Health Education - Kalitumba

Visit by marianamukose on 2021-09-13

Report ID
13989
Created by
marianamukose
Created date
2021-09-14 11:47:38 UTC
Modified by
marianamukose
Modified date
2021-09-16 08:27:14 UTC
Trip Time
10:03-18:18 (8 h 15 m)
Village Time
12:15-15:27 (3 h 12 m)
Travel Time
5 h 3 m

Health Education Lesson

Program
Health Education 
Lesson Taught
 
Men Attendees
11 
Women Attendees
26 
Staff Attendees
0 
Government Attendees
LC1,VHT 
Visitor Attendees
None 
Total Attendance
37 
Notes
Maria and Irene went to this village to teach about pneumonia and Uganda’s major infectious communicable diseases. The chairperson welcomed all members for the health lessons and encouraged them to keep time, this was because members came late, after he asked one member to give us an opening prayer, then he invited Maria to speak to the members Maria thanked everyone for coming and she introduced the topic as Pneumonia. She asked members the causes, signs, prevention, and treatment of pneumonia, it being one of the major killer disease most especially in children under the age of five (5), and among the causes mentioned were; staying in places which are dusty, places with too much smoke, exposing children in so much cold weather mostly in new born children among others and after a clear explanation was given. Irene discussed about Uganda’s major infectious communicable diseases, these are the diseases some people think that they were just bewitched, through this lesson members learnt the truth and they were advised to always visit hospital for such cases mostly government hospitals because drugs are free. On addition to what was discussed, VHT Dinah shared her example of a neighbor who had a sick child for three days and the parents were in a shrine treating from there and the situation was just worsening not until Dinah went and grabbed the child and took her to hospital, after the examinations the child was found with severe malaria fortunately the child responded to the medication given in hospital. Advising members to always first visit the hospital , she strongly discouraged them from taking their children in shrines. After the lesson, Maria and Irene talked to Hajirah a 14 year old young mother who came for the health education lessons, she was looking so miserable and dirty. Hajirah shared her story with us on how she got the pregnancy, that it was on Christmas Day and when she went in the trading centre to have some fun and celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, Isma a boy from the neighborhood gave her a Rolex( chapat with eggs) which resulted into pregnancy. Maria and Irene advised Hajirah to always return for antenatal services ,hospital delivery, and hygiene, also promised to make a follow up on her for safe delivery and postnatal period. The chairman thanked all members for coming and he asked Kibo to extend more programs to their village. 
Partner Program
Health Education 
Lesson Use Examples
People have learnt to come for health education lesson to be impacted with knowledge about their health 
Next Visit
2021-10-04 - Purpose: To do a door to door visit as we plan on phasing out of this village.
Program Success
There is improvement in the turn up for the health lessons.
Program Critical Needs
More sensitization on COVID 19 SOPs
Program Ownership
Pregnant mothers embrace visiting hospitals for safe child birth
Other Program Observations
None
Program Expected Of Village
To mobilize the village for the next health lessons
Program Staff Preparations Next Visit
To prepare the next lesson and also call the village for the next visit.
 

Report Photos

21276 Kalitumba village : Maria talking to Hajirah a 14 year old young mother and offering her a mama kit for hospital delivery.
21279 Kalitumba village:Maria discussing about Pneumonia.
21282 Kalitumba village: Irene explaining to the members the distance from which members should keep so as to avoid easy spread of some viral diseases that come as a result of saliva droplets.