As we reported last week, GHEI celebrated
World Malaria Day 2014 a different way in each of our
malaria prevention catchment communities. Each event was specifically designed to best match each community’s individual needs. The final event, World Malaria Day Kojina, took place yesterday.
There was no large presentation in Kojina. Rather, GHEI community health workers (CHWs) split up to conduct follow-up visits in each Kojina home. They reached the majority of households, and offered demonstrations and personalized flipchart education to each family they met. The CHWs also carried extra bednets to sell at GHEI-subsidized prices.
5 Steps to a Successful Follow-Up Visit
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| 1. Find the house. As a CHW, your first task is to consult
your house list and determine where you are going. If you do not know
the house, you will have to ask around to find it and the people who
live inside. |
2. Check bednets in every room. Introduce yourself then ask how many sleeping sites and bednets are in the household. After this, check every room and take stock of the nets you find inside. Next, go back and hang or rehang any nets that are not properly hung, and using a needle and thread, mend any tears. Invite household members to join you and explain the steps you are taking.
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| 3. Ask for a demonstration. Ask a member of the household
to show you what they do with their net before going to bed. Make sure
they are properly tucking the net into their sheets or that the net
touches the ground, ensuring that mosquitoes cannot get inside. |
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| 4. Offer education. Sit down with everybody present and go
through each page of your bednet usage and care flipchart. End the
session with a discussion and give everybody the opportunity to
show their knowledge and ask questions. |
5. Voila! Your follow-up visit is complete. Every bednet in the household is ready, and every person is motivated and knowledgeable about proper use and care.
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