Unilorin MPH students renovate reptile- infested health centres in Kwara

Date: 2020-01-12

The Master of Public Health (MPH) students, University of Ilorin have renovated health centres in some communities in Kwara State, including dilapidated structures infested with snakes and reptiles.

The MPH students, Department of Epidemiology and Community Health disclosed this during their Field report Presentations to communities in six Local Government Areas of the state.

Some of the communities for the Field Postings include; Asa, Ifelodun, Irepodun, Ilorin West, Moro and Ilorin South LGAs.

Their presentations indicated that some of the health challenges faced by the people are malaria, skin infections, tetanus, poor personal hygiene, and practising home delivery for pregnant women.

However, it was also shown that wide use of open defecation, dilapidated health centres and lack of toilets among others are parts of the challenges.

Speaking at the sidelines of the presentation, Musa Ibrahim, a professor and Head of Department (HOD) Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Ilorin, explained that the report presentation is in partial fulfilment of the requirement for the award of the Master of Public Health Degrees.

Ibrahim says the programme would afford rural experience for the 32 students of MPH of the University who were engaged in the Field Postings.

He notes that the students were sent out to rural communities to interact, identify and prioritised the needs of the communities and then come up with appropriate intervention to meet their needs.

Ibrahim, who observed that the MPH students come out with appropriate interventions, and also ensure they put in place sustainability of such interventions when they are leaving, appealed to the Federal Government to assist the University in such outreach programs to rural communities by students, admonishing all tiers of government to aid such communities.

Speaking also, Halima Arikewuyo, a medical doctor who is one of the MPH students said most of the health centres in these rural communities were in deplorable conditions with no facilities and drugs.

She says they were able to renovate the health centres, provide drugs and health interventions to members of the communities.

In his remark, Oba Aliyu Abdulkadri, the Oba of Agbonda, Irepodun LGA commended the MPH students for the community outreach.

He points out that the students integrated themselves with members of the community and exhibited humanitarian gestures by renovating the health care centres; provide water for community use and introduction of National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) to some communities.

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Gbenga Awoyale     Taiwo Joseph     Doyin Agbamu     Suleiman Alege Kuranga     Babajide Ajayi     Ibrahim Gambari     Olam Food Ingredients     Government High School (GHS), Adeta     Overland     NULGE     Muhammad Ghali Alaaya     Yahya Mohammed     Photo News     CUTI     Sheikh Ariyibi     Ishaq Abdulkarim     Ayeyemi Sulaiman     Iyaloja-General     Dan Masanin     Paul Olawoore     Idowu Laro     MINILS     Principal Private Secretary     Florence Saraki     Ophthalmological Society Of Nigeria     Saadu Gbogbo Iwe     Buari Edun     SDP     Shettima Of Ilorin     Babata     Saliu Tunde Bello     Wasiu Onidugbe     Abiodun Abdulkareem     Oko     Idris Garba     Abdulmumin Yinka Ajia     Oke-opin     Akume     Esinrogunjo     Victor Gbenga Yusuf     Oba David Oyerinola Adedunmoye     Adamu Atta     Abdulfatai Ahmed     Ayodele Olaosebikan     Ahmed \'Lateef     Ita-Ore     Abubakar Abdulraheem     Moshood Bakare     ER-KANG Mining     Abubakar Abdullahi Bata     Sabi     Quranic Recitation Competition     Abdullahi Imam Abdullahi     Ibraheem Adeola Katibi     Shuaib Jawondo     Samari     Tunde Yusuf     Salami Adekunle     Noah Yusuf     Rabiu Kwankwaso     Wahab Olasupo Egbewole     Ilorin South     Sherif Sagaya     Vasolar-Kwara Company Ltd     Ronke Adeyemi     Kale Ayo     Lithium Deposit     Towobola Abdulrahman Toyin     Oyeyemi Olasumbo Florence     Sheikh Alimi     Pakata Development Association     Kolo     Barakat Community Secondary School     Toun Okewale-Sonaiya     Saheed Popoola     Olokoba Abdullahi Ayinla     Adisa Logun    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Segun Olawoyin     Towobola Abdulrahman Toyin     S.O. Opowoye     Jeunkunu-Malete-Bani     Tafida Of Kaiama     Ahmed     Ibrahim Oloriegbe     Ibrahim Issa Jetti     Aishat Mohammed Lawal     Magaji Nda     Aasiyat Bello Oyedepo     Garba Dogo     Okoolowo     Olatinwo     Okanlawon Musa     Shoprite     Senate President     Jumoke F. Ajao     Ubandoma Of Ilorin     Abdulganiy Abimbola Abdussalam     Kwara TV     Afetu Of Alabe     Abubakar Abdullahi Bata     Gwanara     Sheriff Olanrewaju     Sanusi Abubakar     Pakata     Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital     CLAY POT     Aremu Odolaye     Ilorin West     Omoniyi Ayinla     Yusuf Badmus     Yinka Aluko     Erubu     Tunji Arosanyin     Innocent Okoye     Kwara South     Femi Oladiji     ASUU     Waziri Yakubu Gobir     Niyi Osundare     KWASAA     Garba Ado Sanni     Quareeb Islamic Association     Tunji Oyawoye     Amule Elementary School     Saidu Yaro Musa     Kolawole Akande     Okin High School     Monthly Sanitation Exercise     Bamikole Omishore     Tsaragi/Share     Abdul-Rasheed Na\'Allah     Kazeem Adekanye     IsDB     Makama     Offorjama     All Peoples Party     Muslim Cementary     State Bureau Of Internal Revenue     Oba Sulaiman Asude     Adekunle David Dunmade     Raimi Iyanda     Wahab Isa     Titus Suberu-Ajibola     Alao Ayotunde     Oro Grammar School Old Students Association     Sobi FM     Yusuf AbdulRasheed     Elerin Of Adanla Irese     Ilorin Talaka Parapo (ITP)     Lithium     Sherif Sagaya     SAPZ Project     Amusement Park     Tayo Alao