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Empowering Community Health Through Religious Leaders' Support

Learn about the Community Health Unit's efforts in Zambia to empower communities to take charge of their health. Discover the role of religious leaders, community health assistants, and more in improving healthcare accessibility.

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Empowering Community Health Through Religious Leaders' Support

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  1. RELIGIOUS LEADERS INDABA COMMUNITY HEALTH UNIT • Presentation t November, 2018

  2. Goal of Community Health To have empowered communities taking responsibility for improving their own health status through community health interventions

  3. Background • Established March 2018 under Public Health Dept • Last mile/last leg to service delivery • Mandated with putting in place the appropriate systems and structures in making healthcare more accessible for all Zambians

  4. CONT’BACKROUND What is a healthy community?

  5. Community Health The Community Health Unit recognises that health is repaired in the health facility, but is produced in the community

  6. The road to health • Health producers: • Parents and family • Religious Leaders • Teachers • Health care workers • Civic leaders • Traditional leaders • Employers

  7. Where are we?

  8. Where are we now? Growth monitoring CHAs Malaria agents

  9. Community Health Workforce • Community Health Assistants (CHAs) • Government employees that receive 12-month training in primary health care • Community Based Volunteers • Volunteers working with different programmes and partners • Many different types: SMAGs; TB Treatment Supporters; HIV treatment adherence; Community-Based Distributors; Malaria Agents

  10. Neighbourhood Health Committees • What are they? • A link between the community and their nearest health post • Community-based • Non-partisan • Composed of local residents Photo credit: World Connect

  11. Neighbourhood Health Committees • What do they do? • Provide social accountability in health services delivery • Identify health problems • Develop community health plans • Help to implement, monitor and evaluate plans • Mobilize communities to take up health services • Lobby government and other partners Photo credit: World Connect

  12. How do we work with you? • Increase uptake of health services: delivering key health messages • Use places of worship to offer Community Health services like Health Desks • Creating awareness of community-based volunteers

  13. How do we work with you? • Recognition and appreciation of community-based volunteers • Take interest in NHCs: Social accountability • Clarify misconceptions: provide • Innovation

  14. Thank you! Join us on the road to health

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