The National Council of Churches of Kenya has achieved 95.8% of her year- 4 targets for the Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT) of the HIV virus. This is according to the Council’s year 4 Quarter 3 global fund report whose overall goal is ‘The Road towards an HIV free Society’.
The project is funded by the NCCK development partners (Global Fund through the Kenya Red Cross Society). Out of the 1,853 expectant women that were referred and followed by Community Health Volunteers (CHVs) to attend the 1st -4th ANC, 1777 women completed all the 4 ANC visits and delivered in health facilities. This was a remarkable effort in reducing new HIV infection as well as maternal mortality in the country.
In an interview with Jumuia news, NCCK’s Education and Health Programmes Officer Imelda Namayi, said that the Council engaged 84 CHVs in Nyeri County to do home visits and offer community based care to people living with HIV and expectant mothers. “NCCK also held 3 quarterly review/coordination meetings with 83 CHVs and CHMT and SCHMT focal persons and CHEWs in sensitizing CHVs on home based services to PLHIV and follow up of the referred clients to ensure they visited the health facilities. Their engagement have enhanced program support and ownership as key stakeholders in the HIV response,” said Imelda.
The project is being implemented in Nyeri Central, Kieni East, Kieni West, Mathira East, Mathira West, Mukurweini and Othaya sub-counties. It targets 11 sites that include Nyeri County Referral Hospital, Mukurweini District Hospital and Othaya District Hospital.
Others are Mt. Kenya Hospital, Endarasha Health Centre, Narumoru Health Centre, Mathari Consolata, PCEA Tumutumu Mission Hospital and Mary Immaculate Hospital.
