A letter from from Joe Mamlin

Pause a moment and ponder the depth and breath of the IU-Kenya Partnership. It has already become so large yet admittedly remains in its infancy. Be assured that it is not the size of the effort or the level of funding that makes all of us proud.

This entire effort remains responsive above all to each solitary patient like Salina. And along with the patients come our Kenyan colleagues prepared to give their careers to this effort. Right behind them are the many wonderful US students and residents, house staff and visitors who add so much to the energy needed to make AMPATH comes of age.

Patients:

Salina | Ronald | Zailuni | Njoki | Daniel

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Living Stories: Patients

Salina

Salina could no longer use either arms or legs. Swallowing was difficult and speech impossible. Add to this tragedy the positive HIV test in the baby. Caring for Salina and her baby would be a challenge in any medical center in the world. We took on that challenge amid the poverty of rural Kenya. Read Salina's story

Ronald Kegoli

At the time he was without hope. His wife had died from HIV and he lacked the strength or resources to care for himself or his children. With nothing left, he and the children were forced to move in with his sister. The sister was hesitant to have this “new burden” added to her life.
More on Ronald Kegoli

Zailuni Chepkosge

Zailuni discovered she was HIV-positive while she was pregnant with her second child. After Zailuni fell ill, the father of her child stopped providing support and Zailuni lost her home, all of her resources and, she says, “all hope of living.”
Discover how Zailuni found hope.

Njoki

Njoki was pregnant and had just moved to Eldoret, Kenya with her husband when a routine exam revealed that she was HIV-positive. She urged her husband to get tested as well. Instead, he abandoned Njoki, leaving her pregnant with no source of support.
How Njoki's life changed.

Daniel Ochieng

Daniel In one of the most miraculous recoveries that Mamlin had ever witnessed in over forty years of practicing medicine, Daniel Ochieng walked out of Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital six weeks after receiving his first dose of antiretroviral medicine. Read Dr. Mamlin's story about making Ochieng the first Kenyan HIV patient to be treated with antiretrovirals in the history of the Indiana-Moi partnership.