Training of 2 professional health workers-Nigeria

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In Igbeagu-Izzi many people are subsistent farmers. PHC was introduced to improve medical services. Two professional community health workers are trained to reinforce PHC in the area. progress report read updates from the field

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Project Needs and Beneficiaries

Since 15 years the Village Development Project IZZI, a project of the "International Institute for Rural Development" (IIRD), tries to find the right formula for a "bottom-up"-grassroot-Primary Health Care. From 1997 till 2001 Dr. Tagapulot, a gynaecologist from the Philippines, introduced in the area of Igbeagu-Izzi PHC as it was recommended by WHO in Alma-Ata in the year 1978. To reinforce PHC and to make it sustainable two motivated native professional health workers are trained.

Activities

Mrs. Justin Nwadum worked as nurse in a hospital (children ward, maternity, theatre). Now she will be trained in the "School of Health" of the Ebonyi State (4 years). Mr. Chindu Awo studies Nursing Science in the Ebonyi State University (5 years).

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: £1,000
Remaining Goal to be Funded: £2,875
Total Funding Goal: £3,875

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This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).

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Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

To guarantee the work of the health professionals in the PHC-Project of IIRD after the training a contract of employment is made between the "International Institute for Rural Development" (IIRD) and the two professional health workers.

Project Message

"How can the poor helped to meet their medical needs? In the Health-for-All approach the main element is the emphasis on ALL. PHC should be able to deal with 80% of all health problems."
- Dr. Albin Tagapulot, Dr. Tagapulot introduced PHC in Igbeagu-Izzi

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Bruno Gerstendorfer,
Founder
Breitenfurterstrasse 432 a
Vienna, Austria A-1230 Wien
Austria
0043 1 8871814
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Project Sponsor

Bruno Gerstendorfer

Organisation

Entwicklungshilfeverein IZZI
Weißes Kreuz Gasse 68/16, A-2340
Mödling, - -
Austria
0043 1 8871814
http://www.project-izzi.at

Learn more about Entwicklungshilfeverein IZZI and the project team.

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Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in Nigeria and can also be found under Health.

For more information about Nigeria, read the Human Development Report on Nigeria or the Wikipedia entry for Nigeria.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on July 23, 2010.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on October 01, 2009.

Latest Update from the Field

The training of 2 health workers will finish soon

By Bruno Gerstendorfer - Project Leader, June 28, 2010 01:58 PM

Justina Nwadum graduates end of the year 2011

Mr. Awo, President of Nursing Students Association

Ms. Justina Nwadum is schooling at "Ebonyi State School of Health" in Ngbo. The School offers presently following courses: Community Health, Environmental Health and Information, Communication, how to keep the Sourrounding Healthy, History of Family. Justina is now posted to Imo State for Industrial Training (Practical Experience). Justina will graduate in the next year (December 2011). Her comment about the courses: "The most interesting part of the programme is to learn the way how to help the needy patients".

Mr. Chinedu Awo was posted for Practical Experience to the hospital in Ohaozara. He was informed about health education, mother and child health care, campaign against maternal diseases, still birth and neonatal death, preventing HIV/AIDS, Nutrituonal Health Education, Prevention and Treatment of Cholera, Diarrhea, Malaria and other communicable diseases, Routine Immunization, Marriage Councelling, The next posting is to the Airport of Port Harcourt for Airport Health Experiences. A course for Port Health is already scheduled in Lagos. These postings are the condition to get the "Bachelor Degree" in Nursing on the end of the year 2010.

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