HEALTH SCIENCES DEPARTMENT

TICH's Health Sciences department promotes quality preventive and rehabilitative health care that is acceptable, affordable and appropriate to individuals, families and communities. By bridging academics with practical living, our aim is to reduce the burden of disease through high quality research programs, training and services,  and the development, testing and replication of health care models by networking with professionals, practitioners, communities and institutions at all levels.

Specific objectives

·         Promote preventive and promotive health services through rational community based health care services.

·         Conduct operational research in Health and Community Development

·         Establish a regional pharmaceutical store giving individuals, families and communities access to essential drugs.

Organizational structure

For effective management and coodination of acitivities, the department is divided into sections with each section head reporting to the head of the department, who reports to the Director of TICH.

Section                                                            Head

Academics                                             Training coordinator

Primary Health Care                                 Community based services Manager  

Pharmaceuticals                                      Pharmaceuticals Manager

ACADEMICS DEPARTMENT

Academics is headed by the Training coordinator, who is responsible for coordinating the Health sciences curriculum. The department head is assisted by course coordinators depending on courses taught, including Nursing, Pharmacy, Family Medicine , Tropical Medicine, Community health, etc. Specific tasks include:

·         Design and develop course curriculum and content

·         Market the courses and coordinate admissions

·         Advice on recruitment of necessary manpower

·         Coordinate teaching of the courses including supervision during practical

·         Examination

The Training coordinator works closely with the Head of Faculty of Health Sciences and the Director of TICH to synchronize the academic programs.

PHARMACEUTICALS DEPARTMENT

This department, headed by the Pharmaceuticals Manager, is responsible for managing the Regional Pharmaceutical Store. Specific tasks include:

·          Procurement and distribution of drugs and other medical supplies

·          Establish a regional network for drugs supply

·          Advice on recruitment of desirable staff

·          Supervision of pharmacy students attached to the store

·          Coordinate with the satellite drug stores

PRIMARY HEALTH CARE DIVISION

Responsible for coordinating Community based health care in the partnership areas, the primary health care division is headed by the Community Based Services Manager who is assisted by sectional heads responsible for specific service areas, e.g. Home Based/Palliative Care, Drug Supplies to Community Pharmacies, Community Based training, etc.

Specific tasks include:

·          Establish community linkages for partnerships

·          Establish and strengthen community based health systems including drug supplies

·          Coordinate training of CHWs, CORPs and LTRPs

·          Rebuild social support systems

KISUMU - The Director, TICH in Africa, P.O. Box 2224, Kisumu, Telephone, 057-2023972/2024871,
Email: academics@tichafrica.org or adminkisumu@tichafrica.org
NAIROBI - P. O. Box 60827 - 00200, Nairobi, Telephone, 020- 576804, Email: tichnbi@wananchi.com