USAID Dumisha Afya Hosts Quality Improvement Best Practices Sharing and Learning Forum


As part of its Quality Improvement (QI) initiatives, USAID Dumisha Afya organized a Best Practices Sharing and Learning Forum in September. This forum aimed to showcase innovations, foster collaborative learning, and scale best practices in HIV service delivery across Bungoma and Busia counties. The event provided a platform for stakeholders, health leaders and experts to engage in knowledge exchange, thus supporting the project’s objective of achieving sustainable, high-quality HIV services.

Theme: “Leveraging Innovations and Best Practices for Collaborative Learning, Adaptation, and Scaling to Enhance Quality HIV Services, and Achieve HIV Epidemic Control.”

More than 200 participants from Bungoma and Busia Counties attended including county leaders, USAID Kenya, other USAID mechanisms, community partners, adolescent and youth, facility teams and others.

The forum included: keynote speech and subject matter presentations by leaders and experts in HIV, TB, and public health, focusing on key issues in service delivery and health systems strengthening; panel discussions; oral and poster presentations; sessions based on the sub-themes; expo booths; networking opportunities and awards.

During the event, there was a significant donation of essential equipment and supplies to the Bungoma County Department of Health. The handover was led by the Chief of Party, Dr. Ashiono Everline, alongside USAID representatives, Dr. Maurice Maina and David Kimosop, and was graciously received by the CEC Health, Ms. Caroline Makali, and the Chief Officer, Dr. Magrina Mayama.

The equipment, which included laboratory benchtop centrifuges, EMR computer desktops, laptops, tablets, printers, cabinets, network connectivity devices and more was specifically aimed at supporting quality service delivery across health facilities in Bungoma County.

EVENT Objectives

  • Showcase innovations and best practices in HIV prevention, care, and treatment to improve health outcomes.

  • Foster collaborative learning and knowledge exchange among program teams, healthcare workers, and implementing partners.

  • Encourage scaling of successful models of care and strategies to enhance the quality of HIV service delivery.

  • Strengthen partnerships and networking opportunities across counties, healthcare facilities, and technical teams.

  • Enhance the capacity of county leadership and health systems to deliver integrated, quality, and sustainable HIV services.

Sub-Themes

  • HIV Prevention: HTS, PrEP, GBV, and services for key and vulnerable populations.

  • Care and Treatment: Treatment optimization, continuity of treatment/retention, TB, viral load suppression, pediatric HIV, adolescent and young people (AYP), and HIV/NCDs.

  • PMTCT and Cervical Cancer Screening and Management: Triple elimination and ending AIDS in children.

  • Health System Strengthening: Service integration, human resources for health (HRH), leadership, finance, and administration.

  • Monitoring and Evaluation: Electronic Medical Records (EMR), data analytics, and quality improvement.

List of Oral Presentations

Keynote Speakers and Panelists

List of Poster Presentations

THE “NEVER” KEPT APPOINTMENT ART GROUP AT ALUPE SUB-COUNTY HOSPITAL ​

Enhancing Viral Load Suppression among Adolescents and Young Persons through Peer-to-Peer Support among AYPs with high VL: Busia County Pilot Study at Alupe SCH

TO INCREASE RETENTION RATE AT ANGURAI SUB COUNTY HOSPITAL, CCC DEPARTMENT

Integrating Non-communicable diseases into HIV care management: ​Insights from Bumala B Health Centre, Butula

IMPROVING RETENTION OF RECIPIENTS OF CARE THROUGH PEER LED DECENTRALIZED DRUG DELIVERY

PrEP Retention among Pregnant and Breast-feeding Mothers at Sirisia Sub-County Hospital ​

Viral Load Uptake and Suppression in Adolescents and Young Persons: Challenges and Strategies for improved Outcomes Kimilili Sub County Hospital

Integration of Mental Health Services at Busia County Hospital HIV Clinic - Busia, Kenya

​Impact of Jua Mtoto Wako (JMW) concept in improving viral load suppression among children and adolescents living with HIV (CALHIV) in Busia County Referral Hospital

A CQI approach to viral load re-suppression among boarding school Adolescent Young People living with HIV at Busia County Referral Hospital in Busia County, Kenya.

PrEP UPTAKE –KIBABII HEALTH CENTRE​

Integration of Microfinancing in Psychosocial Support Groups to Improve patient outcomes among Women Living with HIV at Busia County Referral Hospital, Busia County, Kenya​

Retrospective Study on The Role of Mentor Mothers in Prevention of Mother To Child Transmission in Sio Port Subcounty Hospital​

Optimizing HIV Testing and Linkage services among Men (> 15 years) through integration of Sexual Reproductive Health Services (SRHS) and Social Network Strategies (SNS) improved HIV prevention and case finding in Amukura HC, Busia County​


USAID DUMISHA AFYA

USAID Dumisha Afya project is a 5-year USAID funded service delivery project, under the auspices of Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH), whose aim is to provide sustainable efforts in access to health care by increasing the use of County-led health and social services in Bungoma and Busia Counties through the support of the American people. This is a service delivery project, providing HIV prevention, Care and Treatment services. The project is expected to support the Government of Kenya (Gok) in attaining its goal of addressing HIV/AIDS, safeguarding the rights of the welfare of children and adolescents impacted by HIV/AIDS, ensuring equitable access to use of quality primary health care services by the most vulnerable.

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