The Mater Comprehensive Care Clinic (CCC) opened on October 2nd, 2006 to respond to the need for HIV/AIDS treatment and care for the residents in the areas surrounding The Mater Hospital. The CCC clinic is funded by PEPFAR (President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief), a US Government initiative, to counteract the devastation of the HIV/AIDS pandemic. All care and treatment provided in Mater CCC is free to patients. The Mater Hospital undertook to manage the clinic in cooperation with CRS (Catholic Relief Services) and now CHAK (Christian Health Association of Kenya) as a way to reach out to the impoverished and HIV/AIDS infected people in the area. CHAK supervises the funding and administration of the clinic and provides ongoing professional development for the staff. The clinic has a multidisciplinary team comprising a doctor, clinical officers, nurses, counsellors, pharmacists and a nutritionist, and along with support staff currently serves 2600 registered patients. In addition Mater CCC also operates a satellite clinic at the Makadara Sisters of Mercy Dispensary. CCC services are available there every Monday and Friday by Mater CCC staff.
Besides providing care and treatment at the clinic, the Mater CCC has two community nurses and a social worker who visit the catchment areas on a daily basis. They visit patients in their homes, train and work with Community Volunteers and coordinate support groups for people living with HIV/AIDS. They work with the community based support groups on a weekly basis. Volunteers visit patients in need of attention when nurses are not available. The Mater Hospital’s objective is to bring high quality HIV care, counselling and nutritional support to immuno-compromised clients in our catchment area (South B, South C, Mukuru Slums, Nairobi West, Makadara, Buruburu, Doonholm, Umoja,and Maringo). The services offered include: ü Provision of Anti-retroviral and TB drugs ü Counselling and Testing ü Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission ü Home-based Care ü Nutrition Education and Food by Prescription ü Treatment Literacy and Adherence Counselling For more information please call 0206903000 ext 3064 or 0206903064 | 
