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MAKERERE UNIVERSITY
ONE HEALTH INSTITUTE
Kasese Team B Cohort 2017
ONE HEALTH
ONE HEALTH CONCEPT
- Multidisciplinary Approach- Collaborative way -
Why kasese district?
Field attachment objectives • General - multidisciplinary approach to promote human, Animal and
environmental health through sensitization and training community members in HIMA, KARUSANDARA and KASESE municipality in Kasese district.
• Specific objectives:
• To conduct a needs assessment in communities of Kasese One health attachment field site.
• To design and implement appropriate interventions to address challenges in identified communities.
• To conduct feedback meetings and deliver reports at all levels where the interventions were done.
• To create a One Health drop box for information sharing.
Methodology
•Observation
•Focus group discussions
•Key informant interviews
•Literature review
Time line
WEEK ACTIVITIES
One - Community entry - Needs assessment
Two - Evaluation of previous intervention - Prioritization of challenges - Interventions commence
Three - Interventions
Four • Report writing • Dissemination
Areas of focus• Schools – primary & secondary
• Communities near game parks
• Abattoirs
• Fishing villages
• Markets
• Health centres
Interventions
• Waste management • Briquette making • Community sensitization• School out reaches • HPV vaccination • General hygiene (personal)
Hima slaughter slabSituation before:
Hima slaughter slab….
2. Kayanzi fishing community
3. Kanyangeya Pri. Sch
Kanyangeya Pri. Sch …
Briquette Making
Briquette Making …
School intervention
Hima Health Centre III
HPV Vaccination
Areas that require community effort
There is effort to curb some challenges by leaders despite low adherence by the community who later suffered consequencesFacility/ resource location Way of misuse measure
latrines Mowlem market, Hima HCIII, schools,
Poor toilet manners SensitizationInstall appropriate leadership
Antenatal services Health centres; karusandara, Hima
Low turn up, restriction of women by their husbands, low male involvement.
SensitizationTransport refunds
education All schools Increased dropouts of girls
Men should take the initiative to protect young girls in the community;
Mosquito nets kahendero Improper use sensitization
Areas where the district has to intervene
area recommendation
Gap in statistics in district profile Enroll more statisticians in district
Human wildlife conflict Create a platform on which community members, wildlife authorities are all brought on board to discuss challenges
Biodegradable waste management Sensitize public on waste utilization; eg cow dung
Counterfeit drugs on market Increased surveillance and awareness campaigns
Inadequate access to safe water NWSC should improve coverage
Remarkable features about Kasese
Good security
Positive attitudes of most leaders; willingness to improve community
Organized town
Multi-lingual communities
No street beggars
Less traffic on roads
District waste processing plant
Conservational culture of most communities
Sensitization on HIV
Also Fun
Acknowledgement
• The Almighty God
• The One Health institute administration
• Kasese district administrators and citizens
• Our field supervisors
• Faculty supervisors
• Drivers
• Team members
• And everyone who made this attachment successful….
A better kasese, each day!!!!!!!!
Kasese is for us all