Mvono Medical Clinic
Education Exchange supports Mvono Clinic by funding improvements and expanding its supply of essential medicines to provide more affordable treatments for the local community.
Our Clinic
Mvono Clinic is in the centre of Wundanyi, one of the two small towns in the part of southern Kenya served by Education Exchange. Like many clinics across the country, it serves as a lifeline for the community, providing essential healthcare services where hospitals are scarce. From treating common illnesses to offering maternal care, vaccinations, and emergency support, Mvono Clinic plays a crucial role in ensuring that locals have access to affordable and reliable medical care close to home. Despite the challenges of limited resources and high demand, the clinic remains a pillar of hope for the people of Wundanyi.
Meet Selina
Meet Selina, the incredible force behind Mvono Clinic. With over 36 years of experience as a registered clinical officer, Selina has dedicated her life to caring for her community. She founded Mvono Clinic in 2003 and partnered with Education Exchange in 2014, ensuring even more people get the medical support they deserve.
Progress and Improvements
Between 2014 and 2016 a steady programme of redecoration and repair took place. The clinic became much more comfortable and accessible for both patients and staff. The limited space available was very well used, but we knew that further extensions would eventually be necessary. By the autumn of 2018 the increase in patient numbers meant that it was time to enlarge the clinics footprint quite considerably. The chance came up to move into the shop next door, so education exchange funded the move and the clinic became more spacious.
A wider range of drugs:
Mvono now stocks a much wider range of drugs which enables a wider range of treatments to be provided. More people are being treated (there was a 20% increase in patient numbers in 2017 alone) and more income is being generated, with drug prices are kept as low as possible. The clinic now makes a healthy profit each month, which is reinvested in further developments.
Better testing and analysis:
In 2016, an increase in the funding given to Mvono Clinic enabled staff to be trained to test patients for malaria and allowed the clinic to buy testing kits to enable them to do this. This led to earlier diagnosis and better treatment, particularly for the most vulnerable groups, ie the young and old. During 2017 and into 2018 Mvono was able to create its own laboratory analysis facility. With all the improvements that have taken place since Education Exchange became involved in the project, Mvono was able to apply to become an accredited clinic with the Kenyan National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF). In January 2020 Mvono’s application to be accredited with the NHIF (the National Health Insurance scheme) was successful. This meant that the clinic was able to expand significantly because people who paid into the insurance scheme were now able to use Mvono clinic this also meant more staff, more equipment and more patients. This big step forward is a tribute to the tireless efforts of Selina, owner of the clinic and its current sole medical practitioner.
