Mainstreaming disability in emergency response

In Turkana County, there is a general lack of awareness among communities and health service providers on issues related to disability. Often specialised services and care centres are not available to persons with disabilities and their rights to equal opportunities are compromised. Persons with disabilities are more vulnerable due to deliberate social exclusion, discrimination and sexual exploitation. lack of access to public amenities for people with physical, sensory or psychosocial disabilities is concerning.

This project sought to strengthen the capacity of existing health care systems, both at health facility and community levels, to improve the quality and accessibility of essential and emergency health and nutrition services. This project also sought to improve systems of identification of persons with disabilities and strengthen referral mechanisms to specialised care centres.