School Health Program (CSHP)
Lagos, Nigeria
School Health Program (CSHP) – “The Healthy Learning”
Lagos, Nigeria
Lakowe School Health Programme activities:
Stakeholder engagement is pivotal to the progress and success of any project. The CeSAHA team introduced the SHP to the PTA executives, parents and teachers at the last PTA meeting held in the school premises.
Amara, CeSAHA project manager, addressing the parents at the PTA meeting.
L - R: School Teacher, Uche (CeSAHA team member), Chief Ligale (PTA Chairman), Mrs Oluwafemi (PTA official), Amara (CeSAHA team member), Mr. Olaleye (School head teacher).
Volunteer Training:
Volunteers were trained on the different health screenings (Eye, Ear, Nutritional status assessment)
A volunteer demonstrating what has been taught.
All thanks to Dr Emenike of Amara Medicare, who facilitated the session.
Lakowe Community School Outreach:
The health screening kicked off on Monday, 19th October, 2021.
The CeSAHA School Health Programme is in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, SUBEB Lagos, MIXTA group, Amara Medicare and Society for Family Health.
Acknowledgement
Mrs Opaleye – retired school principal LASG
Mr Olaleye – Headteacher of Lakowe community primary school
Prof Sade Akinsola- consultant ophthalmologist LUTH and dean clinical sciences CMUL, UNILAG
Dr Nike Oduwole – retired permanent Secretary MOH, Lagos state government.
The students are waiting to be screened by the trained volunteers
A flag-off ceremony took place on Wednesday, 20th October, 2021 at the school premises. Dr General Tilewa FWACP, one of the board of directors, with CeSAHA team.
One of the students undergoing an eye examination.
Dr Emenike of Amara Medicare, examining a student’s eyes.
Students waiting for anthropometric measurements.
Tuberculosis screening conducted by Society for Family Health (SFH)
Pupils showing their IEC materials on personal hygiene
CHEWs from the PHC, CeSAHA Volunteers, SFH staff and pupils of Lakowe
CHEW from the Primary Health Care Center conducting Anthropometric measurement for a pupil
HIV and AIDS Screening for a parent conducted by SFH
Eye screening
Eye screening conducted by a staff of Amara Eye Clinic
Eye screening ongoing for a Pupi
Pupils waiting to be screened
The CeSAHA School Health Programme is in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, SUBEB Lagos, MIXTA group, Amara Medicare and Society for Family Health.
Acknowledgement
Mrs Opaleye – retired school principal LASG
Mr Olaleye – Headteacher of Lakowe community primary school
Prof Sade Akinsola- consultant ophthalmologist LUTH and dean clinical sciences CMUL, UNILAG
Dr Nike Oduwole – retired permanent Secretary MOH, Lagos state government.