Health

4.1 Introduction to health services

Health Services

Our health department is responsible for strengthening of the District health system including governance and regulatory framework, Reproductive Maternal Neonatal, Child and Adolescent Health (RMNCAH) Services, Communicable and Non-communicable disease prevention, mitigation and control, Health Education and Promotion (Lifestyle, hygiene, nutrition), Essential clinical care services including rehabilitation and palliative care, Health infrastructure development using a multi-sectoral approach, Disaster and epidemic preparediness and response.

The department is head by Mr. Bagonza Stephen Ag. District Health Officer – 0774283600 who works with a very committed team as shown below;

s/n

Name

Title

Telephone

1.       

Monday

Secretary   for Social Services- Member of DEC

0784616646

       

3.       

Ssekalombi Loy Muhindo

ADHO

0782328686

4.       

Mutoro Julius

PHI

0703-679844/077-9088959

5.       

Bwambale Arafat

Surveillance FP

0779501921

6.       

Mugisha Madiinah

Stenographer Secretary

0782767138 / 0701753661

7.       

Kasimba Samueal

 DHE /HIV FP

0773521785

8.       

Bagonza Stephen

Ag. DHO

0774283600

9.       

Tibamwenda Noah

District Malaria focal person

0772320433

10.   

Jowan Bwambale

DCCT

0783055246

11.   

Thembo Costantine

Biostatiscian

0775777929

12.   

Murangi Amos

Dist. Lab Focal Person

0772959777

13.   

Muhindo Milton

Dist. TB Focal Person

0777012756

14.   

Kauli

District Drug Inspector

0787984155

15.   

Masereka Enos

Stores Assistant

0782346425

16.   

Bwambale Mitusera

HMISFP

0773955040

 

Health Facilities

We currently have 149health facilities both Private and Government;

85 -HC II

51- HC III

4-HC IV

6 hospitals

98 are Public or Government facilities,26 are Private  facilities and 25 are PNFPs.

And all  are reporting to MoH through the District Health Information System (DHIS2). See distribution below ;

Level

PFP

PNFP

Public

Total

HC II

12

3

69

84

HC III

13

16

26

55

HC IV

0

2

2

4

Hospital

1

4

1

6

 

Implementing partners and respective interventions

We work with a number of partners and below is their list, areas of intervention, Coverage, and implementation mode ;

s/n

Partner

Intervention area

Coverage

Implementation mode

(tick all applicable)

Direct funding

Technical assistance

In kind

1

UNICEF

Infrastructure Development, HIV/AIDS and Child survival interventions, Nutrition, Child Protection

Entire  District

ü

ü

ü

2

WHO

Surveillance and Child survival interventions

Entire  District

ü

ü

ü

3

GAVI

Immunization and Infrastructure

Entire District

ü

ü

ü

4

TASO

Integrated Community Case Mgt

Entire  District

x

ü

ü

5

Save the Children International –Uganda

Infrastructure Development, RMNCAH and Climate change adaptation.

Entire  District

x

ü

ü

6

Directorate of Water, Lands and Environment

Sanitation and Hygiene Interventions

Selected villages in the District

ü

ü

x

7

Baylor (U)

Comprehensive HIV/AIDS package

In the entire District

ü

ü

ü

8

Enabel- (ICB project)

Capacity building, RBF

In the entire District

ü

ü

ü

10

Medical Bureaus(UPMB, UCMB, UMMB)

Comprehensive HIV Care

PNFP Health facilities

x

ü

ü

11

MSF( Medicines san frontiers

Adolescent friendly services

Landing sites and urban hot spots

ü

ü

ü

12

ENVISION, RTI, Cater Centre

NTD control

9 sub counties

ü

ü

ü

13

MAPD

Malaria prevention and control

Entire district

x

ü

ü

14

URMCHIP-MoH

Result Based Financing

Entire District

ü

ü

ü

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