{"id":97286,"date":"2026-07-24T11:49:24","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T11:49:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=97286"},"modified":"2026-07-24T11:49:24","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T11:49:24","slug":"catholic-sisters-bring-free-medical-care-to-kenya-slum-uncover-hidden-illnesses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/learn\/catholic-sisters-bring-free-medical-care-to-kenya-slum-uncover-hidden-illnesses\/","title":{"rendered":"Irm\u00e3s cat\u00f3licas levam cuidados m\u00e9dicos gratuitos a bairro de lata no Qu\u00e9nia e descobrem doen\u00e7as ocultas"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>NAIROBI, Kenya \u2014 Residents in an impoverished informal settlement called \u201cBangladesh\u201d in Kenya\u2019s coastal city of Mombasa turned up in large numbers for a two-day medical camp July 18\u201319 organized by Mother Amadea Mission Hospital. Many were seeking treatment for ailments that had gone untreated for years.During the two-day medical screening, run by the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of the Archdiocese of Mombasa (SSJ), many previously undiagnosed and unmanaged cases of noncommunicable diseases \u2014 particularly hypertension \u2014\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? 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Many were seeking treatment for ailments that had gone untreated for years.During the two-day medical screening, run by the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of the Archdiocese of Mombasa (SSJ), many previously undiagnosed and unmanaged cases of noncommunicable diseases \u2014 particularly hypertension \u2014\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":97290,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-97286","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":51953,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/learn\/kenya-hosts-landmark-summit-on-religious-freedom-in-africa\/","url_meta":{"origin":97286,"position":0},"title":"Kenya hosts landmark summit on religious freedom in Africa","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Junho 21, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Delegates at the International Religious Freedom (IRF) Summit in Nairobi, Kenya, on June 17, 2025. \/ Credit: ACI Africa ACI Africa, Jun 18, 2025 \/ 09:46 am (CNA). 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