CERTIFICATE IN COMMUNITY HEALTH ASSISTANT
COURSE OVERVIEW
Community Health Assistant addresses the emotional, social, work, school, and
physical health concerns people may have at different stages in their lives. CHA is a health course that entails equipping
trainees with relevant skills, and experience with an aim of ensuring competent health officers at a community level.
CHA’s roles are to provide primary health care services i.e. immunization, health education and promotion,
training of health volunteers, maternal and child health services at the household level, community needs assessment,
disease prevention, and control, Outreach services, family planning services, referral services and water sanitation and hygiene programs
to the community to ensure access and availability of health care to all.
Expected Working Field
• Hospitals
• Inpatient or Outpatient Detoxification Centers
• Mental Health Facilities & Agencies
• Residential Care Facilities
• Halfway Houses
• Geriatric-Related Facilities
• Medical Hospitals and Outpatient Clinics
• Correctional Facilities and/or Prisons
Can a community health assistant be a nurse?
In answer to 'Can a health care assistant become a nurse? ',
it's perfectly possible to make this career transition. This career pathway is a popular choice for
many health care employees who are looking to increase their skills and knowledge in the medical sector
COURSE DURATION
Two (2) years full-time plus three (2) attachments/Clinical Placements at the end of each year in Sub-County Hospitals, County Referral Hospitals and Referral Hospitals respectively across the county.
Intake:
January, May and September every year
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
The candidate must have obtained a minimum of D (PLAIN) in KCSE.
EXAMINATION BODIES AND LICENSING
Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC)