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io.github.gabrielmahia/swahili-health-mcp

🏥 Swahili Health MCP

Developer ToolsPythonv0.1.2

🏥 Swahili Health MCP

Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Kenya health data. Provides AI agents with tools to query Kenya health facilities, maternal health indicators, immunization coverage, and disease surveillance data via the DHIS2 public API.

PyPI version License: MIT

Tools

ToolDescription
get_health_facilityGet details of a Kenya health facility by name or code
search_facilities_by_countyList health facilities in a county with level and services
get_maternal_healthMaternal health indicators — ANC visits, skilled birth attendance
get_immunization_coverageChild immunization coverage by vaccine and county
get_disease_surveillanceWeekly disease surveillance data (malaria, diarrhea, pneumonia)
get_health_worker_countHealth worker density by county

Usage with Claude

# Install
pip install swahili-health-mcp

# Add to Claude Code
claude mcp add swahili-health -- swahili-health-mcp

# Or with uvx
claude mcp add swahili-health -- uvx swahili-health-mcp

Data Sources

  • Kenya DHIS2 (dhis.moh.go.ke) — Ministry of Health open data
  • Kenya Health Facility Registry (kenyaemr.org)
  • Kenya Health Information System (KHIS)

All data is publicly available via Kenya's open government data policy.

Part of the East Africa Civic Tech Portfolio

See also: mpesa-mcp | wapimaji-mcp

IP & Collaboration

MIT licensed. Feedback via GitHub Issues only — pull requests are not accepted. Demo data is labeled DEMO and is not suitable for operational decisions. Full policy: docs/architecture/IP_POLICY.md. Security reports: see SECURITY.md.

Part of the East Africa coordination stack

Model-agnostic by design: closed APIs, open-weight models, and small distilled models are all first-class citizens.

Installation

Source-derived launch command. Check the maintainer’s required arguments and credentials before running:

bash
uvx swahili-health-mcp

Set up in your AI client

Merge this template into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json. Keep existing servers. Add any arguments, credentials, and permissions required by the maintainer; this template has not been install-tested.

json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "io-github-gabrielmahia-swahili-health-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "swahili-health-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Restart Claude Desktop completely for changes to take effect. Confirm the server appears connected in the client’s tool list, then try a read-only example from its documentation.

Claude Desktop setup reference

Package

swahili-health-mcppypi

Compatible MCP Clients

io.github.gabrielmahia/swahili-health-mcp works with any MCP-compatible client. Copy the config snippet from the Configuration section above and add it to the file shown for your client, then restart the application.

  • Claude Desktop~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.jsonRestart Claude Desktop completely for changes to take effect.
  • Cursor~/.cursor/mcp.jsonRestart Cursor for changes to take effect.
  • VS Code.vscode/mcp.jsonReload VS Code window for changes to take effect.
  • Windsurf~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.jsonRestart Windsurf for changes to take effect.
  • Claude Code.mcp.jsonSave at the project root, then start Claude Code in that project and review the MCP server approval prompt. Keep real credentials out of shared files.

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