CHD – Trung tâm Tư vấn Sức khỏe và Phát triển Cộng đồng Tư vấn, Sức khỏe, Phát triển Cộng đồng
Malaria remains a significant issue amongst mobile and migrant populations in the border areas between Cambodia and Vietnam. To address this thing, the Centre for Health Consultation and Community Development (CHD) together with the international NGO Health Poverty Action (HPA) are running a project namely “Malaria control for mobile and migrant population along the Cambodia – Vietnam border for period 2018 – 2020” to control malaria in this border area. The project is supported by the Global Fund.
To help ensure that malaria is controlled it is vitally important that village health worker/Malaria corners and other people engaged in the prevention of malaria are trained in behavior change communication (BCC) techniques. As part of this CHD conducted training courses with 63 village health workers and malaria corners as well as 11 staff from province/District/commune level. The courses were undertaken in Binh Phuoc provinces with the support of the center for disease control and prevention of this Province. Two training course are the 5th and 6th training in chain to enhance capacity building for Village worker and malaria corner in communication skills. These training took place in four days from 20th to 23rd November, 20018 for seven commune belonging 3 District (Bu Gia Mâp, Bu Dang and Bu Dop)
These trainings enabled Village Health Workers and Malaria corners to identify and define high the high risk populations and to be able to apply BCC techniques to help people change their behaviors to prevent and control malaria. 100% of the participants increased their knowledge of BCC techniques and interpersonal communications skills and 100% participants can practice so fluently competently in class.
Some photos from the events: click here.