MBALE PROVINCIAL RURAL HEALTH TRAINING CENTER
Staffing
Background Mbale Provincial Rural Health Training Center (MPRHTC) is a Level 3 government facility situated along Kisumu-Kakamega road in Vihiga county in Mbale town. This facility has a catchment population of 24,122 of whom 868 are under 1 year old and 4,221 are under 5 years. The facility is meant to offer service to 5,500 women of reproductive age and in 2016 is expected to deliver 868 babies.
Community Units The facility is supported by 3 CHUs and 60 CHVs. The CHVs responsibility includes 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. CHVs Brief on follow up:
follow up of children for immunization Follow up of pregnant mothers for skilled delivery TB screening, follow up and defaulter tracing.
Achievements
Staff capacity enhanced through training, CMEs, mentorship and OJT
Improved provider: client ratio through APHIAplus human resource support
Supply of medical equipments (BP machine fetal scope, waste segregation bins, delivery packs)
Use of Electronic Medical Records (EMR) courtesy of APHIAplus
Support in PSSP ( paediatric,adolescents and PMTCT)
Challenges
Inadequate working space especially in MCH, CCC, OPD and Lab.
High clientele against low number of service providers.
Inadequate supplies to include pharmaceuticals, non pharmaceuticals, Lab reagents and equipments.
Inadequate financial support.