PRIMARY HEALTHCARE BOARD Monday 10 th to Friday 14 th February 2020 LICC Building Alausa Emergency Preparedness 1 Objective To equip health workers with knowledge and skills critical ID: 929566
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Training Program on Emergency Preparedness for Corona Virus and Lassa Fever Infections
PRIMARY HEALTHCARE
BOARD
Monday 10
th
to Friday 14
th
February 2020
LICC Building
Alausa
Slide2Slide3Emergency Preparedness 1Objective: To equip health workers with knowledge and skills critical
for responding to and controlling infectious outbreaks especially in the context of
Covid19
and Lassa Fever infections.
Participants:
A total of 350 participants are expected over the 5 days of the training program. The selection was multisectoral from across the health spectrum. Doctors, nurses, CHEWs, Pharmacists, Lab Technologists and Environmental Health Officers. This approach made it an integrated learning experience.
Media Exposure:
Lagos State Ministry
of Information covered the workshop and gave it wide exposure courtesy of our Board Member,
Mr
Sina
Thorpe.
Slide4Emergency Preparedness 2 Resource Persons: Prof Oduyebo of LUTH
was the lead resource. She was supported
by
consultants in Pathology and Microbiology. The Lagos State Ministry of Health presented
the policy position on emergency
preparedness
.
Curriculum +
Delivery
The
scope of learning was broad enough to cover all the critical topics from policy to practice.
Content
was pitched at the right level – not too technical or scientific, more practical and pragmatic (What we need to DO)
Delivery
was designed to be interactive, giving participants opportunity to ask questions.
There
was a practical session.
Delegates
were eager to learn and engaged with the resource persons. They asked questions relating to practice and misconceptions.
Slide5Emergency Preparedness 3Topics Covered: Basics of Covid19 and Lassa Fever Infection
Laboratory Diagnosis and Policy on Collection of Specimens
Infection Prevention and Control
Respiratory Hygiene
Lagos State Policy and Procedure
Waste Management
Administrative
Arrangements
: Venue was central and training room conducive. All teaching equipment was available and the secretariat was effective.
Impact of Training
–
350
HRH trained in infection control and emergency response. If each participant trains and mentors another 5 HRH, we will have re-trained
1750
out of 3062 staff
or 57% at
PHCB.