Youth Health Ambassadors are reshaping how health systems reach young people—by building trust early, normalizing health conversations, and strengthening school-based prevention.
This post reflects on the first training of 60 newly recruited Youth Health Ambassadors across Lamu, Garissa, and Tana River, and what youth leadership means for stronger, more responsive health systems.

“Lamu County islands are accessible only by boat. Getting health services to them is a unique challenge.”

These doctors travel by boat…