Good health is the corner stone of all aspects of a person’s life. Therefore the delivery of essential and adequate services is very important for the government. The general service delivery and Primary Health Care in the district, has improved over the years.

Overall Goal of the Sector
“To promote the health and welfare of the population form development are poverty eradication.”

District Development Objective 
“To improve quality of life of the population”

The Kumi District Population less than one year of age is 12,893 and access to the health facilities has slightly increased to 85%.

 Health Units in Kumi

Category	Ownership		Total
	Government	Private Not For Profit
Hospital	2	1	3
H/CIV	1	0	1
H/CIII	12	0	12
H/CII	11	0	11
Total	26	1	27

Source: Health Management Information System

Kumi District Disease burden (2009/10) top ten diseases

Cadre	Present	Gaps
Medical Officers	5	5
Clinical Officers	24	6
Nursing Officers	17	11
Health Inspectors	5	0
Enrolled Nurses	61	32
Enrolled Midwives	72	12
Laboratory Personnel	13	15
Dental Staff	01	01
Health Assistants	22	0
Nursing Assistants	41	19
Total	144	189

District Health Performance

·                     DPT₃ coverage stands at 111%.

·                     Out Patient Department (OPD) utilization is at 95%. 

·                     Deliveries in health units has continued to be a challenge however, compared to the previous years; there is some improvement from 55% (2007/08) to 58% (2008/09).

·                     Proportion of pregnant mothers receiving IPT₂ (Fansidar) in pregnancy is at 52%.

·                     Proportion of TB cases notified is 31%.

·                     Latrine coverage is at 58%.

·                     Immunization is at 121%                                 

·                     Routine immunization is carried out in 27 static units (health units) with fridges

·                     Availability of drugs is at 60 – 75%.  At health units