Health System Strengthening

Our Activities

We work to strengthen the performance and interconnectedness of the 6 WHO health system building blocks.
We provide high-quality, evidence-based technical assistance that focuses on national priorities and improving health worker performance and engagement.
We strive to improve patient and population health outcomes, particularly among the poor, as well as ensuring efficiency and effectiveness of systems and processes in the facilities where we work.
We have introduced a range of training and capacity building programmes for Doctors, Nurses and Midwives across tertiary and primary health care.

Vital Progress

Established Quality improvement groups in five PHUs and provided Training on QI Methodology for health staff and community stakeholders.
QI projects completed at Ross Road Community Health Centre and Jenner Wright Children's’ Clinic where a TB Unit was constructed to separate TB patients from the under-5s clinic.
At Children’s Hospital, a QI project led to the development of a Malaria Job Aid and subsequent reduction in mortality attributed to malaria from 38% to 25%.
At the Women’s Hospital, QI methodology was applied to the development of a new Triage System which resulted in more urgent cases being seen more quickly
QI groups were an integral part of infection prevention and control, focusing on hand hygiene and waste management practices at ODCH and PCMH
Improving water supply and sanitation facilities at three hospitals
Hospital Installing a digital x-ray machine at ODCH and re-establishing the x-ray department Upgrades at Jenner Wright clinic, including a Tuberculosis unit
Upgrading Rokupa Hospital by constructing a mortuary, laundry area and reinstating the well
Upgrading laundry and installing washer and dryer machines at ODCH
Provision of a generator which enables continuous electricity supply in the event of loss of power at ODCH