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Health Systems Strengthening Solutions
The World Health Organisation calls for health system strengthening through applying an array of initiatives and strategies aimed at improving the functions of the health system that leads to better health through improvements in access, coverage, quality or efficiency. CHS continues to support health systems strengthening across all its pillars recording significant successes in support for human resources for health, health infrastructure, health care financing and leadership
Human Resources for Health (HRH) CHS ensures continuous training and mentoring of health workers and human resource support to meet the increasing demand for quality health services. Over the course of the financial year, CHS has:
• Supported MoH to recruit and retain 280 health workers • Supported 57 volunteer peer counsellors • Supported 148 peer educators and mentor mothers
Health Infrastructure In order to enhance service delivery, client privacy and infection prevention control across health facilities in the Central Region, CHS supported repairs for comprehensive care centres at five health facilities including Kirwara and Gachege Health Centres, Gatundu, Engineer and Murang’a District Hopsitals and HTC rooms at Nyeri Provincial General Hospital.
Before repairs
Repairs at Engineer District Hospital
After repairs