We have introduced a Community Care Plan led by Dr August Temu, the Kikavu Village Officers and ten local volunteers. In Summer 2017 we fully trained our volunteers (Health Activists) on health issues the community suffer with. They will work with the community to educate on basic health, nutrition and disease prevention methods. By ensuring these important and basic steps are established in each household we aim to improve overall health and wellbeing. Our Health Activists will support and monitor families to reach these goals. Families that action these steps are awarded a Patient Passport at the clinic and receive free health care and lab testing at the Kikavu clinic.
What has been happening so far
Our community project has been supporting the community to make small behavioural changes which will benefit their long-term health. This summer we have fully trained fifteen local volunteers (Health Activists) in a variety of health problems that are regularly seen in Kikavu and they are now facilitate the programme. Our volunteers visit households and explain about our 10-point community care scheme while educating families on the health benefits of drinking boiling water, dental hygiene, living in a more sanitised and hygienic home and recognising when they must visit a doctor. So far this year we have issued fourteen families with their Patient Passports. This means that they have complied with all ten points of our community care scheme, not only making their homes healthier for all the family but also receiving completely free healthcare at our Kikavu clinic. We have also been able to provide all our Health Activists with bicycles, allowing them to be able to visit more households in a shorter time frame, meaning they don’t have to sacrifice working hours.
