This document provides a community health toolkit with information on various health topics. It begins with an introduction and overview. The toolkit then covers sections on staying healthy, preventing disease, treating injuries, maternal and child health, the role of community health committees, and includes contacts for support services. Specific diseases and health conditions covered include malaria, Ebola, Lassa fever, measles, tuberculosis, diarrhea, high blood pressure, and more. It emphasizes the importance of prevention through vaccination, handwashing, safe water, and seeking treatment.
2. This toolkit was made possible with support from the American people
through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). The contents
are the responsibility of Mercy Corps and do not necessarily reflect the
opinions of USAID or the U.S. Government.
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This is a simple guide to help Community Health
Committees (CHCs) do health awareness in their
communities. It uses approved information from
the Ministry of Health and partners about some
common health issues and diseases.
This book is a tool to support disease prevention in
the community. It should not be used for diagnosis.
If you are worried about your health, it is very
important that you go to the clinic for help. In case
of any questions on the content of the book, CHC
members should seek guidance from the Officer in
Charge (OIC) at the nearby clinic.
The book has been made possible with the
support of the American people through USAID
and Mercy Corps as part of the Ebola Community
Action Platform (ECAP 2). Special thanks go to
the Health Promotion Division of the Ministry of
Health, Population Services International, John
Hopkins University, UNICEF and IOM for their
valued contributions and for allowing us to use their
approved messages and illustrations.
It has been produced by Laura Keenan, Grace
Merekaje and Brittney Norton from Mercy Corps.
Additional illustrations have been provided by
Frank Dwuye with design support from Andrea
Henning Design.
Introduction
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STAYING HEALTHY
Using the Clinic 5
Vaccines 6
Handwashing 7
Safe Drinking Water 8
Eating Well and Taking Exercise 10
PREVENTING DISEASE
Malaria 11
Ebola 13
Lassa Fever 16
Measles 18
Tuberculosis (TB) 19
Running Stomach 20
High Blood Pressure 22
Diabetes (sugar sickness) 23
TREATING DIFFERENT INJURIES
Animal Bites 25
First Aid 26
BIG BELLY BUSINESS
Taking Care of Big Belly 27
Bad Signs 30
Delivery at a Clinic or Hospital 30
After Baby is Born 32
Feeding Baby 33
ROLE OF THE COMMUNITY HEALTH
COMMITTEE
What to do in an Emergency 35
Our Action Plan 35
Support Services and Contacts 41
INDEX
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Using the Clinic
Remember, use the clinic when you are sick or
need a check-up!
Your health center is ready to serve you.
Health centers, clinics, and hospitals are the safest
place to go for medical services.
The Ministry of Health is making sure all health
centers, clinics, and hospitals are giving safe services.
STAYING HEALTHY
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Vaccines
Different vaccines are given to children under 1 year old
and big belly at all clinics and hospitals.
The vaccines help give our children a healthy start in life.
They save lives, and protect from plenty sicknesses like:
A Polio (crippling)
A TB (cough with blood)
A Measles (spot-spot on the skin)
A Pneumonia (deep cold on the side and chest)
A Tetanus (neonatal tetanus)
A Yellow fever
A Whooping cough
They also give 1 vaccine to big belly women and women
that can born to protect against tetanus (stiffness/jerking).
Take your baby to the clinic for vaccines 5 times before
they reach 1 year old.
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Handwashing
Washing hands can prevent
plenty sickness like:
A Ebola
A Running stomach
A Typhoid
What are the important times for
washing hands?
A Before preparing food
A Before eating food
A After using the latrine or after
coming from the bush
A After changing baby diaper
or cleaning up a child who
has used the toilet
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Safe Drinking Water
Clean water is needed for good health. Water needs to
stay clean at home, and it also needs to stay clean
where it is collected. Dirty water causes many different
sicknesses!
There are some things you can do to protect your water
supply:
A Cover wells to keep out dirt and rubbish
A Build your latrine at least 30 meters away and down
from your water source
A Teach your children to use the latrine and not to urinate
or pupu near your water source
A Bury pupu far away from your home and water source if
you do not have latrine
A Build a platform around your well to keep the area from
becoming too muddy
A Keep animals, washing and farming activities away from
where you get your water
Keeping water safe at home
In addition, you make sure your drinking water is safe at
home when you:
A Use WaterGuard
A Always use clean buckets and jerry cans to collect water
and keep them covered
A Always use a cup with a handle to take water from the
bucket or jerry can
Always keep your water source covered!
