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 Mkapa
Fellows are trained in a comprehensive HIV/AIDS care and treatment
and management skills before they are deployed to the districts.
The fellows are required
to contribute in the achievement of districts goals as well
as Mkapa Fellows outputs which are interlinked with the national
goals. One of the output being Improvement of HIV/AIDS prevention
, care and treatment
services in the districts
and the other output is Increased knowledge of the pandemic
among health professionals and in the community.
In efforts to realize the above outputs,
the Fellows are expected to perform the following tasks:
• General provision
of clinical consultation on services related to HIV prevention,
care and treatment plus other health services within the district
health facilities.
• Scale up prevention, care and treatment of HIV/AIDS
services up to the lower level health facilities (Primary
Health Care- PHC)
• Provide technical support to the districts on strengthening
HIV/AIDS services especially in incorporating HIV/AIDS activities
in the district/comprehensive council health plan (CCHP).
• Strengthen district healthcare delivery system through
capacity development of other health workers on management
of HIV/AIDS and educating the communities
Field Experience
In following up the programme
progress, periodic reports and supportive supervisions are
conducted whereby various achievements and challenges have
been noted.
The First batch of Mkapa Fellows who are in the field for
more than nine months since they were deployed to the districts
have shown significant improvement in HIV and AIDS services
provided within the public health facilities and at the community
level. Notabel changes are not only noted in HIV/AIDS services
but as well as in other health services such as maternal and
child health, improvement in laboratory services and drugs
and logistic district systems where they are working on daily
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