OBER KAMOTH SUB-COUNTY HOSPITAL Background Ober Kamoth Sub-County Hospital is a government facility situated along Kisumu Bondo road, Kisumu County, Kisumu West Sub- County. It was started in 1984 as a dispensary and currently a Sub-County hospital. The facility has a catchment population of 13,285 of whom 478 are under 1 year and 2.126 are under 5 years old. The facility is expected to provide service to 531 women of reproductive age and in 2016 is expected to deliver 531 children.
Staffing
Community Units/Community Engagement The facility is supported by 3 CHUs: Kanyawegi A, Kanyawegi B and Osiri with 47 CHVs working under the supervision of 2 CHEWs. The CHUs were established in 2011 under support of CINCO and APHIAPlus. There are 4 PEs attached to the facility and least 2 CHVs are on duty every day to support MCH and OPD. Their roles include: client retention, documentation of referrals, adherence and psychosocial support, community/ facility linkages, contact tracing, conducting health promotion activities and Positive Health Dignity and Prevention activities in all the entry points which they are attached to. There are also 2 community PEs who work closely with 2 facility PEs and the CCC staff to ensure identification and enrollment of clients into the Community PSSG. The 13 PWP messages promoting adherence to 3 community PSSGs are given and support care and treatment defaulter tracing as well as linkage to care.
Achievements
Integration of HIV services in MCH/FP clinic
Enhanced capacity of staff through trainings, OJT, CMEs, Exchange programmes and Mentorship
Improvement of provider: client ratio through APHIAPlus support for Human resource and development
Acquisition of furniture, delivery couches, delivery packs, resuscitaire, phototherapy machine and other accessories
Provision of lab equipment e.g. HB machine, and other consumables
Nutritional support
Support of HIV counseling and testing and linkage to CCC
Support from the Community units
Mapping for all pregnant mothers and children under 5 years
Enhance defaulter tracing and mapping of herd to reach areas
Table showing data on some selected indicators
Indicator
Challenges
Increased work load with few staffs
EPP New ANC Skilled deliveries
Qtr 1
Qtr 2
Qtr 3
Qtr 4
Total
112
83
99
106
400
60
39
54
93
246