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The town of Mombasa is a major port for Eastern Africa and home to the first Keep a Child Alive site! While a rich history and beautiful beaches drive Mombasa’s tourism industry, the majority of its citizens live in abject poverty. Here is not a place one would expect to find a center of medical excellence for pediatric AIDS treatment. Yet through the vision and determination of Leigh Blake and Dr. Shaffiq Essajee of NYU Medical Center, a pilot program was established in 2001 at Mombasa’s largest government hospital, which today provides state-of-the-art medical and support services to children and families living with HIV. Known as the “Mombasa Model”, the success of the program at the Family Care Clinic demonstrates that keeping a child alive is not only a moral imperative, but entirely feasible. KCA continues to fund lifesaving treatment and nutrition for 521 children, as well as general expansion at the Family Care Clinic including a lovely waiting room full of toys to help make the experience less agonizing for children.

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