Project Description


The project will refurbish the existing facility, including upgrade and expand the two buildings including the clinical staff residence to meet the acute healthcare needs of the community and its environs. The mission of the York Primary Healthcare Center (YPHC) is to provide access to acute and preventative health care to a community with limited or no access to health care.

Partnerships within the project include the following:

· York Village Headman, elders and community leaders
· The Rural Area Council
· The Ministry of Health
· Donors
· Non-binding mentors include Mercy Ships, Marie Stoppes, and
SOS Children’s Village.

Projects Goals

· To meet the acute healthcare needs of the community by assessment, early intervention, treatment, and or referral of patients.

· To provide emergency transport service.

· To treat and provide preventative health care needs for medical conditions that include anemias, diabetes, high blood pressure, and acute infections such as upper respiratory infections, typhoid, pneumonia, malaria and sexually transmitted infections (STIs).

· To identify at-risk women (pregnant and nursing), children under five and youth (15+), sexually active and provide clinics to serve their needs.

· To provide well woman care (including limited gynecology care), adult medicine and well childcares.

· To promote health maintenance by preventative health clinics such as immunization and family planning clinics and nutrition programs

· To provide sustainable financial and clinical support to meet its needs.

· To create strategic planning by long and short term goals to
achieve the above goals

· To measure outcomes of care, evaluate programs initially, then monthly, for the first six months, and later twice yearly.
· To create an Advisory Board of seven (7) persons that will include the clinic manager and healthcare provider (physician and clinical nurse specialist and/ or advanced Nurse Practitioner).

Objectives

· To create a multidisciplinary team of health administrator and clerical assistant, rotating health care providers with at least two on permanent staff. At least two (2) nurses for each daily clinic area (may include nurse assistants) making a total of six (6 nurses). A pharmacist and pharmacy tech, a general assistant manger,

· To see all acute cases during normal business hours treat and/or refer high-risk cases. To have an available family physician or family Nurse Practitioner available at all times. To provide an available emergency vehicle with a driver, to transport emergency cases to the main hospital in Freetown.

· To reduce maternal, infant and under five mortality and morbidity by early diagnosis, treatment and education by creating daily clinics for pregnant women, pediatric. To improve adult quality of life and life expectancy by adult health services to treat conditions like high blood pressure, diabetes and arthritis. To have weekly or twice weekly clinics for BP management, STIs, nutrition and child development assessments and deworming. These will be by appointment system only.

· To create a limited pharmacy with drugs like analgesic, antibiotics, antihypertensive vitamins, supplements,

· To promote health maintenance by health education, individually, groups, and community outreach, preventative programs against malaria. To provide immunizations to prevent diseases like measles, rubella, mumps, TB, tetanus typhoid.

· To have electricity supply during normal clinic hours, by a functional generator with adequate supply of fuel and regular maintenance and safe with a backup.

· To create a budget with proper management of funds and supplies. All supplies will be in a locked room for misuse and theft. Patients will be charged a minimal fee to create patient responsibility to their health care and frivolous visits.

Financial Sustainability and Evaluation

KDU (TX) seeks funding through grants, donations, and minimal fee from patients.
KDU (TX) will be fully transparent providing regular monthly reports and at conclusion of funding cycles. Our financial statements will be open for annual audits and statements provided to donors and accountable parties. Internal reporting will be accomplished through monthly reports detailing program highlights and statistics. Project donations (income) and expenses for all major categories will be tracked and the project will be evaluated in terms of:

· Twice yearly assessments
· Budget Review

Funding

KDUTX seeks funding through grants, donations, and minimal fee from patients. KDUTX will be fully transparent providing regular monthly reports and at conclusion of funding cycles. All reporting requirements for designated donations will be met according to the needs of the donor; a specific evaluation and financial report will be given at the end of each funding period. Internal reporting will be accomplished through monthly reports detailing program highlights and statistics. Project donations (income) and expenses for all major categories will be tracked and the project will be evaluated in terms of:

· Objectives reached
· Key measurable outputs
· Challenges
· Budget

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