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Introduction Hours Of duty Responsibilities Current Staff strength Departmental Structure

Oyewole S. B. (Mrs.)

Coordinator

Email:cho@uithilorin.org.ng

The University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, in accordance with the circular of Federal Ministry of Health Ref SM/502/S.3T.4/347, accepted the responsibility of Training Community Health Officers for Primary Health Care Services.

The Community Health Officers cadre is the most superior cadre within the Community Health Workers aimed at meeting the health needs of the Nation, particularly in the rural community. In order that primary health care services should be made available, accessible and affordable to people in the community

Historically, this institution is the oldest of all the school owned by University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital,The academic life of the school commenced in March, 1981 at the premises of the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital. Intially it operated a one year programme and the certificate obtained on completion was Diploma Community Health. In 2008, the Community Health Practitioner Registration Board of Nigeria introduced he two year Higher Diploma Programme which the institution, has fully complied with. However following this new development, the academic calendar of the school changed completely from the one year academic session to four semesters in two years academic progamme.

The Institution has graduated seven hundred and twenty six Community Health Officers since inception of the school up till 2008 and two hundred and eighty-eight from the date of introduction of the two years Higher Diploma up to 2019 making a total of one thousand and fifty Community Health Officers since inception

SCOPE OD RESPONSIBILITIES:-

The Coordinator controls the overall activities of staff and students while the lecturers are the academic staff of the school and the administrative staff are the non teaching staff that does the administrative duties of the school.

COURSES THE SCHOOL OFFERS:-

CURRICULUM:- Higher Diploma in Community Health for the Community

Health Officers (CHOs)

CURRICULUM CONTENT

LISTED COURSES

FISRST YEAR, FIRST SEMESTER
CODE	COURSE	DURATION	UNITS
GNS 201	Communication in English	30 hrs	2
CHO 311	Applied Anatomy and Pysiology	45 hrs	2
CHO 312	The Nigerian Health System	30 hrs	2
CHO 313	Principlesof Communicable DiseaseEpidemiology	30 hrs	2
GNS 411	Introduction to Psychololgy	30 hrs	2
CHO 314	Community Mental Health	30 hrs	2
GNS 213	Introduction to Medical Sociology	30 hrs	2
CHO 315	Professional Ethic	15 hrs	1
CHO 316	Primary Health Care System	45 hrs	2
CHO 317	Standing Orders	45 hrs	2
CHO 318	Child Health	90 hrs	4
EHT 324	Health Economics	30 hrs	2
EHT 111	Introduction to Environmental Health	15 hrs	1
	TOTAL	46 HRS	26
· GNS - General Studies · EHT - Environmental Health Technology

FISRST YEAR, SECOND SEMESTER
CODE	COURSE	DURATION	UNIT
CHO 321	Control of Communicable Disease	30 hrs	2
CHO 322	Behaviour Change Communication (BCC)	30 hrs	2
CHO 323	Human Nutrition	45 hrs	2
CHO 324	Reproductive Health	75 hrs	3
CHO 325	Science Laboratory Technology	75 hrs	3
CHO 326	Clinical Procedures	90 hrs	4
CHO 327	Accidents and Emmergencies	45 hrs	2
CHO 328	Oral Health	15 hrs	1
CHO 329	Supervised Clinical Experience (SCE)	90 hrs	4
CHO 330	Anatomy and Physiology (Pathopysiology) II	45 hrs	2
	TOTAL	54 HRS	25

CURRICULUM:- Higher Diploma in Community Health for the Community

Health Officers (CHOs)

CURRICULUM CONTENT

LISTED COURSES

SECOND YEAR, FIRST SEMESTER
CODE	COURSE	DURATION	UNITS
CHO 331	Epidemiology and Control of non Comm. Disease	30 hrs	2
CHO 332	Health Statistics	30 hrs	2
CHO 333	Research Methodology	30 hrs	2
CHO 334	Care of the Older Persons	15 hrs	1
CHO 335	Supervised Community-Base Experience (SCBE)	90 hrs	3
CHO 336	Health Management Information System	15 hrs	1
CHO 337	Primary Ear, Nose and Throat Care (ENT)	45 hrs	2
CHO 338	Primary Eye Care	15 hrs	1
CHO 339	Mental Health	90 hrs	4
CHO 340	Essential Newborn Care	75 hrs	3
PHN 411	School Health Programmes	30 hrs	3
EHT 421	Occupational Health and Safety	15 hrs	1
COM 334	Computer Application in Health System	45 hrs	2
	TOTAL	525 HRS	26

LISTED COURSES

SECOND YEAR, SECOND SEMESTER
CODE	COURSE	DURATION	UNITS
CHO 342	Primary Health Management	30 hrs	2
CHO 343	Referral System and Outreach Services	30 hrs	2
CHO 344	Essential Medicines	30 hrs	2
CHO 345	Supervised Clinical Experience II	60 hrs	3
CHO 346	Adolescent Health	15 hrs	1
CHO 347	Accounting System in Primary Health Care	15 hrs	1
CHO 348	Population Dynamics and Family Planning	45 hrs	2
CHO 349	Care and Management of HIV/AIDS	45 hrs	2
CHO 350	Care of the Persons with Special Needs	30 hrs	2
CHO 351	Human Resource for the Health	15 hrs	1
CHO 352	Research Project	90 hrs	4S
	TOTAL	315 HRS	26

THE SCHOOL REQUIREMENTS ENTRY QUALIFICATION

Diploma in Community Health Extension Worker with not less then two years post-qualification experience plus five (5) credit level passes in SSCE (WASCE, NECO or GCE, O-LEVEL) at not more than two sittings, which must include; English Language, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry and Physics.

Applicant must be registered and possess a valid Practitioner Registration Board of Nigeria (CHPRBN).

CURRENT STAFF STRENGTH:- There are seven teaching staff and four administrative staff.

TEACHING STAFF:-

The Coordinator Director
Lecturer Director
Lecturer Director
Lecturer Chief Comm.Health Officer
Lecturer Chief Comm. Health Technician
Lecturer Chief Comm. Health Technician
Lecturer Comm. Health Technician II

NON TECHING STAFF:-

Principal Executive Officer I
Chief Typist
Chief Clerical Officer
Executive Officer

STRUCTURE OF THE SCHOOL:- The school is located at the entrance of UITH school complex premises. It consists two lecture rooms, library, demonstration room, laboratory, common room, offices for the coordinator, lecturers, administrative staff and hostels for both male and female students.

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Oyewole S. B. (Mrs.)

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