Transaid has been successful in securing grant funding from Lloyd’s Register Foundation for a 6-month project to strengthen access to essential health and road safety messaging at the Mombasa port enclave in Kenya, specifically focusing on commercial drivers.

The project will promote access and engagement with free and established health services where drivers already gather, with the aim of reducing perceived barriers to quality health services in local clinics. Key messaging around improved cargo and road safety, developed in partnership with transport industry leaders, will also be placed in local clinics.

Sam Clark, Head of Programmes for Transaid, says: “The amount of time drivers spend on the road limits their access to healthcare and up-to-date information such as road safety risks. Our goal with this project is to improve access to all of these without making big changes to their normal day-to-day activities.”

Transaid will be working in conjunction with North Star Alliance, operating out of its Jomvu Roadside Wellness Centre in Mombasa. The centre is strategically located along the Northern Corridor near the port enclave to target mobile populations like long-distance drivers at the start of their journey. It is constructed from converted shipping containers and provides primary healthcare services, including HIV prevention and infectious disease screening, from trained clinical teams.

 

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