CategoriesSuccess StoriesIn the serene valleys of Kondoo village in Ainabkoi constituency, Uasin Gishu county, lives a man who is championing a community free from HIV and related diseases. The soft-spoken Stanley Kabengi is a community health worker and now a volunteer outreach worker under the Global Fund HIV programme in Uasin Gishu County, Kenya, which targets […]
CategoriesCampaigns and EventsSeven years ago, HIV and AIDS were having a devastating impact on Africa’s truck drivers. Without access to health services along their routes, HIV was left unchecked, and, just like the goods drivers were transporting, able to move along corridors into communities across the continent. The impact of this was not only being felt by […]
CategoriesNews Press ReleasesOn June 3, Kenya’s new ‘National Strategy on HIV and AIDS and STI Programming along Transport Corridors in Africa’ was launched by the National AIDS Control Council (NACC) and the National AIDS and STI Control Programme (NASCOP) with support from the International Organisation for Migration (IOM). North Star Alliance has long been a staunch advocate for the inclusion […]
CategoriesCampaigns and EventsTuberculosis (TB) is both preventable and curable. Despite this, 8.7 million people contracted TB in 2011, and 1.4 million people died from the disease. Forty percent of the global toll was in Africa alone. This week, in recognition of World Tuberculosis Day, we would like to call attention to the devastating effects TB is having […]
CategoriesFrom our ClinicsSustainability is word that is often thrown around in the non-profit sector. In fact, we get asked about the sustainability of our Roadside Wellness Centres quite often. Since mobile workers, like truck drivers, are constantly on the move, it can be challenging to incorporate income generating activities to help offset the cost of some of […]
