Health Association of
Sisterhoods of Kenya

Overview of HASK

HASK is a non-profit organization that is committed in implementing diverse of projects in Community Health, Communicable Diseases, Non-Communicable Diseases, Palliative Care, Disability, Disaster Intervention and Strengthening of the Healthcare System within the communities served by the Catholic sisters. The association was conceptualized in 2020 when COVID-19 strongly hit the country and there was a need to strengthen healthcare provision and response, especially for the less fortunate members of the society. HASK through the healthcare system has achieved significant milestones in the communities such as prevention of communicable diseases, non-communicable diseases awareness, and strengthening the healthcare system through data management. Currently, this structure aims at strengthening the Health Management Information System (HMIS) for all health centers by the Catholic sisters owned or run, to improve the delivery of quality, affordable health services and promote health and wellness for the poor and marginalized in the community. The facilities played a significant role in creating COVID-19 awareness, reaching out to at least 23,189 people through the 34 sisters-run health facilities who were initial members of the association with the support of the Hilton Foundation. With very poor uptake due to the myths and misconceptions surrounding it, this saw the birth of the second phase of the project in 2021, Sisters vaccine ambassadors focused on COVID-19 vaccine awareness campaign, aiming at increasing the uptake of COVID-19 vaccine among the catchment populations of the sisters’ health facilities. The second phase was implemented by 80 sisters’ health facilities. As a result of the intensified COVID-19 awareness campaign, numbers of individuals who have gone for COVID-19 vaccination have increased, with 75% of the catchment population of catholic sisters’ health facilities having been vaccinated, HASK has vaccinated over 150000 people (1.3%) of the Countries total vaccination. Moreover, 54 health facilities became testing and vaccination centers for COVID-19 after meeting the compliance requirements by the Kenyan Ministry of Health (MoH) an increase from the initial 32 health facilities. Currently, HASK is implementing a project on screening for Non-communicable diseases with eighty-two health facilities.