The third Round PBF training for Health Staff in Rungwe Opened by the DMO

This is the third and last round for PBF training for Rungwe District Health Staff. This year, the training involved 20 participants from: church health facilities, District Medical Officers Office, from Project and Church health Department.

It was officially opened by the District Medical Officer for Rungwe District Council on  25^th September 2012 at Catholic Youth Centre in Tukuyu, though the training started on 24^th September 2012. In his brief opening speech, the DMO acknowledged the financial support from EU and Cordaid for Rungwe PBF Pilot Project and for funding training for health Staff on PBF in Rungwe District. He argued the participants to take active role in the ten days training which will be culminated on 4^th October 2012. He emphasized that they are expected to be change agents in their health facilities through innovation and performance improvement in health Care delivery.

Additionally, he commended KCMC staff for their dedication to train health workers in Rungwe for three years consecutively. These precious efforts have resulted in having PBF pioneers who are resource persons for instituting changes in health sector.

Again, he openly noted that PBF is still needed in Rungwe District Council and Mbeya Region. The sixty (60) health staff trained to-date so-far by KCMC and CSSC will play a role of innovators in spearheading change in the health care. Thereafter, he shared the efforts of the District hospital in applying some PBF principles particularly in areas of: Vaccination coverage and Community Health Fund (CHF) promotion in the district.  He argued the participants to through understand PBF so that when they get back they become result oriented and hence make difference.

Moreover, he appreciated the efforts made by KCMC for translating training Manual in Swahili and for conducting the Course in Swahili as well.  Thus, Swahili being the National language will enable them to easily cope with the ongoing PBF training.

Below is the Group Photo- Guest of honour with participants after official opening.