ADMINISTRATION POLICE MEDICAL SERVICES

The Administration Police Medical Services was initially formed to provide medical services
to the trainees, with limited staff and resources. As need for quality health care is a right of
all Administration Police personnel, the unit spread out its services to the AP Training College
personnel and their families which later encompassed the residents of the adjacent estates with
the vision of providing quality health services to the APs their families and the communities

The core functions of the unit are; - To provide curative services - To provide protective services - To provide preventive services

The unit has since spread out its services to reach Administration Police in the field and has established several dispensaries and health centres including; - Security of Government Building (Uhuru Camp) health centre - Kakamega dispensary - Kisumu Dispensary - Mandera Dispensary - Garissa Dispensary

The unit is headed by the Chief of Medical Services Assistant Commandant of Administration Police
Mr. Nicholas O. Etyang

SUB- ACU

The Administration Police Aids Control Unit was officially launched on 23rd July, 2004 deriving it
s mandate from the mother body National Aids Control Council.

Since its launch several activities have taken place beginning with the training of HIV/Aids peer educators,
where over 600 Administration Police personnel have been trained in all districts whose terms of reference are;

To provide the basic facts about the HIV/AIDS virus and its impacts at the workplace including
social, economic, physical and organization capacity.

1. Learn intervention measures that can prevent transmission of HIV/AIDS including the ABC
2. Explore the major challenges being faced in the control and prevention of HIV/AIDS
3. Learn the methods of managing HIV/AIDS including nursing care, Clinical Care, Home Based Care,
   Counseling and Social Support.
4. To spell out the response of the Government to the HIV/AIDS pandemic since 1984 and have an
   insight to various programs put in place to fight the HIV/AIDS.
5. To define the role of Peer Educators in the context to examine the strategies workplace.
6. Examine the strategies that can be used to address HIV/AIDS in the workplace.
7. Explore the process as well as the steps in HIV/AIDS counseling and testing.
8. Identify factors that influence sexual behaviour
9. Identify and discuss factors/issues that promote risky sexual behaviour.
10. Determine the methods of promoting behavior change

The objective of Administration Police Sub-ACU therefore is to reduce HIV/Aids pandemic
infection rate amongst the Administration Police officers and their families

Mobile VCT and Counseling conducted by Administration Police Aids Control Unit

The current programme for VCT and Counseling for uniformed personnel is as follows;