Meeting the health council members in Nahoa. The health council is organized jointly by World Vision and the Ministry of Health, as part of a program called COACH.
The community health council members convened in a small open-sided mud hut in a central part of the village in Nahoa
The IMCI agent from the community health council going through a health checklist as he examines a child in his home. As the IMCI volunteer worked, Mr. Dambini evaluated his performance against a set of indicators such as appropriate physical examination, counseling to the mother and availability of education materials. This is one of the ways in which World Vision ensures that the program is implemented properly.
A typical thatched toilet in Nahoa featuring no drainage and very poor sanitation.
A thatched toilet in Nahoa
A simple kitchen belonging to a family in Nahoa
Accompanying the IMCI agent from the community health council as he goes from house-to-house to do basic pediatric evaluations
Mr Dambini and the IMCI worker explaining the importance of malarial treatment to this mother. Her child is malnourished and sick with what appear to be symptoms of malaria.
Scenes from the malaria play: After a theatrically contrived convalescence, the patient eventually begins to recover.
Scenes from the malaria drama: The patient is being picked up and carried to the hospital.
Scenes from the malaria play: The 'doctors' at the hospital are explaining the proper treatment for malaria to the mother of the patient.
The community health council putting on a bit of theatre to educate the commuity about malaria. The drama started out with one of the health workers—playing a malaria patient— lying prone on the floor, shivering as if with chills.
Mr. Dambini and I, back at the Gile district hospital. Mr. Dambini has agreed to be our liaison to the community health councils as we move forward with our plan to collaborate with them to integrate education and outreach activities into the mobile clinic project.
