Community Health Volunteer's Training Manual - Population Council
Community Health Volunteer's Training Manual - Population Council
Community Health Volunteer's Training Manual - Population Council
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Module 3 The Work of the <strong>Health</strong> Committee<br />
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Exercise 3.1.2: Case study<br />
Objective<br />
1. To discuss the duties of a health<br />
committee<br />
Time: 15 minutes<br />
Questions<br />
1. What is a Village <strong>Health</strong> Committee?<br />
2. Why do you think the health committee<br />
was not able to take action?<br />
3. What could the health committee have<br />
done to solve the problem?<br />
4. How will you judge the action taken by<br />
the health administration in withdrawing<br />
the CHO?<br />
5. What steps can be taken to prevent theft<br />
at the CHC?<br />
Instructions to the Facilitator<br />
1. Choose a participant to read<br />
out loud the Case Study<br />
(The Stolen Items)<br />
2. Let them answer the<br />
questions that follow<br />
3. List responses on a flip chart<br />
Topic 3 Selection and approval of volunteers<br />
Selection and approval of CHVs<br />
Selection and approval of <strong>Community</strong> <strong>Health</strong> Volunteers is one of the major activities of<br />
Village <strong>Health</strong> Committees. When someone chooses to become a health volunteer and he or<br />
she meets the minimum criteria, he or she must go through a process. The process is virtually<br />
the same as that for appointing a health committee except that the health committee this<br />
time plays a leading role in the process.<br />
The arrows in Figure 3.1.2 indicate the process. First the chief informs the health committee<br />
about the need to get health volunteers. The health committee opens nominations, receives<br />
and vets prospective applicants. Nominees are presented to the chief and later presented to<br />
the whole community at a durbar for approval. Afterwards the list of candidates is given to<br />
the health authorities for training. After the training the volunteers are ready to be presented<br />
to the community at a grand durbar where their duties, especially the DO’S and DON’TS of<br />
their new role, is spelled out to them. The broken arrow pointing from Step 6 back to Step 1<br />
indicates that if for whatever reason a candidate is rejected at the last durbar, the process will<br />
start all over again but will not necessarily start from the chief’s end. The clan heads or health<br />
committee may assume responsibility to solicit for new candidates.<br />
It is worth noting that the systematic process tests the volunteer’s commitment and ensures<br />
that the right people are selected for the work.<br />
The durbar is also the occasion where equipment and supplies for service delivery are