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BUILD YOUR LATRINE AWAY AND DOWN
FROM YOUR WATER SOURCE
BUILD A PLATFORM AROUND YOUR WELL
TO KEEP IT FROM GETTING DIRTY
COVER WELLS TO KEEP OUT DIRT
AND RUBBISH
BURY PUPU FAR AWAY FROM YOUR HOME
IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A LATRINE
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Eating Well and
Taking Exercise
Eating well and taking exercise can
protect the body against different
different sicknesses and help you live
a longer life.
Some ways to protect against
dangerous sicknesses like high
blood pressure, heart disease and
diabetes (Sugar Sickness) are to:
A Take exercises often (aim for 30
minutes each day)
A Eat healthy foods, including fruit and
vegetables with your daily meal
A Avoid smoking
A Drink less alcohol (liquor)
A Avoid taking too much salt and sugar
A Visit the clinic regularly for checkups,
especially if someone in your family
has had a health condition like
diabetes or high blood pressure
Eat a good diet with plenty fruit and vegetables to stay healthy and live long.
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Malaria
What is Malaria?
Malaria is a disease caused by a mosquito bite.
Mosquitos breed in stagnant water and tall grass
around the house.
Young children and big belly woman are in the most
danger from Malaria.
The Signs
A High Fever
A Shaking
A Sweating
A Headache
A Vomiting
A Diarrhea
Preventing Malaria
You should sleep under a treated mosquito net every night
to protect you and your family against mosquito bites.
Drain stagnant water in your community.
Keep the area around your house clean without too
much grass.
In case of any fever, go quick-quick to the nearest clinic.
Preventing malaria in big belly
Everyone should use the net, but it is especially
important for big belly women and children under 5
years old. Malaria is very dangerous for them because
it can cause death of the baby and big belly, or make
the baby come before time.
In a big belly, she might not know she has malaria
because she does not feel sick. The only way to check
is by a test that is done at the clinic or hospital.
It is very important for big belly women to go for at
least 4 big belly visits. At the visits she will be given
medicine and a net to protect against malaria.
PREVENTING DISEASE
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Sleep under the net everywhere and every night to protect you and your family from mosquito bites.
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Ebola
What is Ebola?
Ebola is a dangerous sickness that is spread through the
body fluids of a person who is sick or who has died from
Ebola.
Remember, early treatment helps people to survive. Don’t
wait! If anyone has the signs and symptoms of Ebola, they
must call 4455 quick-quick and tell the community leader.
Signs of Ebola
Know the signs and symptoms of Ebola.
A Fever that starts quick-quick
A Weakness
A Headache
A Body pain
A Sore throat
A Vomiting
A Running stomach
A Rash
A Red eyes and /or bleeding from the nose or mouth
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Preventing Ebola
Keeping Ebola out of Liberia is
everybody’s business. You can
protect yourself, your family and
your community.
You can protect yourself by
washing your hands often with
soap and clean water.
You can protect yourself when
you keep a distance from sick
people, their personal things or
their blood, vomit, pupu, pee-
pee, sweat or spit. Do not touch
them or their things! Call 4455
for help and tell your community
leader.
You also protect yourself when
you do not touch, bathe or bury
anyone who is sick or who has
died from Ebola.
Remember, early treatment helps people to survive.
Don’t wait. If anyone has the signs and symptoms of
Ebola, they must call 4455 quick-quick and tell the
community leader.
Remember, we should not let down our guard. These
preventive measures can protect us against many
dangerous sicknesses. Protect yourself, your family and
your community!
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Lassa Fever
What is Lassa Fever?
Lassa fever is a sickness which is
among us and has killed plenty
people. You can catch this sickness
from rats that play in your food and
drinking water.
It can also be spread through
contact with people who are sick
with the disease or their body fluids.
Signs of Lassa Fever
The signs and symptoms of Lassa
Fever are high fever, pain in the
chest, back and stomach, cough,
vomiting and running stomach. If
you see any of these signs and
symptoms you should tell your
community leaders or gCHVs to
report to the clinic quick-quick.
Lassa Fever is serious, especially
for big belly women!
Preventing Lassa Fever
It is important to keep our homes
and our communities clean to
protect against rats that carry the
virus!
