Healthy School Blocks

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Promotion of teaching and learning areas that are:• Safe – well maintained• Adequate – enough for enrolment• Healthy – ventilation, light

Disease Prevention

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• Role modelling all health and nutrition interventions at schools

• Integration of SHN into the curriculum

• Health Assessments, Disease treatment and referral. Community Nurse visits schools to:

– Monitor regularly and Assess

– Diagnose and treat where able

– Refer when needed

Disease Prevention cont.Drug and Micronutrient

package:

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Vitamin A Albendazole (De-worming)

Iron / Folate Praziquantel (Bilharzia)in high-prevalence areas

• Was funded in a short-term WB grant 06-08

• Procurement and Distribution was done by

UNICEF

• All Districts, Zones and Schools trained

Monitoring & Evaluation

1. Standards – in SHN Guidelines (drafted)

2. Several M&E systems – to be merged into one

3. Tools: Learners SHN Card & School Report Card

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SHN booklet trials

• Started November 2008, 2 phases completed in LL

– 1 education zone: 11 schools, 62 teachers, 5,500 learners & their parents, 200 community

– 4 health facilities

For more information contact:

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• Mr. Charles Mazinga, MoEST

• Deputy Director School Health

Nutrition and HIV

• (0) 888-347-760

• CharlesMazinga@yahoo.com