Esikoma Community Health Project was established by the Esikoma Community Health Self-Help Group, which has been in existence since 2016. The project has constructed a community hospital which will be opened on 25th November 2022 to begin offering health services to local community. The hospital comprises of doctor’s consultation rooms, Maternity wing, a pharmacy, patients waiting bay and temporary wards. More facilities are still under construction.
The Self-Help Group is comprised of volunteers operating within Busia County, with the mission of spearheading the implementation of community health, environmental projects and development programs. The group focuses on Health and community development and other health-related issues. The group received training on HIV/AIDS prevention, VCT Counselling, Community mobilization, and home-based caregiving and education from the German foundation for world population.
During this period, the trainees realized that there was a big health problem in their community. Apart from HIV/AIDS as the main problem, there were more health issues such as an increasing number of orphans/ vulnerable children, and jigger menace as a result of parents’ death from HIV/AIDS. Most orphans were infected by jiggers, this was as a result of parental and guardian poor care. In general, such children lack basic needs such as health care, shelter, education, and clothing among others.
Having realized all these problems within the community, the Community Health Volunteers decided to establish a group and named it as Esikoma Community Health Volunteers (ECHV). The group is engaging in activities like providing medical services, Jiggers eradication program, creating tree nurseries and planting trees, Health Education in local schools and Distribution of sanitary pads to schools. The profit generated from selling of the trees is channelled to the hospital project.
İş Tanımı
Assisting the medical and non-medical staff in the community hospital.
Co-coordinating and taking care of the patients.
Taking patient samples, pulses, and temperature information.
Offering voluntary, counseling and testing for HIV/AIDS.
Assisting in Preparing and updating of records in the hospital.
Providing advice and emotional support to patients.
Participating in community visits for HIV patients.
Engaging in other income generation activities like brick making and tree planting.
Konaklama ve Yemek
The volunteer will live at a host family house, 10 minute's walk to the project site. Volunteers will have their own rooms. Water is fetched from a nearby well, there is electricity at the project though not reliable sometimes. The host family will provide breakfast and dinner while lunch will be provided at the project.
Konum ve Serbest Zaman
Volunteers in this project can visit Kisumu city in weekends
Notlar
CIVS Kenya organizes tours and safaris to spectacular sites of interest in Kenya. Volunteers, who wish to participate, should let us know as soon as possible in order to enable us to make proper arrangements. The fee charged is all-inclusive of meals, transport, park entry fees, accommodation and tour guiding. The cost of a 3 days safari to Maasai Mara National Reserve is 620 USD in a Tour Jeep.
Konuşulan Diller
English
En Yakın Terminal
Unknown
Havaalanı
Unknown
Konum
The project is located in Esikoma Village, Close to Murumba Shopping Center, Bumala in Busia County of Kenya