Community Health Promoters (CHPs) sector meetings are organized twice a year by JICA-NUITM and the Ministry of Health within the two sub-counties of Ndhiwa and Suba-South.
These meetings were held between 8th July and 26th July 2024 in CHP respective link facilities with their supervisors, Community Health Assistant (CHA), and a representative from the sub-county office.
Ndhiwa
CHPs 274, CHAs 26, Sub-county MOH 3
Suba –South
CHPs 150, CHAs 15, Sub-county MOH 3
The main Objectives for these meetings were;
- To Conduct a comparison of the CHPs MOH 514 data, CHAs MOH 515, and the sub-county data to check the compatibility of the data and try to visualize the existing gaps and challenges.
- To teach the CHPs how to report jigger cases using e-CHIS
- To give an overview of JICA-NUITM activities through reading the newsletter.
- To teach the CHPs how to report jigger cases in the e-CHIS.
- To distribute branded gumboots to the CHPs as an IEC material.
- To discuss the Previous action days and set dates that would later enable JICA-NUITM to attend.
- To administer a score sheet that would determine the progress of each Community Unit
The meetings were successfully done as scheduled by JICA-NUITM and the MOH.
Improvements
- JICA-NUITM saw a progressive improvement in the CHPs in the report writing MOH 514.
- Most of the CHAs had their documents well filed thus finding 515 was easy
- The CHP and CHA attendance at these meetings was good thus mobilization was well done by the MOH.
Challenges
- Action days were still not coming out as well executed across all the community units.
Community Health Promoters from Kadwet C.U receiving branded gumboots.
Mr. Gabriel (JICA-NUITM) doing a data comparison with CHPs MOH 514 with North Kaganda C.U
Kwamo Community Unit CHPs during the sector meeting