Medical Component
Socio Economic Empowerment for Persons With Disabilities
The medical component supports the provision of inclusive preventive, curative and rehabilitative care at facility and community levels. Technical support (subsidizing of consumables and supplies, capacity building and acquisition/maintenance of equipment) is provided to the services below with a view to curb the incidence and prevalence of disabling impairments
Eye Care
- Community eye screening
- Health education
- General eye consultations
- Provision of eye glasses
- Surgeries
Sub-specialties is eye care
Retinal Eye Care – Baptist Hospital Mutengene
Low Vision care – Banso Baptist Hospital
Pediatric eye care – Mbingo Baptist Hospital
Staffing
5 Ophthalmologist
3 Ophthalmic clinical officers
14 Ophthalmic Medical Assistants
19 Assistant Ophthalmic Medical Assistants
3 Refractionists
2 Optometrist
2 Low vision therapist
Ear Nose and Throat (ENT) Care
Services
- Community ENT Screening
- Health Education
- General consultation
- Surgeries
- Sub-specialty
Audiology Unit with provision of hearing aids
Staffing
2 ENT Surgeons
10 ENT Clinical officers
2 Audiologists
Physiotherapy (PT)/Orthopedic Care
Services
- Community PT Screening
- Health Education
- General consultation
- surgeries (Orthopedic surgeries)
Staffing
2 Orthopedic Surgeons
5 Orthopedic Clinical officers
3 Orthopedic physician assistants
2 Physiotherapists
22 Physiotherapy Assistants
Community Mental Health
Services
- Health Education
- Community MH Screening
- General consultation
Staffing
1 Psychotherapist
1 Clinical councilor
1 Clinical social worker
7 Psychiatric nurses
5 Social worker