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STAYING ALIVE! MAKING MATERNAL HEALTH WORK KENYA

This presentation outlines the background, intervention areas, expected outcomes, strategies, achievements, and challenges of a project focused on improving maternal health in West Pokot County, Kenya. The project aims to reduce maternal mortality and morbidity through increasing knowledge, enhancing capacities of health facilities, ensuring quality assurance, documenting best practices, and advocating for policy changes.

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STAYING ALIVE! MAKING MATERNAL HEALTH WORK KENYA

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  1. STAYING ALIVE! MAKING MATERNAL HEALTH WORK KENYA MONITORING AND EVALUATION TRAINING Tools and AkvoFlow BY ALEXIA WADIME 30TH OCTOBER 2013

  2. PRESENTATION OUTLINE • Project background • Project intervention areas and expected outcomes • Project strategies • Achievements • Challenges

  3. BACKGROUND • Project Sites: West Pokot • Budget: Euros 1,530,000 • Funding agency: Dutch Government • Project duration: Three (3) years – Jan 2013 to Dec 2015 GOAL • To contribute to the achievement of the MDG 5a, to reduce by 75% the maternal mortality, and significantly reduce the maternal morbidity of 116,000 WRA in West Pokot County

  4. EXPECTED OUTCOMES (1)

  5. OUTCOMES (2)

  6. PROJCT STRATEGIES (1) INCREASING KNOWLEDGE & CREATING DEMAND FOR MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES - Training CHWs on maternal health CHS technical module - Introducing performance-based incentives for CHWs - Working with the community leaders including religious & council of elders ENHANCING THE CAPACITIES OF HEALTH FACILITIES - Train health workers on maternal health – FANC, PAC, BEmOC Minor renovations for health facilities in project sites Supply of basic equipments for maternal health services Supply of basic drugs & other supplies Conducting fistula repairs using AMREF surgeons, and onsite training of County based doctors & nurses Setting up youth friendly centres

  7. PROJECT STRATEGIES (2) 3. QUALITY ASSURANCE • Conducting supportive supervision – CHMT and Sub –CHMTs • Initiating partnership defined quality (PDQ) at health facilities in project sites • Enhancing mentorship 4. DOCUMENTATION AND DISSEMINATIONS OF BEST PRACTICES FOR REPLICATION - Conducting Operations Researches (OR) - Publications in peer review journals - Presentations in local and international conferences - Case-studies & CBHMIS 5. ADVOCACY - Influencing policies - Increased budget for maternal health services in the County

  8. ACHIEVEMENTS • Start-up team • Project work plan revised & approved by donor • Recruitment of staff - 4 staff on board, recruitment for an M&E officer in progress • Regional planning meeting – Baseline survey, OR • Office space identified – Teachers’ Plaza, 2nd floor • County health team sensitized on the project • Project sites identified – Pokot North, Pokot South and Pokot West, but fistulae management to the entire county • Baseline survey undertaken • Year 2 work plan developed and submitted to donor

  9. CHALLENGES • Delayed signing of the agreements thus leading to delays on the commencement of the activities

  10. ACKOWLEDGEMENTS • Dutch Government for funding • AMREF Netherlands • West Pokot Health Management Team

  11. END THANKS & BE BLESSED

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