UNFPA working to ensure health of future generations in Dadaab refugee camps

The health care system in the refugee camps in Dadaab, Kenya, which were established "long ago," are "currently challenged and stretched by the recent influx of refugees," UNFPA Executive Director Babatunde Osotimihen writes in this BMJ Group Blogs entry, noting that efforts are underway "to strengthen the existing system with supplies [and] human resources at clinic and outreach levels" to increase access. UNFPA is working "to improve reproductive health care in Dadaab and in accessible parts of Somalia through the provision of related life-saving medical supplies and equipment, which will lead to a reduction in adult and child morbidity and death," he writes.

"UNFPA and other organizations are scaling up their help and will be even more active in the long term to address the needs of women and youth, especially girls," and to ensure the "next generation in Dadaab are equipped to make better choices for their future," he concludes (9/20).