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Society for Family Health MMC Activities. October 2010 Scott Billy, Director, SFH. SFH MMC Activities. MMC advocacy with National and P rovincial Governments and other partners since 2007
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Society for Family HealthMMC Activities October 2010 Scott Billy, Director, SFH
SFH MMC Activities • MMC advocacy with National and Provincial Governments and other partners since 2007 • Partner in the Orange Farm project since January 2008, responsible for MMC counselling, MMC group information sessions, HCT, MMC community mobilization and education (lead partner: Progressus Research) • Management of Pietermaritzburg MMC centre, responsible for all aspects of service delivery and quality assurance, linked to New Start/Pietermaritzburg, located within KZN PDoH clinic • MMC non-surgical staff training (JHPIEGO provided MMC surgical staff training) • Assistance to Government in development of MMC implementation guidelines, MMC plans • Participation in PSI network of Southern African MMC service delivery programmes
Statistics • Number of circumcisions at Orange Farm: 21,330 (since January 2008, lead partner: Progressus Research) • Number of circumcisions at Pietermaritzburg: 3,123 (opened March 2010) • Number of people trained: 57
Lessons Learned/Recommendations • Collaboration with Government at all levels is essential. • Stringent quality assurance and monitoring are needed to ensure quality. • MMC services that do not incorporate MOVE efficiency techniques are a waste of resources. • Linking MMC services to HCT services ensures consistent client flow. • Adult male MMC programming should be a huge unsustainable effort that ends in 5-7 years. Infant MMC should be designed for sustainability.