ToroDev holds consultative meetings with Districts health officers of Kabarole, Kyegegwa and Kyenjojo districts

In the next 5 years ToroDev will be focusing mainly on Health, education and entrepreneurship and other sectors will crosscut.  On 24^th and 29^th   June 2016 ToroDev programming team had  consultative meetings with the District Health Officers of Kabarole, Kyegegwa and Kyenjojo districts aimed at following up the action points that were drawn during the CSO's- District local government Forum meetings held in March 2016.

“During the last CSO's-District local government forum meeting held in March 2016 participants mentioned numerous challenges, faced by the health sector like absenteeism of health workers, drug stock out, congestion in referral hospitals due to poor performance of HC II's & HC III’s, health infrastructure, sanitation & hygiene etc but we are here to see how we can work together to address some of these challenges”. Said Sheila Amanya M&E officer ToroDev.

Congestion at our health centers

 An example congested maternity ward at Kyegegwa Health centre IV

 ‘’Much as the district is facing such challenges, the senior health team including top level political leaders is not quiet on such issues where section heads from health department meet every week to share the challenges and this has resulted into formulation of reward & sanctions committee, revitalizing the functionality of Health management committees, establishment of health assembly workshops, recruitment of new staff, etc’’, said Madam Catherine the Kabarole District Health Educator.

Madam Catherine added that serious in-charge(s) report workers who are not serious on duty to us and we call the accused person(s) & talk to them in the Reward & Sanctions Committee especially on absenteeism from duty and if the person fails to respond positively, the matter is forwarded to the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) and the person affected can even be interdicted. As a committee we have tried that but we are challenged by politicians because when such an issue is reported and somehow the person talks to the politicians and no action is done against that person, it demotivates the workmates. We need to continue sensitizing our people especially on the issue of preventable diseases so that we are able to meet the demand for drugs we receive as a district.

 “We really need support from the NGOs like ToroDev , to see that  health workers are motivated, they are sensitized on mind change, they are supported with more trainings to add on more skills, we need support in terms of improving the  infrastructure in the health sector , it will be great to work with ToroDev to improve health sector in Kyegegwa district”. Said Dr Balinda Julius the District Health Officer (DHO) Kyegegwa district.

‘’We are committed to realize change in the health  sector because health  is very vital in the growth of human beings both mental and physical and much as the initiative requires a lot of funds to have the planned activities implemented , we shall support the districts budgets where there is a gap we come in and fill to have improvement in service delivery for our people”.  Said David Kugonza, Documentation & Communications Officer ToroDev

As ToroDev we are grateful to all our partners SIDA, SPIDER, NED, ICT4DEM for the financial and technical support.