The Catholic Diocese of Nakuru (CDN) Health Programme has continued to provide services to the poor and marginalized in the three Districts of Nakuru, Koibatek and Baringo.

CDN Health Services are carried through Community Based Health Care Programmes. This encourages all individuals to participate in matters pertaining to individual, family and community health.

In all services delivery points, the CDN works very closely with the Government of Kenya.

GOAL

To contribute to the improvement of the quality of life to the communities served through provision of sustainable health care that is acceptable, affordable and accessible.

OBJECTIVES

To educate the community on the importance of good sanitation, to have access to safe drinking water and well balanced diet using the locally available water resources and food respectively.
Educate all communities and especially the youth on facts and on prevention of STD’s and HIV/AIDS.
Increase accessibility to Community Based Health Care Programme.
Provide HIV/AIDS education information and care especially through Home Based Care.

SERVICES PROVIDED

Promotive
Preventive
Rehabilitative
Curative

TARGET POPULATION

Children under 5 years old
Women of child bearing age.
Youth in and out of school.
Poor and marginalized communities.

In line with the Government of Kenya recommendations, the CDN Health Programme has continued to provide services to all communities.

The CDN units provide services through mobile clinics in order to reach and serve the very interior villages.

The CBHC programmes are strongest components of the health care within the Diocese.

TOP TEN DISEASES

The Following diseases are the top ten within CDN

Malaria
Diseases of the Respiratory System.
Diarrhoea Diseases
Intestinal worms
Urinal Tract Infections
Pneumonia
Typhoid Fever
Sexually Transmitted Infections – including HIV/AIDS.

ACTIVITIES

Visiting of all Health Units in CDN including mobile clinics to attend to patients and offer vaccination services to the children.
Training of couples on Natural Family Planning .
Training of community health workers on home base care.
Training and monitoring of Traditional Birth Attendants.
Holding of Health Board Meetings .
Giving of Workshops on HIV/AIDS and STD Prevention.
Conducting School Health Programmes .

CONSTRAINTS

Few trainees and skilled man power in some units
Lack of electricity making it difficult for laboratory tests in some units.
Inadequate finance. Most of the clients attended are unable to clear the bills for services rendered.
Inadequate funds for procurement of essential drugs and reagents for health units.
Inadequate resources to assist people living with AIDS especially the orphans.
Unreliable transportation for follow up monitoring and evaluation as well as for mobile clinics and poor roads.
Some of the Health Units have very poor turnouts due to terrain, insecurity and famine.

FUTURE PLANS

To train more TBAs, CHW and VHCS
Train couples on NFP and continue to provide NFP services.
Continue with School Health Programmes
Make follow up of the trainees TBAs, CHWS and VHCs
Renovation of some Health Units
Strengthen the Home Based Components in order to provide services to more clients.

COLLABORATION AND NET WORKING

Ministry of Health in provision of vaccines, monitoring of Health Services and training of TBAs, CHWs and Home Based Care Workers.
Other Religious bodies – e.g. Kijabe Hospital who perform surgical operations to correct deformities on the disabled.
UNFPA – Provision of Laboratory medical equipments
K.C.S. monitoring and evaluation
MISEROR - for offering funds to procure drugs especially from Action Medeor
Action Medeor - for offering drugs at affordable rates.
Water Programme- Provision of clean, drinking water (Borehole, Drilling, Construction of tanks, de-fluoridation)
Agriculture Programme – Assist in design and management of kitchen gardens

community health worker attending to a patient

The communities we serve have taken ownership of services offered through community Based Health Care Programmes.

The living standards of people have improved through the health services rendered to them.

We still intend to extend our services to all areas within the CDN so that we can continue to save life and improve the health standards to all communities.

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