This monthly report is a compilation of all our weekly reports of the month. It presents a summary of the results of key deliverables from SRS activities implemented by CRIHSS Foundation in the North Region for the month of November
2022, focusing on the trends observed. It provides updates on the overall performance and details on the challenges and mitigation strategies implemented.
Other than the routine performance notes, this report also highlights some key activities we conducted within the month, geared towards set up and roll out of community SRS meetings in the North and also work sessions with the regional team, sessions with CF field agents to review their performance, discuss their challenges and train them on how to document data on the sample chain of custody.
Introduction
In the month of November 2022, we completed 36 trips and visited 18 sites in the process providing services to 18 out of the 29 supported sites. Our services align on the availability of samples, results, or other health supplies and in this reporting period, we transported 2846 samples (2815VL, 28 DBS-EID,2 whole blood for PCR and 1 trace) and 73 results (49 PCR and 24EID results). There is a decrease in the number of EID sample results transported. Trends in sample transportation can serve as an indicator of performance for a given health facility and or the entire service delivery cascade. With an acceptable TAT of one week, we transported all available samples from sites to the secondary hub (HRG) and then to the reference lab (CPC-AG) and back-up lab (PETE) for processing.
In terms of VL sample collection, the top 2 hubs based on absolute numbers of samples transported are HD Pitoa and HD Touboro (129 and 80 VL samples respectively). In addition, just a single site (HD Bibemi) had VL results returned. Further, we highlight that about 40% of the facilities had no VL samples for transportation.
Find attached a full report below.
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