2. Presentation and learning
• Each member of the group had various topics to present which was
initially moderated by Dr Adeojoafter which we received an in strustion
thatfrom Dr Akinrinloye that he would continuethepresentation with us
himself but unfortunately, we could not continue the resentation due to
unknown reason. The tutorial topics were:
1. Community entering and diagnosis
2. Immunization and child survival strategies: Nutritional assessment
3. Essential drugs/DRF: Process, drug, management cycle
4. Primary health care
5. Community participation and mobilization
6. Work and health
7. Family planning8. Health care financing
9. Housing and water
10. Waste disposal
3. The challenges we
observed in the community
• During our walk through survey at the community, we observed that
most houses had no toilets.
• Malaria is the most prevalent disease condition observed in the
outpatient department.
• Significant number of the pregnant women that came for antenatal
clinic were teenagers.
• Members of the community also had poor health seeking behavior,
believing in traditional methods as better.
• It was also observed that when clinic falls on market days, members of
the community who have antenatal or followup visit would prefer to put
the markwt as a priority
• .it was also ovserved that breastfeeding mothers lack thehabit of
exclusive breastfeeding as they dont belive in it
4. OBSERVED CHALLENGES IN THE CHC
• The CHC is not equipped for advanced investigations such
as full blood count with differentials, fasting lipid profile,
clotting profile, grouping and cross matching, haemoglobin
typing, and microscopy, culture and sensitivity.
• The facility does not have a functioning blood bank and
thus cannot carry out blood transfusion.
• The facility lacks a resuscitaire.
• The suction machine and oxygen tank is not in good
shape.
• Fair electricity supply
• Lack essential drugs for resuscitation
5. Student challenges
• Lack of running water.
• Security fears.
• Fair power supply.
• Lack of television.
• Inability to get basic kitchen stuff around
excepton market days.
