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Power of local innovation in expanding healthcare among rural communities
A nurse at the Coast Provincial General Hospital attends to a patient. Rising temperatures and extreme weather place additional strain on fragile healthcare systems.
The birth of my first child in 2018 revealed how unreliable electricity can undermine healthcare in rural Kenya. Frequent power outages disrupted vaccine storage, forcing families to travel long distances only to discover vaccines were unavailable.
While I could sometimes find alternatives, many mothers could not afford the extra transport costs or time away from caregiving.