A Always keep your surroundings
clean to keep rats away
A Dispose of garbage correctly and
away from the home
A Cover your food and drinking
water good good to stop rats from
playing in your food and water
A Do not dry food in open places
where rats can reach
Do not eat rats because you can
get the sickness by coming in
contact with the blood, pee-pee
or pu-pu from the rats.
If you see people with the signs
of Lassa Fever, do not touch them,
call 4455, and tell your community
leaders or gCHVs to tell the health
people.
Dispose of garbage safely and away from
the home to protect against rats.
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Kill all rats at home and
keep your home free
from rats.
A Kill rats using traps
or rat medicine and
never touch rats with
your bare hands! Do
not leave the bodies
of dead rats on the
streets or near houses.
A Use a shovel, stick
or plastic to bury
the dead rat deep in
the ground far from
houses and any place
that you can get
drinking water.
A Use chlorine water
or clorox to clean the
area where the rat
died. Kill all rats at
home and keep your
home free from rats.
Follow these six steps
to dispose of rat.
How to Properly Dispose of Rats to Prevent Lassa Fever
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Measles
What is Measles?
Measles is very easy to spread. Measles is a sickness
that can be spread through the air from coughing and
sneezing from some one who gets the measles.
Measles can cause blindness and even death if not
treated soon.
Signs of Measles
Measles is a sickness that can put small small bump
on the child’s skin, make the child’s skin hot and the
eyes red.
Preventing Measles
If the child has signs of measles, keep the child away
from the other children to stop the sickness from
spreading.
All children should take the measles vaccine at the clinic
before one year old to protect them against measles.
Child can also take measles vaccine during the measles
campaigns.
The vaccine is free and safe.
Make sure you child gets the Measles vaccine
before they are one year old!
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Tuberculosis (TB) (cough with blood)
What is TB?
Tuberculosis (TB) is a dangerous sickness in Liberia that
mainly affects the lungs. It is spread through the air by a
person who is sick with the disease.
When TB is not treated properly, it can be very serious and
is often deadly.
Treatment from the health clinic can cure most people with
TB. However this treatment must begin soon after the person
has been diagnosed with the disease.
If you think someone in your family or community may have
TB, it is very important that they go to the clinic to get tested.
Signs of TB
A Coughing with or without blood for 3 weeks or more
A Chest pain
A Weight loss
A Weakness
A Fever and night sweats
A Do not want to eat much
Treating TB
People with TB must get medicines from the clinic. This
medicine can save their life and stop them from spreading
the disease.
It is very important that they finish the treatment. It is very
dangerous to stop taking the pills even when the patient
feels better.
If you have TB, the health worker at the clinic will tell you
how to take the medicine and for how long.
This treatment is free of charge in government clinics.
If a person has TB, it is very important that they
finish the medicines that are given to them at the
clinic. These medicines are free of charge.
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Running Stomach
What is Running Stomach?
Running stomach is caused by poor hygiene, which allows
germs to enter a person’s stomach. It is harmful, but can be
prevented.
Signs of Running Stomach
Running stomach is where you pass watery or loose pu-pu.
Some people may also have other symptoms like:
A stomach pains
A sickness and vomiting
A headache
A not wanting to eat
Loss of water in your pu-pu can also cause dehydration,
which can be very serious if it is not treated quick-quick.
Preventing Running Stomach
All water that people drink should be treated with
WaterGuard.
The use of latrine for pu-pu and pee-pee can help stop you
from getting running stomach. Pu-pu outside is very bad for
health. Don’t let children play in areas where animals go
pu-pu!
Remember, washing hands prevents plenty
sicknesses!
Wash hands well with soap and clean water after going or
touching pu-pu and before touching or preparing food or
feeding children.
Treating Running Stomach
When a person has running stomach it is important to give
clean water and Oral Rehydration Salts (ORS), which you
can get from the pharmacy and some stores. If there is no
ORS, drink coconut water.
When a child has running stomach, give ORS or give tay-tay
water and then take the child to the nearest clinic.
In case of running stomach more than 3 times a day, take the
person to the nearest clinic.
Put clean drinking water
in the big mineral water
bottle and empty the pack
of ORS in the bottle. Shake
well before drinking.
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1. Fill a 5-gallon container with water
3. Shake the container to mix
WaterGuard with the water
2. Pour one capful of
WaterGuard into the water
5. After 30 minutes, it is safe
to drink!
