By Adrian Gosling | UK Coordinator
During the first week of June 2016, thirteen CHWs are attending their fourth residential training week in Livingstone, with a further two weeks planned before they conclude their year’s training.
On Call Africa intentionally prioritises one of our important strategic aims - to create a sustainable system of healthcare for the rural communities with which we work. A key focus of our work is training Community Health Workers. (CHWs) Each village has one or two local volunteers whom On Call Africa is training in key clinical knowledge and skills.
Our team of volunteer doctors are delivering the training through a combination of residential training weeks alongside in-village mentoring, support and assessment. The aim is that with up-to-date knowledge and skills the Community Health Workers will be equipped to take a lead in supporting the health of their community in liaison with rural health centre staff.
On Call Africa’s training programme reflects the Zambian National Strategic Health Planwhich aims to: “Provide appropriate and coordinated training to CHWs, in order to mitigate the shortages of health workers, and scaling up in health promotion at community level”.
We're often asked what the Community Health Workers learn about during their training, so we've included in this report a summary of the important skills and knowledge which they are acquiring over this year.
Core competencies covered during CHW Training
Key clinical concerns covered during CHW Training
By Kirsty Tolmie | Chair of Trustees
By Kirty Luescher | Trustee
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