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Kenya
Population: 53.77m (2020)
Area: 580,367 sqkm
Diarrhoea deaths: 37,755 (2018)
ORS coverage: 54% (2014)
ORS + Zinc coverage: 7% (2014)
National EML download: Kenya-Essential-Medicines-List-2019
National policy
✅ ORS+Zinc in National Clinical Guidelines
✅ National Essential Medicines List last updated in 2019
✅ ORS included in the National Essential Medicines List
✅ Zinc included in the National Essential Medicines List
✅ Co-packaged ORS & Zinc included in the National Essential Medicines List (added before 2018)
Zinc availability
✅ Zinc available “over the counter”
✅ Any retailer can sell Zinc but only as part of an ORS/Zinc Co-pack
Outlets for Zinc tablets:
✅ Pharmacies
✅ Drug stores/shops
❌ Supermarkets (needs verification)
❌ General retail outlets (needs verification)
❌ Community Health Workers
❌ Door-to-door sales people
✅ Government hospitals/clinics
✅ Private hospitals/clinics
✅ Campaigns and outreach
❌ Other
Co-pack availability
✅ Co-packaged ORS and Zinc available
Outlets for co-packaged ORS and Zinc tablets:
✅ Pharmacies
✅ Drug stores/shops
✅ Supermarkets [needs verification]
✅ General retail outlets [needs verification]
✅ Community Health Workers [needs verification]
❌ Door-to-door sales people
✅ Government hospitals/clinics
✅ Private hospitals/clinics
✅ Campaigns and outreach
❌ Other
Co-packaged ORS and Zinc brands (may not be exhaustive)
DTS-Z Kit and Unilyte-N/Zeenk 20 co-pack
Co-packaged ORS and Zinc manufacturers (may not be exhaustive)
COSMOS Pharmaceuticals Ltd (DTS-Z Kit)
Universal Corporation Ltd (Unilyte-N/Zeenk 20 co-pack)
Co-pack costs
Typical cost of a ORS/Zinc co-pack in the PUBLIC sector
Free of charge
Typical cost of a ORS/Zinc co-pack in the PRIVATE sector
KES 50 to 70 (USD 0.44 to 0.61 Mar-2022)
✅ Diarrhoea programmes currently on-going
| Name | Organisation | Funder | Diarrhoea specific | Target area |
| Kenya Action Plan for Pneumonia and Diarrhoea | Government (Ministry of Health) | Various | No | Nationwide |
| Zuia Kuhara | SHOPS | USAID | Yes | Nationwide |
| WASH Project | WHO & UNICEF | WHO & UNICEF | No | Northern counties and those in urban informal settlement |
Additional information
None
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