MEASLES AND RUBELLA INITIATIVE Presentation by : Sylvia Khamati. Health Advisor Kenya Red Cross Society “Story from the Field” 15 th September 2015 American Red Cross, 2025 E Street, Washington D. C
"Targeted Social Mobilization Approaches based on Data Driven Planning, " THE EXPERIENCE OF KENYA RED CROSS SOCIETY
BACKGROUND l Humanitarian Org. put in place by CAP 256. In existence since 1965. l Structure of KRCS informed by the distinction between Governance and Management. Governance structure includes the boards at Branches, Regions and National l Programming areas: Health and Human development, Nutrition, Water and Sanitation, Disaster Management(Response, Disaster Risk reduction). l Supported by Finance, Monitoring and Evaluation, Internal Audit, Supply chain and Human Resource units. l Established Research Centre(International Centre for Humanitarian affairs).
KRCS REACH … • • 8 Regions • Branch The Headquarters - in Nairobi • Headquarters Kenya Red Cross - National Society 64 Branches - countrywide
MEASLES AND RUBELLA IN KENYA l Kenya hasn’t achieved the recommended >90% routine coverage. l There are huge county variances ranging from as low as less than 30 % to as high as 94%. Percent of children age 12 -23 months fully vaccinated (KDHS 2012/2013)
Childhood Vaccinations (KDHS 2012/13) Percent of children age 12 -23 months vaccinated Pentavalent Polio Pneumococcal
PARTNERSHIP WITH MOH AND OTHER ACTORS l Kenya Red Cross is an active member of the CH – ICC(Child Health ICC), Routine Immunization ACSM committee, Disease Outbreaks ACSM committee. (ACSM – Advocacy, Communication, Social Mobilization) l KRCS has been funded several times by UNICEF for ACSM. l WHO has appointed KRCS for Independent Monitoring of Campaigns. KRCS District Focal person meeting the MOH Vaccinators for updates.
KRCS INVOLVEMENT IN MEASLES CAMPAIGNS…. . January to February 2014 Turkana County 112 Volunteers October – Nairobi, Kisumu 2, 098 November 2012 and Busia volunteers districts September 2009 Country wide 700 volunteers 2006 25 hard to reach districts 600 volunteers 2002 16 hard to reach districts 300 volunteers Volunteers supporting the vaccination
KRCS ROLE Routine During SIAs l ACSM (Advocacy, Communication, Social Mobilization). l Support in Micro planning at Facility, Sub county and County level. l Development and roll out of strategies to reach the hard to reach populations like the nomads. l Community mobilization for immunization uptake through community strategy. l Logistical support for movement of vaccines l Support supervision and Independent Monitoring l Innovation including use of MHealth platform(use of mobile phone technology) l Defaulter tracking and referrals for immunization. Documentation and Publication l Innovation including use of M-Health platform. l Documentation and Publication l
TARGETED ADVOCACY COMMUNICATION AND SOCIAL MOBILIZATION l Targeted Social mobilization with focus on high risk groups: l Populations in Informal settlements. l Ethno – linguistic minorities. l Nomadic populations – in ASAL parts of the country. l Cross border populations. l Refugee population (Dadaab)
STRATEGIES l Pool of locally recruited volunteers – mobilized on short notice l House to house strategy (endorsed by WHO/AFRO measles technical working group in 2013) l House to house, place to place strategy – for nomadic populations l Cross border initiatives. l Use of technology – use of mobile phones for
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