1. “Promoting Access to quality healthcare” Christian Health Association of Kenya CHRISTIAN HEALTH ASSOCIATION OF KENYA CHAK Presentation by Dr Stanley Kiplangat MBchB, MPH Health Service Manager, CHAK

2. “Promoting Access to quality healthcare” Christian Health Association of Kenya CHAK Background information CHAK is an Association of Protestant Churches’ Health facilities & programs from all over Kenya Was started in 1930’s as a Hospitals’ Committee of NCCK. Changed to PCMA in 1946 – with the sole mandate of receiving & distributing Government grants to Protestant Churches Health facilities Acquired the name CHAK in 1982 – and expanded mandate to that of facilitating the Churches role in health. The grants gradually declined and completely stopped in 1996.

3. “Promoting Access to quality healthcare” Christian Health Association of Kenya CHAK OFFICES - NAIROBI

4. “Promoting Access to quality healthcare” Christian Health Association of Kenya Membership 431 Membership 431 1.23 Hospitals 2.45 Health Centers 3.310 Dispensaries 4.55 Churches/church health programs www.chak.or.ke

5. “Promoting Access to quality healthcare” Christian Health Association of Kenya Promoting access to Essential Drugs in Kenya through MEDS Mission For Essential Drugs & Supplies www.meds.or.ke

6. “Promoting Access to quality healthcare” What are the issues? Lack of necessary skills-for data collection and analysis Lack of infrastructure- hardware and software-limited access to GIS technology Data accessibility-no central repository Lack of clarity on what to collect/incomplete data/parallel donor systems Christian Health Association of Kenya

7. “Promoting Access to quality healthcare” How have the issues been addressed? Partnering with the Ministry of health who has trained staff- MOU/master facility list Capacity building for staff Investment in hardware and soft ware ongoing/GIS technology Soliciting for support from development partners/harmonizing Christian Health Association of Kenya

8. “Promoting Access to quality healthcare” What data is collected? Service statistics-OP and IP data Health outcomes Physical infrastructure/Equipment HR data Commodity supply chain Christian Health Association of Kenya

9. “Promoting Access to quality healthcare” Tools Ministry of health data registers CHAK data registers Questionnaires Databases GPS- last done 2004 Christian Health Association of Kenya

10. “Promoting Access to quality healthcare” Data dissemination CHAK times publications quarterly Monthly reports Annual health conference Presentation in stakeholder forums ACHA Platform FBHS-MOH TWG CHAK web site: www.chak.or.kewww.chak.or.ke Christian Health Association of Kenya

11. “Promoting Access to quality healthcare” How are the results used? For planning resource allocation-AOP For advocating with government for resource support-FBHS-MOH TWG For accounting for donor funds To identify training gaps and resource gaps Monitor trends in indicators and programs Christian Health Association of Kenya

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