A PROPOSAL
For
LADOKE AKINTOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL STUDENTS’ ASSOCIATION (LAUMSA)
11TH HEALTH WEEK PROGRAMME
TAGGED
LAUMSA HEALTH WEEK ‘15
THEME:
HYPERTENSION (More than Blood Pressure Value)
SUBTHEMES:
COMMUNICABLE DISEASES (Societal Role in Prevention and Control; Ebola as a Case Study)
HEALTH SECTOR CRISIS (Role Of the Government)
25TH JANUARY 2015
2. INTRODUCTION
Ladoke Akintola University Medical Students Association (LAUMSA) is an association of medical students of Ladoke akintola university of technology (Osogbo and Ogbomoso). The association is under the auspice of Nigeria Medical Students Association (NiMSA).
Aim and Objectives of the Association
To promote the social, cultural, academic and recreational interest of its members
Improve the academic and social welfares of its members.
To maintain contact and co-operation with public and help in provide relevant information regarding their health.
To establish effective group communication with the college of health sciences / teaching hospital and officers of the university
To achieve these, the association engages in many activities and events among which are organization of LAUMSA speaking days where we mobilize our members to educate and sensitize the general public about their health. Provision of LAUMSA ward coats. Marking of world health day programmes such as vector borne diseases day, where we organized a public lecture on control of vector borne diseases in Nigeria. Lecture was delivered by Dr. Adeleye Adeomi consultant public health physician and we used the avenue to distribute insecticide treated mosquito net (ITN) to the general public in Osogbo. The event was reported in our national dailies such as The new telegraph of April 16, 2014 and the national mirror of April 24, 2014.
The Health week programme is a yearly activity of the association. It always serve as means of bringing together, all the medical students in the university, organize health informed programme and deliberate on pertinent issues, aimed at improving the health sector of the states of Osun and Oyo in particular and the country Nigeria at large. The programme always serve as a means to reach out to the public and sensitize them on important issues concerning their health depending on the themes of the programme.
Also, it always serve as a means to charge the medical students about need to remain relevant amidst the progressing advancing technology in medical practice.
3. PROJECT OVERVIEW
The Health week 2015 which is the associations 11th health week is aimed at improving the general knowledge of the people of Osun and Oyo about hypertension and how to identify early features of the disease which are usually silent but deadly and as a result reduce the grave morbidity and mortality associated with 2nd commonest cause of maternal mortality in Nigeria.
With recent outbreak of Ebola virus diseases in West Africa, we are also aiming to use this programme as an avenue to enlighten the general population on how to prevent and control all forms of communicable diseases in both states and Nigeria at large.
The programme always serves as a medium by which we medical students improve both our academic and social lives.
4. BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Hypertension is according to WHO global status report on non communicable diseases 2010 has the highest prevalence in Africa, 46% of adults aged 25 years and above and this increases with age. Thus for every 3 adults in this country 1 hypertensive is found. This shows how high the disease and its co morbidities such as stroke, myocardial infarction, vascular diseases and chronic kidney disease are in this country. This is however contrary to the believe of majority of the population as hypertension is seen as disease of old age and of developed countries. Despite the extensive research over the past several decades, the etiology of most cases of adult hypertension still remain unknown and control of hypertension is suboptimal in the general population. And also due to the associated morbidity and mortality and cost to the society, preventing and treating hypertension is a public health challenge in both economically developing and developed countries. As significant numbers of individuals with hypertension are unaware of their condition and among those with diagnosed hypertension, treatment is frequently not adequate. Measures are required at population level to prevent the development of hypertension and to improve awareness, treatment and control of hypertension in the community.
Communicable diseases are diseases that are transmissible by infection or contagion or through the agency of a vector. Communicable diseases sometimes called infectious diseases are illnesses caused by organisms such as bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites. Sometimes, the illness is not due to organism itself, but rather a toxin that the organism produces after it has been introduced into a human host. Along with maternal, perinatal and nutritional conditions, communicable diseases account for 67% of all mortality in Nigeria.
Basically a disease is termed communicable if its infectious and can be transmitted from a carrier to a healthy person via direct contact, contact of bodily fluid or even through an indirect contact (like touching things that have been touched by an infected person). Examples of such diseases are HIV/AID, viral hepatitis and Ebola viral disease to mention but few. With recent outbreak of Ebola in west Africa (first cases notified in March 2014), it is of paramount important to sensitize the general population about important measures to prevent and control ebola virus disease and all other forms of communicable diseases in Osun and Oyo state and Nigeria at large.
The poor awareness level of the populace about how communicable diseases can be strongly prevented and controlled by certain measures such as the ‘simplest’ proper hand washing with soap, maintenance of personal hygiene all necessitate a thorough analysis of this issue, hence this project
5. PROJECT DETAILS
Goals and Objectives
To enlighten the general public about importance of routine blood pressure check up
To provide blood pressure check up for the people of Osogbo and Ogbomoso
To educate the general population about the silent morbid features of hypertension and the need for hospital based treatment.
