COUNTY GROUP DISCUSSIONS
Knowing what you know now
about FGM/C, what strategies
will you implement as a
healthcare provider?
ELGEYO MARAKWET
• Attend barazas, churches, youth groups to share info about FGM/C to
sensitize community
• Feedback to CHMT, DHMT and HMT on the health workers training
• Counselling and de-infibulation of mothers who attend ANC clinics
and address any other complications
• Involve county government and other stakeholders e.g. ACCAF,
AMPATH, World Vision, etc to train healthworkers on FGM/C
abandonment and demedicalization
• Keep records for analysis
• Involve male partners in sensitization
SAMBURU
• Partner with project implementation teams – MOH, Ministry of
Education, Children’s Office, Judiciary
• Use local radio FM to educate people on FGM/C. Positive impact
because ladies are now saying NO
• Visit secondary schools to form anti-FGC clubs.
• Will treat and report on any FGM/C cases
• Will continue keeping data on FGM/C – all treatment and reporting
NAROK COUNTY
• Give feedback to County Health management team to support in campaign
against FGM/C and money
• Will also liaise with sub county health teams
• Will go to health facilities in peripheral areas and give CME to health
facilities on FGM and health complications.
• Will target MCH staff to screen clients who have undergone FGM for early
intervention
• Will teach staff in CCC clinics on FGM and HIV/AIDs
• Will collaborate with development partners in county e.g. teachers,
judiciary, Christian Aid
• Will do health education to community health volunteers
BARINGO COUNTY
• Sensitize county and sub-county health management teams –
December 2014
• Sensitive health care workers – January and March 2015 – will lobby
county government for resources
• Will ask health care workers to sensitize community health workers
• Sensitize stakeholders – opinion leaders, chiefs, women leadrs
WEST POKOT COUNTY
• Provide feedback to CHT and SCHT teams
• Sensitize facility in-charges during monthly meetings
• Focus stakeholders forum at county and sub-county levels through CHT and
SCHT teams
• Train health workers on de-infibulation, issues of legal frameworks and demedicalization in hospitals, dispensaries, and health centres
• Sensitize risk groups – adolescents through partner support i.e. Amref,
World Vision
• Train community health volunteers since most FGM cases occur in the
community
• Continuous advocacy through the local FM – Kalya FM in Kapenguria