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Washington Opiyo Sati. Liverpool VCT Deaf Services, Kenya. Liverpool VCT Deaf Services http://www.liverpoolvct.org/deaf.htm. Three stand alone clinics: Nairobi Deaf VCT, Nyaweri Deaf VCT, Coast Deaf VCT (Mombassa)
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Washington Opiyo Sati Liverpool VCT Deaf Services,Kenya
Liverpool VCT Deaf Serviceshttp://www.liverpoolvct.org/deaf.htm • Three stand alone clinics: Nairobi Deaf VCT, Nyaweri Deaf VCT, Coast Deaf VCT (Mombassa) • Mobile VCT units that have carried out more than 50 mobile VCT activities in remote areas
Services Designed for Deaf • Run by Deaf people • Hearing people served by interpreters • Have materials designed for Deaf community
Mobile VCT Units • Go after invitation from Deaf community • Go to places with significant Deaf population (over 80 people) and active Deaf institutions • For places with low awareness and knowledge of HIV • For places that haven’t received MCVT yet • Follow up visits for communities receiving MCVT services after 3 months