4. Wait 30 minutes
0
30 minutes later
How to Use WaterGuard
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High Blood Pressure
What is high blood pressure?
High blood pressure is dangerous because it makes
the heart work too hard. This increase risks of serious
problems like heart disease, stroke and brain damage.
Risk factors for high blood pressure include old age,
eating plenty salt, smoking, alcohol, lack of regular
exercise and being overweight (too fat).
Signs of high blood pressure
High blood pressure is dangerous because most
people do not have symptoms until it gets very bad.
It is important to have regular check ups.
Some people with severe high blood pressure have
nosebleeds, headaches, dizziness, fatigue, fast
heartbeat or blurred vision.
How to prevent high blood pressure?
A Avoid drinking too much alcohol (liquor)
A Don’t smoke
A Eat plenty fruit and vegetables
A Eat less salt and sweet things
A Take exercise often (aim for 30 minutes a day)
A Go for regular check ups at the hospital / clinic
to do your blood pressure
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Diabetes (sugar sickness)
What is Diabetes?
Diabetes is a sickness that causes the body’s blood sugar
level to be too high.
If untreated, diabetes can cause serious health problems
like heart disease, blindness and kidney failure.
There are two types of diabetes:
Type 1 diabetes mostly affects young people under the
age of 30.
Type 2 diabetes mostly affects older people and the risks
of getting the disease increase as we age.
Signs of Diabetes
A Fatigue (tiredness)
A Frequent thirst
A Frequent urination, especially at night
A Plenty eating
A Weight loss
A Blurred vision
A Poor wound (sore) healing
The exact cause of diabetes is unknown but there are
certain lifestyles (risk factors) that could increase your
chances of getting the sickness. These include:
A Having a close family member with diabetes
A Obesity (being overweight / too fat)
A High blood pressure
A Smoking
A Excessive alcohol (liquor) drinking
How to Prevent Diabetes
A Avoid smoking
A Drink less alcohol (liquor)
A Take exercises regularly (aim for 30 minutes a day)
A Eat a healthy diet (eat fruits and vegetables with your
daily meal) and manage your weight
A Go to the clinic for checkups. As you get older, it is a
good idea to check your blood pressure and sugar
levels regularly
You should visit the clinic quick if you have the symptoms
of diabetes, such as feeling thirsty, passing urine more
often than usual, and feeling tired all the time.
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Taking exercise 30 minutes a day can help prevent diabetes and other sicknesses.
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Animal Bites
Animal bites and scratches can cause bad sickness. In
Liberia, some animals carry Rabies which can be very
serious and deadly to humans.
Rabies is a very serious disease transmitted by a bite or
scratch from a sick dog, cat, bat or monkey.
Don’t go near and don’t touch stray dogs and cats or wild
animals, even ones that look friendly.
In case of bite of scratch from a dog or from a wild animal,
do not wait! Wash the wound with soap and clean water
and go quick-quick to the closest clinic or hospital.
TREATING DIFFERENT INJURIES
Stay away from stray dogs and wild animals!
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First Aid
Many adults and children get wounds or cuts from
accidents and injuries. A wound or cut may look small,
but it is very important to take care of it so that it does
not become infected.
First aid means giving help to a person who is hurt or
has a wound.
How to treat cuts and wounds:
A Clean the wound well with soap and clean water
A Remove objects that you can see clearly and rinse well
A Dry the wound gently with a clean cloth
A Apply iodine or antibiotic cream to the wound if you
have it
A Apply a clean cloth and secure it firmly in place with
a bandage
A Keep the wound and bandage dry
A Change the bandage as often as necessary to keep
the wound clean
This is first aid treatment
If the area around the wound becomes red and swollen
or if the wound does not begin to heal, it may be
infected. Go to the clinic for treatment!
Make sure you clean the wound well with clean water
so that it will not get infected.
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Taking Care of Big Belly
Big Belly Visits
As soon as a woman is big belly she should visit the
big belly clinic. Big belly women should go for big
belly visits at least 4 times. These check-ups are
important to learn about her health and how the baby
is growing.
