Health Education - Nabikenge - Namutumba
Visit by Irene Nakibirango on 2020-06-22
- Report ID
- 8971
- Created by
- Irene Nakibirango
- Created date
- 2020-06-24 12:07:55 UTC
- Modified by
- Irene Nakibirango
- Modified date
- 2020-06-24 12:37:53 UTC
- Trip Time
- 09:42-15:03 (5 h 21 m)
- Village Time
- 11:50-14:00 (2 h 10 m)
- Travel Time
- 3 h 11 m
Health Education Lesson
- Program
- Health Education
- Lesson Taught
- Health lesson 9: Disease Recognition
- Men Attendees
- 4
- Women Attendees
- 2
- Staff Attendees
- 0
- Government Attendees
- 0
- Visitor Attendees
- 0
- Total Attendance
- 6
- Notes
- Irene went to Nabikenge village to meet the village leaders in order to discuss the way forward for the health education lessons in their village and to follow up on the ministry of health’s guidelines in their community. The meeting was started with a ward of prayer,the chairperson thanked Kibo for having opened their eyes to the various diseases that can affect their health and that when COVID came they already had an idea of how to prevent and preventing it since they had taken lessons on airborne diseases.he also thanked his members for following the guidelines and encouraged them to continue being patient until the president says the country is free from the virus. Irene asked the members to remind themselves about the guidelines and each member was asked to mention one guideline,encouraged the members to keep using the masks especially when in crowds, washing Hands frequently, and other measures. Irene also asked members to ask questions related to the current situation and what they don’t understand about the virus. Segonga the chairman asked why are children below 5 years not given masks? , Margret asked how long does the virus take to die especially when in the air, Isabirye asked why the virus affects mostly the elderly especially those with illnesses? And many questions that made the meeting so interactive and more educative to the community members. Irene then asked the chairman to call the district and ask more about their gathering and also inform other community members to follow the guidelines. Irene also encouraged the members to use the local tailoring areas around their village in order to purchase cheap but recommended masks and to support their community.
- Partner Program
- Health Education
- Lesson Use Examples
- The community members are trying to put the directives in place so as to avoid contracting the virus.
- Next Visit
- 2020-06-29 - Purpose: Follow up on the hand washing facilities the community members are to put in place in each home, inform the members on how we are to carry out our lessons.
- Program Success
- Nabikenge community members are so grateful for the health lessons because they have given them an eye opener to understand the diseases in their community,how to prevent them,and where to go for treatment.
- Program Critical Needs
- More sensitization on COVID 19 since the government has not gone on ground to sensitize about the virus.
- Program Ownership
- Community members willingly ask questions regarding their own health especially those with chronic illnesses relating them to the current pandemic and how it can affect them.
- Other Program Observations
- The community members mobilized and put a hand washing facility near their well for every member going to use the well to first wash their hands.
- Program Expected Of Village
- The chairman is to ask the district officials how best the health lessons can go on in their area as they follow the ministry of health’s guidelines.
- Program Staff Preparations Next Visit
- Call the chairman for any information or directives and then ask the members to continue following the guidelines.
Report Photos
Community leaders of Nabikenge village during the health education meeting
