Primary health care program review in Kachia, Kaduna

TCF health monitoring chart at one of  the health posts

Tulsi Chanrai Foundation (TCF) team from Abuja Headquarter visited Kachia, local government area in Kaduna state in December 2012 to assess the impact of health services being provided in 14 health facilities.

TCF team met the health attendants, CHEWs (Community Health Extension Workers), other project staff and beneficiaries to find out effectiveness of the services. 

Expert advice was given to the health attendants and CHEWs. Feedback was taken from them.

Overall assessment of the TCF team was that a lot of women and children are benefiting from the program. Without the TCF Primary Health Program it would have had been difficult for the people to access primary health care in remote areas. 

TCF will review the data collected from the ground and will take up measures to further enhance the effectiveness of the Primary Health Care program in Kachia, Kaduna.

Tulsi Chanrai Foundation

www.tcfnigeria.org    

Water Project (Hand pump rehabilitation) started in partnership with Calabar State Government

Local government area WASH office participants at the launch Meeting, Ikom  

Cross River State Government initiated a new Water Project with Tulsi Chanrai Foundation (TCF) to undertake "Rehabilitation of 540 Non-Functional Hand Pumps and its Operation and Management"

To launch the project, partners meeting was held at Ikom on 19th and 20th December 2012. 

WASH office coordinators of 18 local area government attended the program. Along with Director Planning and Monitoring, RUWASSA, Principle Technical Officer, RUWASSA and, TCF staff. 

One of the WASH coordinators shared that "this is the step in the right direction and we look forward to have expert technical advice and assistance from TCF to undertake the project".

The project with the Cross River State will be for a period of three years and it is estimated that it would benefit nearly half million people to have access to clean and safe drinking water in the State.

Tulsi Chanrai Foundation

www.tcfnigeria.org 

Partnership Katsina State Government For Eye Care

Mr. K. S. Murthy, COO, TCF along with Honorable Commissioner and 
Permanent Secretary for Health, Katsina State  

Tulsi Chanrai Foundation (TCF) signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Katsina State Government on December 13, 2012 for a period of three years to provide Eye Care to children and adults in the State. 

The salient features of the partnership is as follows:

TCF Role:

a. To provide a team consisting of Experienced Eye Surgeon and Program Manager

b. Provide Eye Cataract Surgeries free of cost to the people by experienced ophthalmic Surgeons. 

c. Train the State personnel including the doctors on how to effective undertake Cataract Surgeries.

State Government Role:

a. Provide hospital facilities consisting of wards, out-patient examination area and an operation theatre with appropriate furniture / equipment exclusive to the program.

b. Provide adequate staff to manage the wards and operation theatre.

c. Provide all equipment including specialized ophthalmic equipment.

It is estimated that in three years time 10,000 children and adults vision will be restored.

To read the press release click here

Tulsi Chanrai Foundation

www.tcfnigeria.org