YALA SUB-COUNTY HOSPITAL Background
Community Units/Community Engagement
Yala Sub County Hospital is a government facility situated in Yala Township in Gem Sub-County. The facility has a catchment population of 21,625 of whom 822 are under 1 year old and 1,082 are under 5 years. The facility is meant to provide service to 5,407 women of reproductive age and in 2016 is expected to deliver 840 children.
The facility is supported by 1 CHU: Nyamninia CU and 17 CHVs, 11 CHCs and 1 Facility CHA. These CHVs cover 13 villages. The CHVs responsibilities include client retention, treatment 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.
Follow up of children for immunization
Staffing
Follow up of mothers for skilled delivery
Community based promotion of FP
Successful referrals’ of ANC, Deliveries, women for FP.
Community case management with diagnosis and treatment of malaria.
Passing health Information to community members which has a positive impact.
Mapping of ANC Mothers’.
Outreaches-CHVs mobilization
CHVs responsibility entails:
Achievements
The table to show trend on skilled deliveries vs immunization
Staff capacity enhancement through training, CMEs, mentorship, OJT and preceptorship
Improved provider, client ration through APHIAplus human resource support
Increased awareness raising material by increased supply of posters, Job aids and guidelines
Nutritional support
Increased in-facility capacity in Data Quality Assessment to conduct data cleaning and reconstruction
Improved customer care at MCH and Maternity, more mothers prefer accessing services in the facility
Challenges
Late ANC attendance leading to low 4th ANC visit
Increased work load at maternity since many mothers from other catchment areas come for delivery services at the facility