The maternal mortality rate was 2.52 per 1000 in 2005 while the HIV prevalence rate stood at 6.9 percent in 2009. Delivery of service, however, is hampered by the shortage of trained personnel, long distances and bad roads to health facilities. In some cases, traditional and cultural beliefs, myths and misconceptions on family planning also contribute not to achieving the expected outcomes in health related programmes.
OBJECTIVES AND STRATEGIC ACTIVITIES
Objective: To improve health service delivery in the Diocese by 2017
Strategic activities:
1. Coordinate operations of the 6 Diocesan Health institutions
2. Facilitate provision of quality health services
Objective 1: To improve health service delivery in the 6 Catholic Health Institutions
Activities | Beneficiaries | Accountability | Expected output | Time frame |
Establish a health desk in the Diocese |
Diocese |
Human Resource |
Health Desk Officer employed and office space created | 1 year |
Carry out renovations on dilapidated health infrastructure |
CCHI |
Health Desk Officer |
2 health institutions renovated |
5 years |
Network with govt. and other Church health institutions | DHMTs
Health Inst. Other churches |
Health Desk Officer |
20 meetings/visits attended/organized |
5 years |
Lobby for recruitment of trained health personnel into Catholic Church Health institutions |
CCHI |
Health Desk Officer |
12 trained staff employed/attached to CCHI |
5 years |
Lobby for ambulances |
CCHI |
Health Desk Officer |
2 ambulances received and handed over to CCHI | 5 years |
Conduct mobile health services | Communities | Health Desk Officer | 30 Mobile activities recorded | 5 years |
Conduct refresher seminars for health personnel in CCHI |
Staff in CCHI |
Health Desk Officer |
10 seminars |
5 years |
Conduct M&E on health service delivery through meetings & spot checks |
Staff in CCHI & communities |
Health Desk Officer |
10 M&E exercises |
5 years |
Objective 2: To ensure that individual and households affected by and vulnerable to HIV/AIDS access holistic, gender – sensitive,
high quality HIV prevention, care and support.
Activities | Beneficiaries | Accountability | Expected Output | Time Frame |
Provide school support
|
OVC | Project Coordinators | 2, 500 OVC access school support | 5 years |
Provide psychosocial support
|
OVC & HBC clients | Project staff & Site Coordinators | Vulnerable populations able to cope with their situation | 5 years |
Provide medical scheme to beneficiaries
|
OVC & HBC clients | Project Coordinator | 1, 500 OVC access medical attention | 5 years |
Conduct registration of new beneficiaries | OVC & HBC clients | Project staff & Site Coordinators | 3, 500 OVC registered | 5 years |
Conduct extra tuition classes for slow learners | OVC | Project Coordinator | OVC in examination classes access extra tuition | 5 years |
Conduct adult literacy classes | Guardians, parents, volunteers | Project Coordinator | 250 adults enrolled and empowered with basic knowledge in reading & writing | 5 years |
Objective 3: To build capacity of caregivers to enable them provide required services to vulnerable populations
Activities | Beneficiaries | Accountability | Expected Output | Time Frame |
Conduct caregivers training with emphasis on child protection | Caregivers | Project Coordinators | 370 caregivers trained | Within the 1st 2 years |
Conduct Monitoring and Evaluation | Project staff, clients & caregivers | Director of Social Programs & M&E Officer | 25 M&E visits conducted | 25 M&E visits conducted |
Network with relevant stakeholders | Project staff, caregivers & clients | Project & Site Coordinators | Networking meetings held & referrals made | 5 years |
Conduct mobile VCT using finger prick methodology | OVC & HBC clients | Project & Site Coordinators | 3, 500 clients access VCT services | 5 years |
Extend HBC services to new parishes | Vulnerable populations | Director of Social Programs & Project Coordinators | HBC services extended to new parishes | The 1st 3 years |
Facilitate entrepreneurship trainings | Caregivers & clients | Project Coordinators | 25 trainings conducted for Caregivers & clients | The 1st 2 years |
Facilitate training on SILC model | Caregivers & clients | Project Coordinator | 18 trainings conducted for caregivers & clients | The 1st 2 years |
Engage caregivers/beneficiaries in IGAs | Caregivers & beneficiaries | Project Coordinators | 250 caregivers & 2, 500 beneficiaries | 2nd year to 5th year |