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Huduma Poa Health Network
Huduma Poa Health Network
Not-for-profit
Year launched: 2012Country of Operation
Target geography
Target Population
Target income level
- Bottom 20%
- Lower-middle income (20-40%)
- Middle-income (40-60%)
Health focus
- Family planning and reproductive health
- HIV/AIDS
CHMI PLUS Status
Profile Completeness Rating
Monitoring & Evaluation Reporting
Summary
Huduma Poa Health Network is social franchise run by Kisumu Medical and Education Trust (K-MET) in 15 counties in Kenya. This franchise is run in partnership with Population Services Kenya Goldstar Network and the Kenyan Ministry of Health.Program goals
The networks' goals are involve private providers to give care and integrate health services, ensuring their clinics are an ideal one-stop shop for the underserved in Kenya.
Key program components
The Huduma Poa Health Network franchise builds the capacity of healthcare providers through workshops, quality assurance and job trainings based on the Ministry of Health Standard operating procedures. Following training providers under the Huduma Poa Health Network may offer:
- A mixed method of family planning
- HIV counseling & testing
- HIV care and treatment
- Prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV/AID
- Cervical cancer screening
- Integrated management of childhood illnesses
- TB case detection, treatment and follow-up
The franchise employs 120 community health workers (CHWs) and 5 demand creation officers mandated to establish linkages between the facilities and target communities to promote demand for and access to the health services in line with Ministry Of Health (MoH)’s community strategy. The CHWs refer clients to franchised facilities for services that are part of the network's sexual and reproductive health package. The MoH acquires and supplies commodities to franchised facilities. KMET also procures and supplies commodities to franchised clinics, especially during stock-out periods at the MoH. Within 2 years, Huduma Poa has reached 143,000 women of reproductive age with integrated Reproductive health services and information through:
- Huduma Poa Service Delivery Points
- Huduma Poa Days
- Community Health Promotion Sessions & Outreaches
Scale
Financials
Reported Results
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Related documents
Parent Organizations
- Kisumu Medical and Education TrustNot-for-profit