Chip Title: | Implementation of the HIV/AIDS adolescent package of care in German Doctors Clinic, Nairobi |
Participant(s): | Jane Wakarima Maureen Githuka |
Organization: | German Doctors Nairobi |
Year: | 2016 |
Country: | Kenya |
Region: | Eastern_Africa |
Presentation (PDF)
CHIP Plan (PDF)
Details
About the Organization
German doctors Nairobi is located in the sprawling Mathare slums North East of Nairobi. It was started in 1997 to fill the health gap of this marginalized community. The Mathare slum has a population of approximately 443 000 people. Its main focus was to help the poorest of the poor with general health care. It also gave home based services through home visits by the nurses and community health volunteers. with time German doctors Nairobi grew into different departments of health care including General Health clinic, CCC , Nutrition Center and community health services. It also provides funds for small income generating activities and also gives funds for natural calamities occurring around Mathare area. We are funded by the German Doctors foundation in Bonn Germany and CHAK for the CCC services. German Doctors Nairobi comprises of about 96 permanent local staff 5 short term volunteer German doctors and one long term German Doctor. Every day the health center opens its doors to over 500 patients living within Mathare and its surroundings.
Current Mission
Providing accessible, quality and sustainable medical services to the marginalized and vulnerable as well as creating an environment for prevention and awareness for a healthy living making them custodians of their own health
Proposed New Mission
to provide accessible quality sustainable HIV/AIDS services to the the adolescent in the marginalised mathare community
Problem Area
facility offering inadequate adolescent package of care
Program Goal Statement
Establishment of an adolescent HIV/AIDS care center In Nairobi
Long Term Outcome Smart Objective
To increase the uptake and retention of HIV/AIDS service by the adolescents through establishment of a fully functioning adolescent friendly center by July 2017.
Measure
To achieve an adherence to treatment rate of 90% as well as 90% viral suppression rate for all the adolescents in the clinic by July 2017.