhead a number of educational, training, and research programs to benefit regional universities, surrounding hospitals, counseling centers, governmental agencies and police forces. Such programs are designed to strengthen the skills of Kenyan medical and judicial professionals and health educators by providing up-to-date health care information. Leveraging expertise, best practices, and competency, the Institute will provide health care certificat training. It will further seek to increase women's political leadership representation at the community, national, and regional levels. It will prepare 12,000 young women as promoters of social and policy change. It will engage 4,700 women survivors of gender-based violence as enablers who will raise awareness and encourage local governments to become more responsive to gender issues. Further, the Institute will support 1,400 female academics and researchers to promote women's rights and gender studies, and engage 50,000 rural and urban Kenyan women in women's organizations, government, the UN system and the private sector, to help create a more civil society.
Gender Violence Recovery Centre: the outpatient facility will cater to both men and women victims of domestic violence. The aim of the facility is to reduce the physical, mental, sexual, reproductive and maternal health problems that result from gender-based violence (GBV).
Family Village: the Village will be a safe haven for all hospital patients and hospitalized children whose parents need a place to stay while they are seeking treatment and justice. The ultra-modern facility is a concept borrowed from the West where rooms are designed similar to apartments, and where parents can stay while their children receive treatment and counseling.
Forensics Laboratory: the Lab will provide much needed, timely, accurate, and reliable scientific examination of physical evidence, followed by the clear, unbiased and objective interpretation of analytical findings. It will maintain integrity for evidence of all types of crime investigation. The Lab will be the first of its kind in the East and Central African Regions, and will be tied to the Kenyan Judiciary in partnership with the United States Government.
The United States International University - Africa (USIU) has graciously donated JRJFI ten acres of land in order to build and develop the Kenya Women and Children's Wellness Centre. The site is located just off Thika Highway, near the Kasarani areas where KWCWC is currently conducting outreach within the communities.