This is a community based system both in the set-up of the training and in the provision of services to the surrounding community, with a clear mission to address gaps in the healthcare system.
Educating the community on what first aid is all about to enhance community response to emergency cases. Basic first aid knowledge is vital for everyone, as it can help to prevent minor injuries from becoming more severe. Moreover, trained individuals can relieve pain, prevent infections, and reduce the risk of further damage to the injured area.
Additionally, administering first aid in a timely manner can help to prevent long-term disabilities. For example, if someone experiences a stroke, proper first aid can help to minimize brain damage and reduce the risk of permanent disability. Similarly, if someone suffers a heart attack, performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) can increase their chances of survival.
Additionally, administering first aid in a timely manner can help to prevent long-term disabilities. For example, if someone experiences a stroke, proper first aid can help to minimize brain damage and reduce the risk of permanent disability. Similarly, if someone suffers a heart attack, performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) can increase their chances of survival.
Basic first aid training covers a range of topics, including how to assess the situation, how to perform rescue breathing and CPR, how to treat burns, cuts, and bruises, and how to use an aid kit.
CHPF- COBES and German Doctors (GD) intervention to combat fungal infections through the school health program.
The intervention was marked by enlightening the children in school on the means to address the cases and they were given Clotrimazole to help treat the infection.
Clotrimazole is a medicated antifungal skin cream, lotion, ointment or solution. It treats certain kinds of skin fungal or yeast infections.
One requirement of proper nutrition is to ensure that over half of your dinner plate contains vegetables. In rural areas, it is easy to access a variety of vegetables and fruits. However, in urban areas where land is scarce, the only option is to buy. Buying comes with its own set of challenges that you and I have to contend with daily. Fortunately, you can grow your own vegetables regardless of where you live. Here are six reasons a kitchen garden is a must have for you and your family.
Healthy Eating
A kitchen garden is one way to ensure that you have a constant supply of vegetables in your diet. Even better is the fact that you are assured that your vegetables have no chemical residue compared to the ones you buy in the market.
It keeps you busy
Covid-19 has changed our lives. We can no longer go out for barbecue and parties on weekends, which leaves us with a lot of free time. Instead of watching TV or sleeping all day, you can start kitchen gardening. It helps pass time and its therapeutic.
Round the clock access
Most of us has that one friend that visits without informing us. The kitchen garden saves you the panic as you wonder what to prepare for your guest as well as the awkwardness of leaving them alone in the house as you rush to the market to get some onions.
Community health promotion fund (CHPF)has facilitated a number of residents in the community by providing necessities for the kitchen garden project.
Cost and time saving
One impact of the Coronavirus has been an increased cost of living. As a result, it has become a necessity to save. Growing your own vegetables can help cut your groceries budget by a huge chunk. Moreover, a kitchen garden saves you a trip to the market and you can use that time for something else.
Gardening is an excellent opportunity to bond
Instead of living your children to the internet and cartoons all day, why don’t you engage them in gardening? It will give you an opportunity to spend some time with them and bond better.
Learning
Gardening is a wonderful opportunity for your children to learn. After all, you do not want your children thinking that onions grow on trees. Gardening improves the literacy skills of your children as they learn the names of different plants and tools used in the garden. Some children may also enjoy scribbling on the soil with sticks, which improves their writing skills.
Physical development
Gardening involves movement and lifting here and there. Such activities offer great opportunities for the development of your child’s motor skills. Picking the different tools and seeds you are using can help children improve their grasp.
Bottom Line
Kitchen gardening offers a lot of benefits for you and your family. The good thing is that you don’t need a huge parcel of land for kitchen gardening. You can use the little space in your compound or make use of old tins and bags.
Low-income earners are set to benefit more from the Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF), as under the new model, every individual will contribute according to their earnings to achieve an equitable premium.
Speaking at a Mombasa Hotel during the Community Health Promotion Fund (CHPF) Annual Stakeholders Consultative Meeting, the Deputy Director General for Health, Sultani Matendechero, noted that every household would contribute 2.7 per cent of their gross income, with the contribution increasing substantially.
Dr. Matendechero said despite the challenges being encountered in the transition, the new health model is beneficial to all Kenyans and it should be supported.
“I want to assure that in the long term, this model is going to enable us to optimally finance all our healthcare needs towards realisation of Universal Health Coverage (UHC),” he stated.
The CHPF forum themed “Achieving milestones towards UHC: innovations, opportunities, and challenges”
The forum aims to drive a network of collaborations and partnerships in promoting primary health care within the community.
Dr. Matendechero noted that through CHPF, the government has managed to collect information easily through the Community Health Promoters (CHPs).
The move has seen over 126,000 patients suffering from diabetes having access to healthcare, thus managing the disease at an early stage to prevent further complications.
Additionally, he stated that the same has happened with high blood pressure patients, noting that over 300,000 patients have been linked to health facilities to ensure they can start early treatment of hypertension.
“These are some of the non-communicable diseases that have accounted for the highest numbers of debts within the country, hence our Health Promoters are already showing us what we wanted to achieve when we started this program,” he explained.
The CHPs, he added, encouraged investment in health promotion and disease prevention to save on the cost of treatment, rehabilitation, and palliative care.
CHPs under the CHPF have also played a vital role in linking pregnant mothers to antenatal care clinics across the country. He commended the CHPF team for the significant impact they have on UHC.
CHPs were lauded for their concerted efforts to improve healthcare within the community, especially at the grassroots level.
“We are expecting that by involving CHPs more, we are going to see a drastic reduction in the number of mothers who are losing their lives during birth, which has been a tragic issue we have witnessed in the public health system,” said the Deputy Director of Health.
On his part, a trustee of CHPF who is also the Director of the North Coast Training College, Reuben Waswa, said to promote healthcare at the grassroots level, the organisation is working closely with HELB to provide funds for the less fortunate students within the health sector.
To lift the burden of travelling a long distance for patients, the organisation has set up seven Health Information Points (HIPS) in various areas within Kilifi County aimed at bringing health services closer to the people. Five more will be established next year.
Community Based Education Service COBES is a community service oriented entity operating under NCMTC and CHPF.
The team of students under the leadership of Madam Jane Mabuka took part in the event of Global Hand Washing Day.
The event was organized by the kilifi county – Rabai sub-county where we as CHPF and NCMTC are partners .
in championing for UHC a collaborative effort must be raelized between the two levels of government, public entities and private sector.
the team of the year is : “PREVENT DISEASES AND SAVE LIVES ” by clean hands.