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Msalala District Council
Msalala District Council

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Msalala DC Health Department Description

This is one of the cohesive functional units in the council whose primary purpose is to improve health. It is mandated to ensure that health and social welfare interventions are conducted within the overall framework of national policies, guidelines, set standards and within the context of health sector role by provision of preventive, promotive, curative and rehabilitative interventions through a combination of public health actions and pyramid of health care facilities that deliver personal health care- by both state and non-state actors. 

This department structurally is made up of a group of health workers (CHMT), primary health care facilities which includes health centers, dispensaries and community volunteers (CHWs). CHMT is a team of health workers with different professional discipline working together to provide health care services to individuals and families in communities within the council. The team therefore works together to oversee the implementation of health care activities towards achieving better health of the people within the area of jurisdiction of the council. 

This team is collectively made up of governance and technical members working in the district office and is headed by the District Medical Officer equipped with public health management skills, and enables him to effectively manage promotive, preventive, curative, and rehabilitative health care services in the district

The governance members include;

District Medical Officer

District Nursing Officer

District Health Officer

District Health Secretary

District Pharmacist

District Lab. Technologist

District Dental Officer.

District Social Welfare Officer.

 

The technical members include;

District Aids Control Coordinator

District Reproductive Child Health Coordinator

District Immunization and Vaccination Coordinator

District Home based Care Coordinator

District Nutritional Officer

District Health Information Management System Coordinator

District TB and Leprosy Coordinator

District Testing and Counselling coordinator

Quality improvement Focal Person

District Malaria Coordinator

CHF Coordinator.

Transport Officer.

Accountant

Traditional and Alternative Medicine Coordinator

Public Private Partnership Coordinator.

Aim of the Department;

The Council health department aims to strengthen health service delivery and contribute to the achievement of the health related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), especially the SDG number 3 which aims to; ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all age. The department focuses its efforts on the indicators related to SDG number 3, which basically aims;

By 2030, reduce the global maternal mortality ratio to less than 70 per 100,000 live births.

By 2030, end preventable deaths of new-borns and children under 5 years of age,

By 2030, end epidemics of AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and neglected tropical diseases and combat hepatitis, water- borne disease and other communicable diseases.

By 2030, reduce by one third premature mortality from non-communicable disease through prevention and treatment and promote mental health and well-being.

Strengthen the prevention and treatment of substance abuse including alcohol use.

By 2030, ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health-care services in the council.

Substantially increase health financing and recruitment, development,, training and retention of health workforce

Vision

The vision of the department is derived from the Health Policy which focuses to have a healthy society, with improved social wellbeing that will contribute effectively to personal and national development. The vision of quality in health care is to have a level of performance of health services that are effective, equitable, sustainable, and affordable, gender sensitive and user friendly.

Mission.  

The mission is to provide basic health services in accordance to geographical conditions, which are of acceptable standards, affordable and sustainable. The health services will focus on those most at risk and will satisfy the needs of the citizens in order to increase the lifespan of all in the council.

Objectives of the Department

In order to achieve the set goal of improved access, quality and efficiency health service delivery the department works in a structured framework of six health system building blocks which includes ; service delivery, Human resource for health, health information systems, accessibility to essential medicine, health financing , governance and leadership.

Therefore the department focuses to ensure that the six core components (Building block) are met which includes.

  • Accessible health services within the council.
  • Strengthening human resource for health by ensuring availability and well allocated competent staff.
  • Improved Health information systems by ensuring  quality data generation for monitoring and evaluation purposes
  • Access to essential medicines by assured quality, safety, efficacy and cost-effectiveness and their scientifically sound and cost effective use.
  • Health system financing this is ensured by mobilization, accumulation and allocation of funds for the health needs of people, individually and collectively in the health system.
  • Governance and leadership and this ensures that strategic policy framework exists and are combined with effective oversight, coalition-building, regulation, attention to system design and accountability.

Specific Objective of the Department

Specifically set objectives are expected to be attained through strategies, which will ensure         realization of the following health service goals:

Reduce morbidity and mortality in order to increase the lifespan of all by providing quality health care.

Ensure that basic health services are available and accessible.

Prevent and control communicable and non- communicable diseases

Sensitize the citizens about the preventable diseases

Create awareness to individual citizen on his/her responsibility on his/her health and health of the family

Improve partnership between public sector, private sector, religious institutions, civil society and community in provision of health services

Plan, train, and increase the number of competent health staff

Identify and maintain the infrastructures and medical equipment

Review and evaluate health policy, guidelines, laws and standards for provision of health services

 

Strategic Approach of the Department in Achieving Set goals.

Responsible for developing and fostering in the participatory manner the organization’s vision and mission statements.

Ensure effective top-down and bottom-up communication at all levels within the facility.

Ensure proper allocation of resources for quality improvement through investment of time, funds and education.

To Prepares comprehensive district health plan in line with the National District Health Planning guidelines.

To ensure that the comprehensive district health plan, hospitals, health centres and dispensaries are implemented according to action plans.

To ensure provision of transport, drugs, vaccines, medical equipment to hospitals, health centres and dispensaries.

Prepares and ensures schedules for outreach services are conducted.

Explore additional sources of funding, improve collection and control council health funds

Oversee that health acts and ethical codes are adhered to in the council.

Carry out supervisory visits in the health facilities.

Responsible for training of health staff.

Conducting situation analysis before implementation of QI approach.

Conducting periodical monitoring and provide technical advice different levels.

Conducting internal verification for recognition against given standards.

Producing Progress report bi-annually and share with RHMT/MoHCDGEC.

Progress in Health at a Glance;

The department has made progress and is on track to achieving numerous set targets.

The department has invested in renovation and construction of health facilities, hence therefore, has managed to increase the number of health facilities from 16 of year 2013 to 23 by Dec 2016.

In the year 2015 the council was recognized and awarded a trophy of honour by the region for offering quality health care services.

Increased number of CTC sites from4 to 8 by Dec 2016 has contributed to reduction of HIV prevalence from 6.1% of year 2013 to 4.0% by Dec 2016.

By Dec 2016 the council had managed to enroll 17,028 clients on care among which 8,439 were initiated on ART.

Scaling up of PMTCT sites from 16 of year 2013 to 23 by Dec 2016 has resulted to reduction of HIV prevalence among pregnant mothers from 5.2% to 3.2%.

Through regular community sensitization on male involvement in RCH services it has resulted to a dramatic increase in male involvement from 46% of 2013 to 92% of Dec 2016.

Various monitoring and evaluation reports particularly the data generated from DHIS2 shows that;

Immunization coverage especially Penta 3 has increased from 79% to 98% by Dec 2016.

Family planning uptake increased from 16 of year 2013 to 44% by Dec 2016.

The department managed to;

Install Electronic data bases to 5 sites (Lunguya, Segese, Bugarama, Chela and Isaka).

5 health facilities (Lunguya, Segese, Isaka, Chela and Bugarama ) equipped with Pima machines for CD4 testing.

CEmOC services provided at 1 health Centre (Lunguya), and other two health facilities are on verge of starting these services.

There is availability of tracer medicine by more than 95%.

All the facilities within the council are rated by 1 or more star by RBF star rating system.

More than 95% of health facilities within the council are installed with solar panel as a source of power.

All the health facilities are easily accessible.

            

Matangazo

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