To contribute to the combat against communicable diseases which have prevalence in Nigeria.
To sensitize the general public about the risk behaviors associated with the spread of communicable diseases, thereby decreasing the associated mortality.
To educate people about personal hygiene and protection against communicable diseases
To offer free test and counseling on communicable diseases
Clientele / Target population
Students and staff of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology.
Students and staff of LAUTECH Teaching Hospitals.
General populace in Osogbo, Osun state.
General populace in Ogbomoso, Oyo state.
Taking a cue from various world health days, a brief sensitization visit to specific market places, motor parks, secondary schools in Osogbo and Ogbomoso has been scheduled for Friday, 16th January 2015. This affords the opportunity of meeting these clientele and getting pre-informed about the health week.
Methods
Awareness and educational rally at market places and motor parks
Health talks at secondary schools
Public lecture
Health exhibition
6. STAFF/ADMINISTRATION
Consultants and resident doctors of the department of community medicine, LAUTECH Teaching hospitals
Consultants and resident doctors of the department of internal medicine, LAUTECH Teaching hospitals
Consultants and resident doctors of the department of microbiology, LAUTECH Teaching hospitals
Consultants and resident doctors of the department of family medicine, LAUTECH Teaching hospitals
Nursing staff of LAUTECH teaching hospitals
Medical Laboratory Scientists of teaching hospitals
PROPOSED SPEAKERS OF THE DAY ARE:
THEME: Professor G.O. Opadijo (professor of medicine/cardiologist LTH Ogbomoso)
SUBTHEME1: Dr. A.O. Aboderin (consultant microbiologist / associate professor O.A.U ile ife)
SUBTHEME2: Honourable Ajibola Basheer, (commissioner for special duty, state of Osun)
7. NEEDED RESOURCES
Hand wash stands
Hand Sanitizer
Soaps
Sphygmomanometer
Stethoscope
Awareness hand bills
Educative souvenir
Banners
Merchandize
Vehicles (during rally)
Internet facility
PROGRAMME AND BUDGET
DAY 1: Sunday 25th of January 2015
ARRIVAL OF ALL INVITED SCHOOLS
Accommodation and feeding 100,000
DAY2: Monday 26th of January 2015
AWARENESS RALLY
Transportation (both osogbo and Ogbomoso) 60,000
Equipments 40,000
Refreshment (at least 100 members) 50,000
150,000
ACCESSORIES
Banners and stickers 50,000
Jotters (500 copies) 50,000
Pens (500 piecies) 10,000
Merchandize (250 pieces) 500,000
Awards 100,000
Pamphlets on hypertension and communicable diseases 10,000
Bulk SMS 5,000
Magazine (200 copies) 100,000
Sphygmomanometer
Stethoscope
Test kits
Antiseptics and hand sanitizers
Total 825,000
DAY 3: Tuesday 27th of January 2015
PROFESSOR ANJORIN QUIZ COMPETETION
INTER SECONDARY SCHOOLS
Transportation 30,000
Decoration 20,000
Projector, Generator and public address system 30,000
Awards and certificates 30,000
110,000
INTRA COLLEGIATE
Awards and certificates 40,000
Transportation 30,000
Refreshment 100,000
170,000
DAY 4: Wednesday 28th of January 2015
PUBLIC LECTURE (OGBOMOSO)
Transportation 30,000
Decoration 20,000
Projector, Generator and public address system 30,000
Refreshments 120,000
Honorarium (3 guest speakers) 60,000
260,000
SPORT FINALS (OGBOMOSO)
Football Pitch (permission + request) 5,000
Officials (transport + service charges ) 15,000
Refreshment 15,000
Transportation 20,000
First aid materials 5,000
Scrabble, chess and tennis winner’s price 10,000
Jersey and kits 40,000
70,000
Day 5: Thursday 29th of January 2015
EXCURSION AND ASUN NIGHT
Transportation 60,000
Refreshment 100,000
Asun Night 100,000
260,000
Day 6: Friday 30th of January 2015
ALUMNI PROGRAMME (OSOGBO)
Transportation 10,000
Decoration 20,000
Projector, Generator and public address system 40,000
Refreshment 100,000
170,000
JUMAT PRAYER SERVICE AT ANSR-DEEN CENTRAL MOSQUE LTH OSOGBO
DINNER (OSOGBO)
Transportation 5,000
Projector 5,000
Decoration 120,000
Security 30,000
Refreshment 350,000
Entertainment 80,000
DJ + MC 60,000
Rent of venue 150,000
Miscellaneous 50,000 850,000
Day 7: Sunday 1st of February 2015
Thanks given service at the redeemed Christian church of God, breakthrough chapel Ogo Oluwa, Osogbo.
Total # 3,005,000
For enquiries, contact:
Jolayemi Folajimi Tosin ( Chairman Central Working Committee) 07036827580 / 08076431633 Adeoye Musliudeen Adebayo (Secretary) 08073870816 / 07031126599
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