Recommendations
Recommendations
- The district recruits staff to fill the gaps in the department next financial year.
- Health unit in charges place in their orders in time to reduce on stakeouts.
- Increase monitoring and supervision of health facilities to check on the rampant absenteeism.
The district health office should be provided with at least one new car and a motorcycle in order to perform its duties properly.
Bukaleeba HC II is closed until a latrine is constructed.
NMS should revise the quantity of every item in their standard kit.
Health infrastructure: The district, has one NGO aided hospital in buluba and one health II in buyemba, five government aided health center III’s, three COU aided center II’s, one community health center II and two government aided health center IV’s.
Accessibility of health services
The accessibility of health services by the population has been reducing following the government’s effort to construct a health center II at every parish. The distance to the nearest health facility is currently1-3km and every health facility approximately serves 8165 persons. It is also worthy to note that 69% of the population is within a 5km radius of a health center and 27% of the deliveries in the district occur in health facilities.
HIV/AIDS (prevalence, control and treatment)
The aids prevalence rate in the district is 6.5%. There are 38 counseling centers in the district and this is boosted by outreaches carried out by AIC on a monthly basis.
In the effort o control the prevalence of HIV/AIDS, the district has set up Aids control structures at all levels like DAC and DAT at the district headed by the CAO and LCV respectively, SAC and SAT headed by SAS and LCIII at sub county level. There are also 15 centers offering PMTCT services and these include buluba hospital