TEL International remains steadfast in its mission to respond to the pressing medical and health needs of street children through its Mobile Health Clinic (MHC) Project. This initiative, led by a full-time licensed Medical Doctor, provides accessible and compassionate care to children living in the most vulnerable conditions. The mobile clinic, is fully equipped with essential medical tools and supplies, enabling it to serve as a lifeline for street children who have little to no access to healthcare. For countless street children and their families, receiving even basic medical attention is a daily struggle. Public hospitals and health centers are often overburdened with indigent patients from surrounding communities, making it nearly impossible for transient children to receive timely and adequate care. These facilities also frequently lack the resources to provide free or low-cost medication. With private healthcare options priced far beyond their means, most families are left with no option but to forgo treatment altogether—placing children at continued risk from preventable illnesses and worsening health conditions.
In this context, the Mobile Health Clinic serves as an essential bridge to quality healthcare. Each week, the MHC travels to some of the poorest and most underserved areas in Kenya, offering free medical services to hundreds of street children. Each designated community is visited at least once every two weeks, providing consistent and dependable care. Services include monitoring of children’s nutritional status, routine deworming, and general health check-ups, with each child receiving a personalized care plan. These plans may include wound care, minor surgical procedures, and the distribution of essential vitamins, supplements, and medicine—all at no cost to the children or their families.
But the Mobile Health Clinic is more than just a vehicle for treatment—it is a vehicle for transformation. A key component of the program is its emphasis on preventive care and health education. Through the Junior Health Workers Project and Primary Health Care sessions, children are not only treated but taught how to take responsibility for their health and hygiene. These efforts are supported by medical students and trained volunteers who lead engaging, age-appropriate sessions on topics such as proper handwashing, personal hygiene, and the prevention of common illnesses like dengue fever. These lessons are designed to be interactive and empowering, helping children understand that they can be agents of change in their own well-being and that of their peers.
In every community it visits, the Mobile Health Clinic offers more than just medicine—it delivers dignity, knowledge, and hope. It assures street children that they are not forgotten, that their health matters, and that they deserve to grow up safe, strong, and supported. Through this mobile outreach, TEL International continues to embody its commitment to holistic, compassionate care—bringing healing and humanity to those who need it most.
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