Siaya County Referral Hospital. The county is seeking to improve household visitation coverage. [File, Standard]
Siaya County Government has launched a fresh drive to strengthen community health services through enhanced supervision of frontline health workers following concerns over low household visitation rates that have slowed progress towards Universal Health Coverage (UHC).
The initiative, being implemented by the Department of Health Services with support from Lwala Community Alliance, seeks to improve the quality of community health services by equipping supervisors with practical skills to mentor and monitor Community Health Promoters (CHPs).
The county is conducting a Training of Trainers (ToT) programme on 360-Degree Supportive Supervision targeting members of the County Health Management Team, Sub-County Community Health Strategy Focal Persons and Community Health Assistants (CHAs), who will in turn train other health workers across the county.
Speaking during the opening of the training, Chief Officer for Health Samuel Owino said household visitation coverage in the county currently stands at only 30 per cent, underscoring the need for renewed commitment by the community health workforce.
"I am optimistic that this training will offer us an opportunity to redeem ourselves and improve our provision of community health services in the community," said Dr Omondi.