A At the first visit, she will receive a big belly card. She
should carry the card to all her big belly visits
A At the clinic, health workers will give her vaccine to
protect against tetanus (stiffness), worm medicine and
iron tablets to make her and her baby strong
A They will also give her medicines and a net to prevent
malaria
Staying Healthy
To stay healthy and strong and to help the baby grow,
big belly should try to eat many different kinds of
colourful foods. A good diet should include:
A Body building food (meat, fish, eggs, beans, benny
seeds, peanuts)
A Energy food (rice, plantain, eddoes, cassava, palm
oil, potatoes)
A Protective food (pepper, banana, green leaves,
pawpaw, orange, lemon)
She should also eat 1 extra bowl of food or snacks
each day to help her and her baby get strong.
Big belly women should not take coffee, tea and
sugary drinks since these drinks are not good for the
baby.
Get plenty rest (at least 1 hour during the day and 6-8
hours at night).
Take light exercise every day (such as walking).
Avoid hard work such as carrying heavy things.
Drink plenty clean water every day. Take daily baths.
Washing often will help prevent against plenty
sicknesses.
BIG BELLY BUSINESS
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Women, go to the big belly clinic as soon as you know you are big belly and at least 4 times for check-up.
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Big belly woman, make sure you stay healthy, rest, stay clean and eat well to keep you and your unborn baby strong.
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Bad Signs
Big belly women should seek care from a clinic quick-
quick for any bad signs. Bad signs in big belly women
can cause her or her baby to be hurt and can even
cause death.
Bad signs can include:
A Bleeding from vagina / private parts
A Continuous vomiting or dizziness / fainting
A Bad belly pain
A Fever
A Swollen feet, hands or face
A Baby stops moving or doesn’t move so much
A Severe headache
A Blurred vision
A Fits (shaking)
A Fast or difficult breathing
If she has any bad signs, do not wait! Go to the clinic
quick-quick for check-up.
Delivery at a Clinic or Hospital
Big belly should deliver their baby at a clinic or hospital!
The clinic is the safest place to deliver your baby. At the clinic:
A Big belly will be assisted by trained health workers
A There can be quick-quick action if there is too much
bleeding or if the labour is too difficult
It is a good idea for big belly woman and her partner to
have a plan so that they are ready to go the clinic for
delivery when ready. Having a plan is good for normal
delivery but is very important if there is an emergency. This
plan should help them to:
A Set aside money for transportation to the clinic or hospital
A Prepare a bag with clothes and supplies that she can
take with her
A Know who will go with the big belly woman to the clinic
or the waiting room and who will stay home with any
other children
If a big belly is not able to deliver at a clinic or hospital, she
should get there as soon as possible, at least before one
day after delivery.
It is free to receive this care!
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Have a plan in place to help big belly women get to the clinic in time. The clinic is the safest place to deliver your baby!
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After Baby is Born
Quick-quick after delivery, baby
ma should hold the baby skin-to-
skin. This keeps the baby warm and
breathing well.
Give tay-tay as soon as the baby is
born to make it healthy and strong.
Make sure to give the yellow tay-
tay water to the baby. The yellow
tay-tay water is full of vitamins to
make the baby strong.
If baby ma did not deliver the baby
at the clinic she should go there
within 24 hours of the baby being
born. She should also go one week
after delivery and again within 6
weeks. During these visits health
workers will check the health of the
mother and the baby and give the
baby important vaccines.
A new baby ma should go to the
clinic quick-quick if there are any
danger signs for the mother or the
newborn baby.
Danger signs for new baby
ma include:
A Heavy bleeding
A Severe pain
A Fainting
A Weakness
A Fever
A Bad smell near private parts
A Bad headache
A Trouble seeing clearly or
breathing
A A hot, red or painful lump in
breast and fever
A Swelling in face and hands
Danger signs for newborns
include:
A Trouble feeding
A The naval area is red or swelling
A Decreased activity
A Very hot or cold temperature
A Difficulty breathing
A Jerking
A Rash or bumps on the skin or
discolored skin
A Eyes are red, swollen or lots of
discharge
Take your baby quick to the clinic
as soon as they get sick!
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Feeding Baby
Giving your baby food of any kind or liquids other
than taytay water before the baby is 6 months old can
be bad for the baby’s belly and make the baby sick.
Give only tay tay water to the baby for the 6 months,
nothing else to drink or eat, for it to grow strong,
healthy and clever.
Remember to:
A Wash your hands before feeding your baby
A Use a clean cup, plate and spoon to feed your baby
A Do NOT use feeding bottles. They are difficult to clean
A Give your baby small small bites at a time. Be patient
when feeding your baby
A Take your baby to the clinic if they refuse the taytay or
if they are not eating
A Do not feed your baby pepper!
