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Health units
Dispensaries
The government runs dispensaries across the country and are the lowest point of contact with the public. These are run and managed by enrolled and registered nurses who are supervised by the nursing officer at the respective health centre. They provide outpatient services for simple ailments such as common cold and flu, uncomplicated malaria and skin conditions. Those patients who cannot be managed by the nurse are referred to the health centres there.
Private clinics
These may be registered by the clinical officers council, nursing council or the medical practitioners and dentists board depending on the proprietor qualifications. Clinical officers require ten years experience in order to open their own clinics. They are usually small units, often with a medical laboratory, which offer a wide range of services depending on the training of the proprietors.
Health centres
These are medium sized units which cater for a population of about 80,000 people. A few are owned by mission hospitals. They are managed and run by Clinical officers who are the team leaders. A typical health centre is staffed by:
At least one Clinical officer
Nurses
Health administration officer
Medical technologist
Pharmaceutical technologist
Health information officer
Public health officer
Nutritionist
Driver
Housekeeper
Supporting staff
All the health centre staff report to the Clinical officer in-charge except the public health officers and technicians who are deployed to a geographical area rather than to a health unit and report to the district public health officer even though they may have an office at the health centre.
The health centre has the following departments:
Administration block where patients register and all correspondence and resources are managed from.
Out-patient consultation rooms where patients are seen and examined by clinical officers.
In-patient (wards) where very sick patients can be admitted. The wards are divided into male, female and paediatric with newborn units.
Laboratory where diagnostic tests are done. These laboratories can do the following tests- bloodslides for malaria parasites, sputum AAFB, urinalysis, full haemogram, stool ova and cysts, blood sugar, Elisa and CD4 counts in comprehensive care centres for HIV/AIDS patients.
Pharmacy
Minor theater where minor surgical procedures are done e.g. Circumcision, stitching wounds and manual vacuum aspiration
Maternity
Maternal and child health
Kitchen and catering
Student hostels for rural health training centres where students go to get rural experience.
Sub-district hospitals
These are similar to health centres with addition of a surgery unit for Caeserian section and other procedures. Many are managed by clinical officers. A good number have a medical officer and a wider range of surgical services.
Nursing home
These are owned privately by individuals or churches and offer services roughly similar to those available at a sub-district or district hospital.
District hospitals
Each district in the country has a district hospital which is the co-ordinating and referral centre for the smaller units. They usually have the resources to provide comprehensive medical and surgical services. They are managed by medical superintendents.
Provincial hospitals
Kenya has eight provinces each with a provincial hospital which is the referral point for the district hospitals. These are regional centres which provide specialized care including intensive care and life support and specialist consultations.
National Hospitals
There are two national hospitals in Kenya namely
Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH) and
Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH).
Major causes of morbidity and mortality
HIV/AIDS
Tuberculosis
Malaria
Respiratory tract infections
Road accidents
Factory accidents
Gastroenteritis
Diabetes mellitus
The ministry of health
Has its headquarters at Afya house in Nairobi. There are two ministers:
The minister for medical services
Minister for public health
Each minister has two assistant ministers and a permanent secretary
Director of medical services (DMS)
Provincial director of medical services (PDMS)
Provincial medical officer of health(PMOH)
Provincial health management board (PHMB)
Provincial health management team (PHMT)
Provincial hospital managent team (P-HMT)
Sub-district hospital management board (SD-HMB)
District medical officer of health (DMOH)
District health management board (DHMB)
District health management team (DHMT)
District hospital management board (D-HMB)
District hospital management team (D-HMT)
Health centre management committee (HCMC)
Health centre management board (HCMB)
Health centre management team (HCMT)
Important institutions (acts of parliament)
Medical practitioners and dentists board
Clinical officers council
Nursing council of kenya
Kenya medical supplies agency (KEMSA)
Pharmacy and poisons board
Kenya medical laboratory technicians and technologists board (KMLTTB)
National hospital insurance fund (NHIF)
Membership is compulsory to all salaried employee with voluntary membership to those in self-employment. Contributions range from Ksh 160 to a maximum Ksh 320. However plans are underway to compute contributions as a percentage of ones salary. When members or their declared dependants fall ill and are admitted in accredited hospitals, they are only required to pay the balance of the bill after the rebate has been calculated. The rebate varies depending on the hospital status and ranges from ksh 400 to ksh 2,000 per day.
Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI)
A state corporation that carries out medical research in Kenya. It collaborates with foreign research organisations such as CDC, Wellcome trust, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research etc
Health management organisations
Private companies which offer additional health cover usually including outpatient cover which is not covered by the NHIF. They include:
Clinix Healthcare Ltd.
AAR
Resolution Health
Jubilee Insurance
CFC Insurance
Alexander Forbes Insurance Brokers
AON Minet Insurance Brokers
Careers and training
Medical officers and Clinical officers.
Pharmacists and Pharmaceutical technologists
Nurses are holders of a 2 1/2year certificate (enrolled), 3 1/2year diploma (registered) or 4 year bachelors degree (BSN)
Dentists and Dental technologists
Medical technologists are trained by the Kenya medical training college, national polytechnics, universities or private colleges.
Radiographers
Nutritionists
Public health officers and technicians degree (4 years), higher national diploma (1 year) diploma 3 years and certificate 2 years
Health information officers
Orthopedic technologists
Medical engineers
Hospital administrators
Physiotherapists
References
Ministry of health website
Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital
Clinical officer
Kenya Medical Training College (K.M.T.C)
Kenyatta National Hospital
National Hospital Insurance Fund
Kenya medical research institute
Medical practitioners and dentists board
See also
Health in Kenya
HIV/AIDS in Kenya
Flying toilet
Kenya Medical Research Institute
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