District Health Services

Department of Health Services

The District Health Office (DHO) oversees Community Health Assistants, Clinical Officers, Nurses and Environmental Health Technicians to deliver healthcare.

The functions are as follows:

Clinical Care:  

 Manages provision of clinical care services in order to ensure quality health services.

Public Health: 

 Oversees provision of Public health services in order to ensure quality health services.

Monitoring Evaluation:

  Oversees timely, monitoring and evaluation of planned activities in order to facilitate implementation of appropriate interventions.

Performance Management:

 Manages timely, development of work plans and operationalization of the annual performance system (APAS) in order to monitor, evaluate and enhance performance

Capacity Building: 

Oversees timely, the development and implementation of capacity building interventions in order to impart appropriate skills and knowledge

Management:

Manages effectively, the utilization of human, financial and materials resources in the district in order to ensure effective and efficient operations

Policy: 

Provide supervision and oversight on dissemination and interpretation of policies in order to ensure effective implementation and adherence to National Health Policies and guidelines in the district.

Planning and budgeting: 

Oversees timely, preparation and implementation of action plans/budgets in order to facilitate the attainment of set objectives and resource mobilization

Research:

Manages and coordinates regular QI/QA research in order to improve service delivery.