Baby ma, give only tay tay water to the baby for the
first 6 months, nothing else to drink or eat, for it to
grow strong, healthy and clever.
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What can the Community
Health Committee do to help
people stay healthy?
The CHC has a very important role
to play to help everybody in the
community stay healthy and strong.
You are the health ambassadors for
your community!
Here are some ideas for things you
can do in the community to protect
people’s health:
A Lead clean-up campaigns so that
the community can be clean and
tidy. Keeping the community clean
from dirt and garbage can protect
against many different diseases!
A Get rid of stink water. Stink water
can be a breeding ground for the
mosquitos that bring malaria.
A Do awareness on how people
can stay healthy. You can do this
in many different ways. Some
examples are community meetings,
dramas or door to door campaigns,
but there are many other things you
can do to get people involved!
A Keep latrines and water sources
clean and safe. You can also share
this information with the community
people.
A Go to CHDC meetings monthly
and give health reports for your
community.
A Promote vaccines in your
community and ensure baby ma
and baby pa are up to date with
their vaccine cards.
A Fix roads for motorbikes /
ambulances so that they can get
to the community if there is an
emergency.
A Meet with community leaders to
identify areas for handwashing,
safe drinking water, and toilets.
A Be a role model for handwashing,
safe drinking water and having
a safe place for pu-pu in your
community.
ROLE OF THE COMMUNITY HEALTH COMMITTEE
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What to do in an Emergency
Emergency plans
It is a good idea to develop a plan to transport people
from the community to the clinic or hospital if there is an
emergency. This plan may include:
A Negotiating reasonable fees from community transport
providers for services in case there is an emergency
A Brushing road sides or fixing drainage or bridges to
ensure access for cars or motorbikes
A Collection of funds through Susu, Village Savings and
Loan Association (VSLA) , or other means to assist
poorer families
A Community awareness on how to access ambulance
services
Remember, if there is an outbreak of a disease in the
community it is very important that we stop its spread
so that we can protect ourselves, our families and our
community! If anyone has the signs of Ebola or other
dangerous sicknesses, do not wait! Call 4455 and tell
your community leader and the health people.
If you are worried about your health, go to the clinic.
The clinic is the safest place to go when you are sick.
Our Action Plan
Create an Action Plan!
Sometimes our challenges seem to big, so we don’t even
try to solve them. With good planning and by taking
small small steps, we can solve them together! The steps
we need to take to solve our challenges are to:
1. Identify our challenges- What challenges do we
have in this community?
2. Make a vision- What do we want to see in our
community?
3. Determine Action Steps- What steps do we need
to take to reach our goal?
4. Locate Resources- What resources do we need to
reach our goal?
5. Community Leadership- Who is going to ensure
that the steps are taken?
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THESE ARE THE CHALLENGES WE FACE. TOGETHER WE CAN SOLVE THEM.
What challenges
do we have in our
community?
What do we want to
see in our community?
What actions can we
take to get there?
What resources do
we need to solve this
challenge?
Who is responsible?
37. ECAP II Community Health Toolkit : Role of the CHC A 37
What challenges
do we have in our
community?
What do we want
to see in our
community?
What actions can
we take to get there?
What resources do
we need to solve this
challenge?
Who is responsible?
38. ECAP II Community Health Toolkit : Role of the CHC A 38
What challenges
do we have in our
community?
What do we want
to see in our
community?
What actions can
we take to get there?
What resources do
we need to solve this
challenge?
Who is responsible?
39. ECAP II Community Health Toolkit : Role of the CHC A 39
What challenges
do we have in our
community?
What do we want
to see in our
community?
What actions can
we take to get there?
What resources do
we need to solve this
challenge?
Who is responsible?
40. ECAP II Community Health Toolkit : Role of the CHC A 40
What challenges
do we have in our
community?
What do we want
to see in our
community?
What actions can
we take to get there?
What resources do
we need to solve this
challenge?
Who is responsible?
41. ECAP II Community Health Toolkit : Role of the CHC A 41
Support Services and Contacts
4455Suspected Ebola case
Pastor
Imam
TTM
CHV / CHW
CHC members
Community radio station
School
43. This toolkit was made possible with support from the American people
through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). The contents
are the responsibility of Mercy Corps and do not necessarily reflect the
opinions of USAID or the U.S. Government.
MOH