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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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
TEACHING STAFF:-
NON TECHING STAFF:-
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.