Increasing Access to Healthcare Services for Cross-Border and Mobile Communities in East Africa
Dembe is a citizen of Uganda who resides in Tororo, a trading hub in the eastern region of Uganda that is 10 km from the border with Kenya. She works as a fishmonger in the local market and recently gave birth to a beautiful baby girl. As a mother of a newborn, she knows her daughter requires immunization but has yet to find a clinic that will offer this service. The most accessible health clinic to her in Uganda is unable to provide the needed vaccinations because of a stockout. In addition, the nurses at the clinic were unable to refer her to another clinic because they were not sure which one had an adequate supply of vaccines. Dembe considered visiting the next closest clinic, but it is located on…