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Uganda: Healthcare Implementing Partner for UNHCR at Kiryandongo Refugee Settlement

Partner’s Mapping and Achievement Updates: Jan-Sept 2016

September 30, 2016

Caroline Tukugize

Summary of Activities

As UNHCR’s Health Implementing Partner in Kiryandongo Refugee Settlement, RMF continues to implement comprehensive health programs through the established health centers, namely:

Panyadoli Health Centre III
Panyadoli Hills Health Centre II
the Reception Centre Clinic
Nyakadot Health Centre II.

These are enhanced by outreach programs for communities with limited access to the existing health units or located over 5 km from the health facility as per the Ministry of Health access standard.

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Results
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Background & Objectives
Numbers Served
Success Stories
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Results &

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Community Health

Delivering Quality Service

63 contracted staff form our dedicated implementation team
54 integrated outreaches held
44 VHTs supported
100% VHTs trained on cholera activity facilitated by UNHCR
19,834 children have accessed health services at both outreach posts and facilities
403 patients/caretakers supported by referral mechanisms
2 focal nurses paid top-up allowance
194 patients supported with x-ray services
104 patients supported with supplementary medicines
90% of required supplies procured
2 gas cylinders procured in the previous quarter and refilled

Comprehensive Services

Reproductive Health and HIV/AIDS

10,446 women of child bearing age accessed reproductive services in the reporting period
50,458 community members will be reached with HIV/AIDS messages
21 babies followed up and accorded appropriate support
1 post-test club supported with uniforms
122 clients traced through telephone calls and home visits
2,546 clients enrolled in ART since the program began
234 persons of concern receiving HIV care
81 outreaches held

Assessing Needs

Challenges Addressed

Highlighted Gaps:

inadequate staffing
shortage of drugs
poor referral system characterized by both lack of an ambulance and community structures
poor infrastructure
low demand for health services by the population
absence of a coherent disease surveillance strategy.

All of the indicators have either been improved or maintained. However, with the ever-increasing population, it is evident that pressure is being exerted on existing health services. RMF continues to conduct needs assessments to ascertain the arising needs in order to inform its planning and continue effective improvement of health service delivery.

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Background

& Objectives

Background

The project has been implemented in Kiryandongo Refugee Settlement as part of the emergency response to the South Sudanese refugee influx. Health services are provided through the established health centers: Panyadoli Hills Health Centre II, Panyadoli Health Centre III, Nyakadot Health Centre II, and the Reception Centre Clinic with community-based care supporting both the refugee and host community.
Funding is provided by UNHCR to aid the influx of refugees and asylum seekers into Kiryandongo Refugee Settlement. The number of refugees is projected to increase. This is due to the political instability in South Sudan, as the cease-fire agreement signed in Ethiopia has not yielded peace as anticipated.
Real Medicine Foundation (RMF) has hired a manager who is responsible for the overall implementation and coordination of planned interventions, whereas OPM and UNHCR do oversight functions. Activities are planned, coordinated, and reviewed on a weekly, monthly and quarterly basis through coordination meetings chaired by OPM at the settlement level.

Objectives

Emergency operations
Care and maintenance of refugees and asylum seekers in Kiryandongo Refugee Settlement through the delivery of quality health care services
Ensure optimal access to reproductive health and HIV/AIDS services

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