HIDIG Project staff training on Nutrition, hygiene and health promotion(NHHP)

Hidig Organization > Health > HIDIG Project staff training on Nutrition, hygiene and health promotion(NHHP)


16-20th October, 2021

  1. introduction

HIDIG organization is one of the national organization working on humanitarian intervention in Bay, Bakol and Hiran region through provision of primary health care services as well as nutrition and other humane intervention, however, having the main beneficiaries are vulnerable and displaced population in Hiran, Bay and Bakol region and the field staff are in contact of huge number of these displaced community member with poor health status .The new emergency project consists of three components that is health, Nutrition and WASH program where the project have this period trained project health staff with Nutrition, hygiene and health promotion(NHHP) this was intended to give basic skills and knowledge so the staff are able to deliver quality services delivery to the affected population

In this back drop HIDIG organization is currently implementing integrated response team in responding to the floods affected population in Beletweyne district and thus the project aims to trained a total of 33 participants HIDIG health staff with Nutrition, hygiene and health promotion (NHHP)

  1. Objective of the training
  • To build a common Nutrition, Hygiene and Health Promotion (public health approach) for project staff
  • To build capacity of the participants to prepare effective Nutrition, Hygiene and Health Promotion intervention within nutrition treatment centres.
  • Advocate for means to reduce malnutrition cases within the target communities by addressing underlying causes to malnutrition: poor hand washing practices, poor human faecal management, safe water storage and treatment at the household level
  1. Training proceeding
    1. 1 :Opening and introduction

The training was open by HIDIG executive director and the training facilitator of the day, it was also attended by the Beletweyne MOH local authority representatives

  1. 2 Norms
  • Respect to once opinion
  • Mobile in silent
  • Keep distance and control personal contact

  1. 3 Expectation
  • To improved knowledge of the participant in order to manage problem related to Nutrition, hygiene and health promotion(NHHP) and other communicable diseases in their primary health intervention sites
  • Emphasize the importance of enabling health practices and ensure that participants are aware that Nutrition, Hygiene and Health Promotion is not just about passing messages but rather enhancing appropriate behavior change.
  • Stress the importance of co-ordination between sectors to achieve impact on health especially on the incidence of diarrhoea, malnutrition. Immunizable diseases as well as other water and sanitation related diseases such as acute watery diarrhea, cholera

4. Training session

  1. Training agendas
TimeTopic
Day 1Introduction to Nutrition, Hygiene and Health Promotion for behavior change.
Roles and responsibilities of Nutrition, Hygiene and Health Promoters
The systematics of implementation of Nutrition, hygiene and health promotion within the nutrition sites and at the community level
Interpersonal communication skills
Day 2Recap of day one
Conceptual framework of malnutrition
Nutrition and different food sources and functions.
Breastfeeding sensitization
Day 3Recap of day two
Human contamination routes F diagram
Good and bad hygiene practices
Feeding of the sick child
Day 4Recap of day three
Diarrheal management and use ORS and ZINC
Handwashing at critical time 3 pile sorting
Safe water handling , storage and treatment
Day 5Recap day four
Food hygiene
Malaria prevention
prevention of respiratory infection
Monitoring of the nutrition, hygiene and health promotion activities
Immunization and immunizable disease
  1. Training facilitation
s/noFacilitatorsdetailsVenueTrainingDateNooftrainingDaysTraining types
1Mr:Ali Yusuf HusseinGodir Restaurant and Cafeteria16-20th Sept,20215NHHP training
2Mr: Maryan Dahir
  1. Description of methodologies[Methods,tools and Materials]
    1. Methods
      • Oral presentation
      • Question and answers
      • Simulation exercise

  1. 2 Materials
  1. Flip chart papers and stand (mark pens)
  2. Simulation photos for prevention and awareness creation
  1. 3 Topics covered
  1. NHHP and its objectives
  2. Behavior change
  • Community hygiene volunteer’s roles and responsibility in NHHP
  • NHHP systemic implementation at Nutrition and community level
  • Interpersonal communication
  • Breastfeeding
  • Sources of nutritious foods
  • Hygiene practices
  • Diarrhoearal management using Zinc and ORs
  • Critical handwashing times
  • Safe water drinking and storage
  • Malaria and infection prevention
  • Immunization and immunizable diseases
  1. Training achievement / Outcome
  • Nutrition staff have acquired knowledge and skills in delivering improved community hygiene and health promotion
  • Improved understanding of NHHP main concept and framework within the target community
  1. Recommendation
  • Trained different level of community on community hygiene and health promotion
  • Provide IEC materials to help community hygiene promoters demonstration during the community hygiene promotion in both health facilities and outreach points in HIDIG target sites
  1.  Training photos.