With the monthly support
from ToroDev in partnership with SIDA, advocacy forums have been able to
receive facilitation to help them carry their activities like monitoring
services, holding meetings and mobilizing members to attend the forum meetings
to plan and exchange ideas.
The advocacy forum has
been in the past month of July monitoring three (3) health centres in Rwentuha
sub count, Kyegegwa district. Rwentuha sub
county has 3 health centres; 1 health centre 111(Kazinga) & 2 health centre
11s (Migamba & Ruhangire). In the 2015/16 budget allocations, the health
sector was allocated only 150.000/= & priority went to education, roads
& production sectors.
The fact that there
are issues at Kazinga health centre 111 like; lack of a senior clinical
officer, lack of lighting system, lack of immunisation outreaches, no water
services, no active health unit management committee,etc .
On 18th
August 2015 with support from ToroDev, the forum held a dialogue meeting at
Rwentuha sub county headquarters to discuss on how the health centres in the
sub county can be allocated with enough funds in the next financial year
2016/201 7 to be able to handle the high increase rate of HIV Patients in the
sub county, because in Kazinga HC III serves 40 -60 patients daily there was
lack of enough staff which need quick intervention.
Hon Jolly T the district
councillor giving opening remarks during community dialogue meeting at Rwentuha
Sub County headquarters “
“The health sector was
not allocated enough funds during the last financial year but as leaders we
shall lobby to see that in the 2016/17 sub county budget, the sub county
council should give the bigger share of funds to health sector we shall work
hand in hand with the council, the forum leaders to see that the councillors write
to the district health officer (DHO) and ask for a senior clinical officer and
a nursing officer to work at the Kazinga health centre 111”. Said Hon Jolly T the district councillor Kyegegwa
district.
Hon Jolly added we
shall work hand in hand with the sub county to allocate funds for fuel that
will help to conduct immunisation outreaches and Kazinga health centre 111 and
also to plan on how to put up gravity water scheme near by the health centre.
The dialogue meeting
was attended by sub county district councillors, Nderema forum members, Sub
county health workers and some community members from Rwentuha Sub County.
“An action plan was set by the
leaders present and people responsible to follow the activities were selected
to rectify the health situation in the sub county at least by March 2016
something targetable should be seen on ground”. Said
Ndahura Phenehance the leader
of the forum.
Discussions during
community dialogue meeting at Rwentuha Sub County and in Purple shirt John
Bosco Tumusiime, youth representative, Nderema Grand Association.
Mr Ndahura added as a forum we are grateful to ToroDev
for the monthly support given to us which has helped the leaders of the forum
to reach on ground and hold meetings with different leaders to lobby for
improved service delivery in all sectors.
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