Chip Title: | Increase Uptake of Eye Health Service in Sierra Leone |
Participant(s): | Dr. Matthew Jusu Vandy Francess Fornah |
Organization: | Ministry of Health and Sanitation, Sierra Leone |
Year: | 2016 |
Country: | Sierra Leone |
Region: | Western_Africa |
Presentation (PDF) increase-uptake-of-eye-health-service-in-sierra-leone.pdf
CHIP Plan (PDF)
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About the Organization
We are the National Eye Health Programme one of the programmes within the Ministry of Health & Sanitation responsible for the provision of a comprehensive (promotive, curative, preventive and rehabilitative) eye care services to populace of Sierra Leone.
Current Mission
The Ministry of Health & sanitation mission is to contribute to socio-economic development by promoting health and ensuring access to quality health and nutrition services for the population of Sierra Leone through effectively functioning national health systemsThe Ministry of Health & sanitation mission is to contribute to socio-economic development by promoting health and ensuring access to quality health and nutrition services for the population of Sierra Leone through effectively functioning national health systems
Proposed New Mission
The Ministry of Health is committed to improving health outcomes of citizens of Sierra Leone through the delivery of sustainable quality health services.
Program Goal Statement
To increase the prevention of blindness activities by promoting awareness for the importance of eye care for the communities in Sierra Leone
Long Term Outcome Smart Objective
Objective – Long term Outcome: To create demand for eye health services by 40% by December 2017 thereby reducing prevalence of blindness by 5%Objective – Output or shorter term outcome: To conduct four sensitization meetings with community on eye health per month
Measure
The % of sensitization meetings with the community on eye health per month for past three years