Five year project co-funded by the European Union
From 2015 – 2020 4Kenya partnered with the Ministry of Health Kwale County in a 5-year EU project called “Supporting Kwale County Government through the provision of Integrated Medicine” and achieved the following:
COMMUNITY HEALTH STRATEGY
- Implementing and supporting 24 Community Health Units in 3 Sub counties
- Provision of bikes, smart phones, wifi hotspots for 240 Community Health Volunteers
- Supplying MOH tools 513-514 and supporting health data collection in all Community Units
- Training programmes in Integrated Medicine, Permaculture and health awarenes
HEALTH DATA COLLECTION
- Introduction of an innovative health data system (DHIS2) at community level
- Trainings given for Community Volunteers, PHOs/CHA’s, HROs in health data collection and analysis
- Supplying phones and tools for effective health data collection
COMMUNITY LED TOTAL SANITATION (CLTS)
- Supporting Open Defecation Free (ODF) status for 24 villages in the county
EDUCATIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING IN KWALE COUNTY
- Graduated 360 students in Community Health/HIV Aids management, 45 in Certificate and Diploma Nutrition and Dietetics and 20 students in Homeopathic Medicine
- Trained 150 health care personnel in an introduction to Integrated Medicine
- Offering courses in Community Health, Nutrition, Community Development and Social Work and Counselling Psychology
RESEARCH IN INTEGRATED MEDICINE
- Carried out a number of researches in various approaches and attitudes to healthcare in Kwale County
OUTREACH MEDICAL CLINICS
- Supported 4 Community based clinics and 18 mobile clinics in 3 sub-counties
- Supported access to healthcare in many communities