Coptic Hope Center
Ngong Road
P.O.Box 21570 Nairobi,Kenya
Phone: 254-272-5856
mattwa@copticmission.org
Coptic Hope Center for Infectious Diseases!
The Coptic Hope Center for Infectious Diseases is a comprehensive HAART treatment facility jointly established by the Coptic Orthodox Mission and the University of Washington (UW) in Nairobi, Kenya and is funded by the U.S. Government PEPFAR Initiative!
The Hope Center began as a small clinic at the Coptic Hospital in early 2004 offering subsidized HIV clinical care and treatment. The clinic was the result of a nationally renown low-cost ARV program which Coptic had pioneered in the country in 2002. The Hope Clinic, as it was then called, was staffed by a team of 4 people, operated out of 3 offices and attended to approximately 5 patients per day. By December 2004, the Hope Center expanded into the current fully comprehensive and free HAART treatment facility through PEPFAR funding. Since its expanded launch, the Center has initiated fully comprehensive and free HIV/AIDS management to nearly 5,000 clients; 2,500 of whom are on HAART. The programmatic approach that Coptic follows is an individually focused treatment preparation and clinical monitoring system called the HAART Protocol. The HAART Protocol assesses the readiness of an individual to begin the lifelong ARV therapy both clinically and psychologically. It also ensures the delivery of comprehensive care services in the form of 3 sessions of adherence counseling, nutritional counseling, social work services, clinical monitoring for complications and semi-annual lab-testing. 2006 marked the start of a year with tremendous programmatic expansion for Hope. The Center’s rapid growth and careful approach to monitoring the level of quality in service delivery has enabled its expansion to 3 additional sites within the Coptic Mission in Kenya and Zambia in 2006. Also, the Hope Center launched a Community Outreach and Training Program aimed at fighting stigma, promoting awareness and empowering communities with knowledge and options for care in rural and urban areas. The vision of the Hope Center is still growing as we continue to share in the challenges of the people we care for. We are committed to fight against HIV and its ill effects and will strive to do so until our collective efforts have tasted victory.
Since its expanded launch, the Center has initiated fully comprehensive and free HIV/AIDS management to over 8,000 clients; with just a little under 5,000 on HAART accross our sites. The programmatic approach that Coptic follows is an individually focused treatment preparation and clinical monitoring system called the HAART Protocol. The HAART Protocol assesses the readiness of an individual to begin the lifelong ARV therapy both clinically and psychologically. It also ensures the delivery of comprehensive care services in the form of 3 sessions of adherence counseling, nutritional counseling, social work services, clinical monitoring for complications and semi-annual lab-testing.
The Hope Center began as a small clinic at the Coptic Hospital in early 2004 offering subsidized HIV clinical care and treatment. The clinic was the result of a nationally renown low-cost ARV program which Coptic had pioneered in the country in 2002. The Hope Clinic, as it was then called, was staffed by a team of 4 people, operated out of 3 offices and attended to approximately 5 patients per day. By December 2004, the Hope Center expanded into the current fully comprehensive and free HAART treatment facility through PEPFAR funding. Since its expanded launch, the Center has initiated fully comprehensive and free HIV/AIDS management to nearly 5,000 clients; 2,500 of whom are on HAART. The programmatic approach that Coptic follows is an individually focused treatment preparation and clinical monitoring system called the HAART Protocol. The HAART Protocol assesses the readiness of an individual to begin the lifelong ARV therapy both clinically and psychologically. It also ensures the delivery of comprehensive care services in the form of 3 sessions of adherence counseling, nutritional counseling, social work services, clinical monitoring for complications and semi-annual lab-testing. 2006 marked the start of a year with tremendous programmatic expansion for Hope. The Center’s rapid growth and careful approach to monitoring the level of quality in service delivery has enabled its expansion to 3 additional sites within the Coptic Mission in Kenya and Zambia in 2006. Also, the Hope Center launched a Community Outreach and Training Program aimed at fighting stigma, promoting awareness and empowering communities with knowledge and options for care in rural and urban areas. The vision of the Hope Center is still growing as we continue to share in the challenges of the people we care for. We are committed to fight against HIV and its ill effects and will strive to do so until our collective efforts have tasted victory.
Since its expanded launch, the Center has initiated fully comprehensive and free HIV/AIDS management to over 8,000 clients; with just a little under 5,000 on HAART accross our sites. The programmatic approach that Coptic follows is an individually focused treatment preparation and clinical monitoring system called the HAART Protocol. The HAART Protocol assesses the readiness of an individual to begin the lifelong ARV therapy both clinically and psychologically. It also ensures the delivery of comprehensive care services in the form of 3 sessions of adherence counseling, nutritional counseling, social work services, clinical monitoring for complications and semi-annual lab-testing.
Now when the sun was setting, the people brought to Jesus all who had various kinds of sickness,and laying his hands on each one,he healed them.
Luke 4:40