Health Education - Kishaike
Visit by marianamukose on 2021-12-01
- Report ID
- 15238
- Created by
- marianamukose
- Created date
- 2021-12-02 12:36:32 UTC
- Modified by
- marianamukose
- Modified date
- 2021-12-07 13:19:18 UTC
- Trip Time
- 10:04-17:36 (7 h 32 m)
- Village Time
- 12:12-15:16 (3 h 4 m)
- Travel Time
- 4 h 28 m
Health Education Lesson
- Program
- Health Education
- Lesson Taught
- Men Attendees
- 3
- Women Attendees
- 31
- Staff Attendees
- Government Attendees
- VHT
- Visitor Attendees
- Maria Namukose
- Total Attendance
- 34
- Notes
- Maria went to Kishaike to teach about Immunization. The VHT welcomed and thanked everyone for turning up, Naigaga opened the meeting with a word of prayer, then Maria was invited to say some thing to the community members. Maria thanked all members for coming and encouraged women to always come in the meeting with their husbands so that they can get knowledge as a couple, she then introduced the topic as immunization. Members together with Maria discussed the topic immunization starting with the definition, benefits of immunization to the child and the family at large, what hinders mother from taking their children for immunization and the different types of shots given, where and when the shots are given. Agnes said that the vaccines given to their children are not safe because immediately after immunization the child’s temperature raises, still during the discussion Nabirye said that COVID-19 vaccines are not safe for them, she said that the government want to kill people and then take their land. Maria further mentioned the different diseases that are vaccinated; polio, tuberculosis, diphtheria, COVID-19, cervical cancer among others, then she told members how the vaccine are given and encouraged members that the vaccines are safe and free. The child will have that fever for just hour and then feel well. The vaccines given are to prevent the diseases and to heal, Maria encouraged members to embrace immunization for the betterment of the own health. Maria said there is a big difference between the child who got all his or her shots in the right time compared to the one who did not get or finish the shots. The benefits were also discussed; “the vaccines help in boosting our immune system” said Maria. The meeting ended with a word of prayer from Amina.
- Partner Program
- Health Education
- Lesson Use Examples
- None
- Next Visit
- 2022-01-19 - Purpose: To teach about personal hygiene and oral care.
- Program Success
- Yes, following the last lesson of breastfeeding, women have gotten more knowledge concerning breastfeeding and when to start breastfeeding, when to give addictions food.
- Program Critical Needs
- The community still need community health education.
- Program Ownership
- None
- Other Program Observations
- Most of the homes in this village use the hand washing facilities, putting water and soap available for cleaning their hands.
- Program Expected Of Village
- The mobilizers will have to mobilize the community members for the next health lesson.
- Program Staff Preparations Next Visit
- The staff will prepare the next lesson and also call the mobilizers to prepare the members for the meeting.
Report Photos
Kishaike village, Maria teaching about Immunization
Kishaike village Maria discussing the different types of immunization.