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MoyoAfya Project Launched in Siaya County
The NCD Alliance Kenya, Philips Foundation and iMedrix launched the MoyoAfya Project on July 21, 2022, at the Siaya County Health offices.
The launch was attended by the County Executive Committee Member (CECM) for Health, County Chief Officer of Health (COH), County Director of Health (CDH), sub-County Medical Officers of Health (SCMOHs), County Health Management Team Members (CHMTs), Project implementation Facility in Charges, County NCD Coordinator, County Teaching and Referral Hospital Medical Superintendent, and the media, among other county officials.
The MoyoAfya project aims to strengthen the Ministry of Health’s (MoH) cardiovascular disease (CVD) guidelines implementation. In addition, the study will establish and strengthen CVD control teams, task sharing, and CVD care pathways in the study facilities. In addition, the project will evaluate the costs and benefits associated with introducing Tele-ECG and point-of-care cardiac ultrasound in primary care and develop business case models.
Philip Foundation supports the 1-year pilot project aimed to strengthen the implementation of the Kenya CVD guidelines and the capacity of primary healthcare providers in five-level III facilities in Siaya County to undertake CVD diagnosis, treatment, and management. Using an innovative approach, the project aims to design and implement the MoyoAfya CVD care model composed of Tele-ECG and point of care (POC) cardiac ultrasound that improves the capacity to assess cardiovascular risk, triage, detect and treat cardiovascular complications in the primary healthcare setting.
NCDs drain people economically, escalating costs of health care. Dr. Caroline Gitonga, Philips Foundation
By implementing this innovative CVD care model, it is anticipated that the effectiveness of CVD detection and management in Kenya will be improved, resulting in improved clinical outcomes.
Additionally, the MoyoAfya study will contribute to enhanced investments in CVD care.