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ICT Department
Bomet University College (BUC) ICT infrastructure is sufficient to address technical support for the Institution and for Blended Learning. BUC has a Server Room which has three (3) network cabinets that holds the structural network cabling for the internet and CCTV cameras installed. The University College has qualified technical team who handle issues raised by staff and students at the Help Desk including and not limited to network, website, software applications and hardware issues.
Bomet University College gets access to Internet through two modes namely radio which is managed by Kenya Educational Network Trust (KENET) and Fiber Optic which is managed by the ICT Authority through NOFBI Project. KENET suppliers the University College with 65 mbps of internet which goes up to 100 mbps during off pick hours (5:00 pm to 6:00 am). This enables staff and students to access fast and reliable internet through the many hotspots installed within the University College premises.
The technical services necessary for e-Communication, Conferencing aned Blended Learning at the University College are reliable since most of the data such as those of library are backed-up automatically in the Cloud on daily basis and the rest are backed up in external hard drive provided in respective offices. This ensures that resources of the data are readily available in case of any eventualities.
Access to up to date information resources is possible through the University College website which acts as the gateway for University customers and the public. The website is currently being upgraded to make it dynamic and ensure reliability, privacy, safety and security of the information and databases hosted. Offsite access to Bomet University College resources such as e-books, e-journal and publication is in the process of being actualized through the procurement of MyLOFT software. The software is a personal library where users include the content and categorize to meet their needs and it also allows users to access, organize, share and read offline all e-content, anytime and anywhere.
The University College has procured an Enterprise Resource Planning Software (ERP) and is currently being implemented. A Project Team was constituted to oversee the implementation of the ERP and to guide users in coming up with processes to be automated. To ensure success of the ERP Project, the University College procured two additional servers which will be running the web based version of the ERP and another one to run the databases to ensure security and availability of data. ERP Support Team has also been trained to provide help desk support once the system goes live. The ERP system will enable the staff and students to access the information resources of the University College through their respective portals.
The University College uses KENET Conference facility to hold Meeting virtually and also hold lectures and interaction with students during Corona Virus (COVID 19) pandemic period. The University College also has been able to use the Google Meet platform, a feature in Gmail, to hold lectures and interaction with students where they give notes and assignments as they await re-opening of the University College.
The ICT Department is equipped with the necessary tools. The modern Green Tuition Block has CCTV cameras for surveillance. The academic block and the library are connected to a fast and reliable internet. The ducts and trunking for data and electrical socket outlets are fitted in all the offices and lecture halls.
The following are the list of URLs to the various BUC online resources:
1) Remote teaching and e-learning portal - https://classroom.google.com
2) BUC Library resources -https://www.library.buc.ac.ke/
3) e-resources - https://ezproxy.buc.ac.ke:2048
4) University College website - https://www.buc.ac.ke
5) University College email service - https://mail.google.com/a/buc.ac.ke

Health Department
To conform to the Universities Standards and Guidelines, 2014, The Health Unit has undergone registration and licensing and ensures all Quality Assurance measures in all its procedures are adhered to. Additionally, the Health Unit has been able to come up with their Vision, Mission and Objectives, aligned to the University College’s Niche that guide their operation and functioning.
Vision
To be a high-quality health services provider for students, staff and their dependents.
Mission
To be the preferred health care provider in workplace, maintaining high quality health of staff and students, by providing high achievable standards of preventive, curative and promotional health care.
Departmental Objectives
1) To provide continuous and sustainable quality health care.
2) To enhance organizational culture of participation, ownership and purposefulness.
3) To effectively utilize and manage health resources.
4) To strengthen and sustain policy on HIV/AIDS and related health services.
5) To strengthen health services and physical facilities.
6) To provide and maintain a clean environment by ensuring proper handling of
Medical/Biological waste.
7) To enhance customer satisfaction by collecting, analysing and disseminating
8) customer feedback reports promptly.
Services Available
a. Clinical Services
Through our multidisciplinary approach to healthcare, Bomet University College Health Unit provides access to a variety of medical needs with a full range of clinical services. This approach brings together the work of clinicians and other care providers across different specialties to ensure that our patients receive comprehensive, personalized care at our service delivery point. This service includes diagnostic, curative, preventive and promotional health services, to the University staff, their dependants, and students.
b. Outpatient Care
Patients who require general medical services such as;
• Routine physicals,
• Evaluation of non-emergency medical complaints, and
• Follow up of medical conditions may visit the health facility.

c. Triage
Triage is routinely done to patients who do not have an appointment and have an urgent medical condition. Patients will be assessed and depending on the severity of the presentation, will be seen on the same day by a clinician.  Urgent cases always take priority with immediate attention being offered. Patients who are seriously ill or injured may be sent to the emergency department of a local hospital. All new students are encouraged to enroll in National Medical Insurance Cover to caution the students in an event of need for inpatient care.
d. Nutrition Services
The role of the University Health Unit in Nutrition Service provision is to equip and support members of the University College community with the knowledge and skills needed to make and implement healthy nutrition choices.
e. Mental Health Services
The Mental Health Service provides the following with:
• Short Term Individual Therapy;
• Group Therapy, Medication Evaluations and
• Medication Management;
• Mental Health Emergencies; and
• Suicide Prevention Programme.
f. BUC Health Unit Laboratory
Our laboratory processes a wide variety of test requests.  Some tests are performed in the laboratory and some are sent out to designated reference laboratories.
g. Emergency Handling
The Health Unit has a referral procedure in place. Procurement of an Ambulance will be factored in the budget plan for 2021/2022 financial year with a proposed budget of Ksh. 8,400,000. Due to Rationalization of budget for Financial Year 2020/2021, purchase of an Ambulance was moved to be catered for in the 2021/2022 Financial Year.
h. Coronavirus (COVID-19) Global Pandemic Handling Measures
Health Unit has followed all the Ministry of Health Guidelines for combating COVID-19 pandemic in all its operations and by extension to the whole University College and ensure compliance. In an event of suspected or confirmed COVID -19 infection, The University College has partnered with Bomet County Medical services to utilize the county government COVID-19 isolation and treatment centre.
Equipment
BUC takes cognizance of ensuring that adequate equipment is available for use at the Health Unit for quality care. The table below shows the number of equipment available at the Health Unit for quality healthcare provision.