An Assessment Of The Effect Of Decentralization Policy On Health Services Delivery In Kapchorwa Municipality. A Case Study Of Kapchorwa Main Hospital

ABSTRACT

The study was about the effect of decentralization policy on the delivery of health services in

Kapchorwa hospitals. The objectives were to identify the effect of decentralization policy in the

delivering health service. To identify the challenges hindering decentralization policy in

delivering of health service to the local people and to identify out the extent decentralization

policy has affected the delivery of health services. The scope of the study comprised of content

scope, geographical scope and time scope. The significance of the study is to know the level of

health services delivery in the hospital and to identify the problems facing health services

delivery in hospital. Methodology of the study comprised of research design. population study.

sample size, sampling techniques, random sampling. Data collection methods were in the study

included questionnaire and interviews.

The study found out that decentralization has been realized in Kapchorwa main hospital through

the following public participation. construction of health Centre like Kasercm health Centre,

construction of schools, decentralization policy contributed towards the delivery of health

services. A number of challenges were found to be affecting the delivery of health services in

Kapchorwa main hospital and these include the following, embezzlement of drugs. high level of

corruption at all levels administration, misallocation of drugs and negligence of some medical

workers.

The study recommended that the government should construct more health units and provide

them with equipment in order to reduce on the death rate caused by curable diseases like malaria.

There is need recruit more doctors and qualified nurses to handle large number of sick people

within the hospital. There is need to create a positive working relationship between the health

department and the public in order to win peoples participation in different programs like immunization.