TEACHER COMMUNITY MEDICINE, PHASE III

EVALUATION IS BASED ON A MEETING WITH THE CONTRACT STAFF OF CENTER FOR EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN HEALTH (CEDH) AT BOSTON UNIVERSITY, AS WELL AS A REVIEW OF CONTRACTOR REPORTS AND OTHER PROJECT DOCUMENTATION. EVALUATOR FINDS THAT THE PROJECT IS MAKING EXCELLENT PROGRESS AND SHOULD BE CONTINUED. THE 7 CEDH STAFF MEMBERS ARE AGGRESSIVE, DEDICATED, AND KNOWLEDGEABLE, WITH COMPLEMENTARY SKILLS AND ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS. ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFULLY MADE TO CONTINUE THE CEDH PARTICIPATION IN NEPAL FOR THE TRAINING OF AUXILIARY HEALTH WORKERS AND HEALTH ASSISTANTS OVER THE NEXT 3 YEARS. MALAYSIA HAS BEEN ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL SITES FOR THE UTILIZATION OF THE CEDH METHODOLOGY. CONSIDERATION IS NOW BEING GIVEN FOR CONDUCTING A REGIONAL TRAINING WORKSHOP IN MALAYSIA IN LATE FALL, 1978, FOR DECISION MAKERS FROM NEPAL, BANGLADESH, SRI LANKA, INDIA, AFGHANISTAN, PHILIPPINES, BURMA, MALAYSIA, AND INDONESIA. A REGIONAL WORKSHOP HAS BEEN PLANNED ON HEALTH TRAINING METHODOLOGY. THE WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD IN CALI, COLOMBIA, DURING AUGUST 13-19, 1978, FOR DECISION MAKERS FROM PERU, BOLIVIA, HONDURAS, EL SALVADOR, NICARAGUA, AND BRAZIL. CEDH HAS PREPARED A REPORT ON THE 7 TEST SITES WHERE THE COMPETENCY-BASED TRAINING OF HEALTH PROFESSION TEACHERS WAS CONDUCTED. THESE COUNTRIES WERE CAMEROON, COLOMBIA, HONDURAS, LEBANON, MALAYSIA, NEPAL, AND VIETNAM. FIELD TESTING OF THE SYSTEMATIC COURSE DESIGN IS CONTEMPLATED IN NIGERIA AND BANGLADESH. CEDH PREPARED A 14-MINUTE SLIDE TAPE PRESENTATION ON THEIR ACTIVITIES. THE CONTRACT FOR YEAR 3 WILL BE AMENDED TO EXPAND THE SCOPE OF WORK. THE NUMBER OF FIELD DIRECTORS TRAINED WILL BE INCREASED FROM 5-6 TO 25-30. THE CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT/FOLLOW-UP COMPONENT WILL BE INCREASED AS A RESULT OF THE EXPANDED EFFORT IN NEPAL. ATTENTION NEEDS TO BE GIVEN TO THE METHOD BY WHICH RECONNAISSANCE VISITS LEAD TO WORKSHOPS AND TO NATIONAL COMMITMENT FOR ACCEPTANCE OF THE METHODOLOGY.