August 11, 2025, Mombasa– Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) is supporting the Mombasa County Department of Health in the
treatment of patients of the Mpox disease at the Utange Field Hospital Isolation Centre in Mombasa. Since July 2024, Kenya has reported 336 Mpox cases in 24 counties, and Mombasa leads with 152 cases.
MSF team in Mombasa in partnership with the county health authority are providing inpatient care for patients with advanced Mpox and with other
coexisting conditions. Our efforts focus on early diagnosis, effective treatment and continuous monitoring of patients
Besides setting up the Utange isolation ward, we are also working to strengthen infection prevention measures, providing clinical and human resources
support to the facility and nutritional support for the patients. Since the outbreak was declared, MSF has integrated general awareness about Mpox to
its activities and provided training to 70 peer educators and sensitized 1,000 sex workers on Mpox recognition and referral for care.
Beyond these efforts, there is an urgent need for Mpox vaccination to reduce the spread of the disease.
Mpox is a contagious viral disease characterized by rashes that can appear on the palms of the hands, soles of the feet, or in the mouth, and can be accompanied by a fever, sore throat, muscle aches, skin lesions, or pain in the lymph nodes. Mpox can be transmitted from animals to humans, human to
human and from contaminated environments to humans.
We have also provided hygienist and health care workers in the response, and trained them on management of patients, integrated health promotion in other non-Mpox related activities, and donated medical and hygiene supplies
MSF in Mombasa: Peer-led adolescent and youth health and well-being project Since 2021, MSF has been partnering with Mombasa County Department of
Health to implement the Adolescent and Youth Population (AYP) Strategy through youth-friendly services in three public dispensaries (Ganjoni , Junda
and Bamburi), and community outreach activities in Kisauni, Nyali, and Mvita sub-counties. The project targets young people aged 10–24 years, including
vulnerable groups such as street youth, persons with disabilities, and key populations often excluded from healthcare due to stigma and discrimination.
