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Enhancing Child Health Services: HudumaPoa Franchise in Kenya

Learn how KMET's 'HudumaPoa' initiative is improving child healthcare access through social franchising in Western Kenya. Explore results, lessons learned, and recommendations for increased efficiency. Acknowledgments to partners. For more info, visit our website and social media platforms.

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Enhancing Child Health Services: HudumaPoa Franchise in Kenya

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  1. Increasing Access to Quality Child Health Services through HudumaPoaSocial Franchise in Western Kenya Okoth O., AmayoB., Odhiambo B., and Oguttu M. KMET

  2. Presenter Bio & Picture • Name: Oscar Okoth • Role: Project Coordinator • Education: MPH, BA Sociology, Dip. Clinical Medicine • Work experience: 12 years experience in Public Health • If you were an animal, which animal would you be: a dog

  3. Introduction and program description • In Kenya, approximately 1/26 children die before age 1, and 1/19 do not survive to age 5.(MOH: Newborn, Child, and Adolescent Health Policy, 2017.) • Major childhood illnesses: Acute respiratory diseases, Diarrhea, Malaria, Anemia, and Malnutrition • Integrated Management of Neonatal and Childhood Illnesses strategy has helped in improving access to quality child health services • Through ‘HudumaPoa’ Social Franchising KMET supports 110 private facilities in 13 Counties to implement IMNCI strategy.

  4. Implementation Process (The KMET Model)

  5. Results Targets: Pneumonia-6560; Diarrhea -9234 Malaria -32400

  6. Management of Diarrhea ORT usage 94%

  7. Lessons Learnt • Adherence to standards and guidelines improves quality • CHVs play a key role in demand creation • Effective Public Private Partnership improves access to services • Involvement of Private health sector is an important drive towards increasing access to quality child health services.

  8. Recommendations and way forward • MOH to attach CHVs to all facilities including private sector to increase demand for services • Capacity building of all providers including the private sector

  9. Acknowledgement • USAID • PSK • MOH • County department of health • Network providers’ • CHVs

  10. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING! For more information. visit our Website: www.kmet.co.ke YOUTUBE: www.youtube.com/kmetkenya Blog: www.kmetkenya.wordpress.com Facebook: kmetkenya Twitter: @Kmet_Kenya

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