The School Health programme was designed to ensure that the school pupils are as healthy as possible and to obtain the maximum benefit from his/her education with the learning environment safe and conducive for learning. The school Health services are grouped under preventive and curative services provided for the pupils and staff within the school setting. The Programme comprises of various components which include
- School health services
- Health Education and Promotion
- Nutrition services
- Healthy school environment
- Physical Education
- Counseling& Psychological Services
The then State Governor, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu inaugurated a technical committee in 1999 to work out modalities for the programme and it was launched in 2001. The programme was later revitalized in 2006.
The Oral Health Component was integrated into the programme with an accompanying Mobile Dental Van in May 2008.
The activities carried out during the school health screening are:
- Medical and nutritional screening of the school pupils.
- Provision of essential drugs and treatment of minor ailment and referral if need.
- Inspection of school environment and facilities using a checklist.
- Inspection of the food vendors and stalls.
- Inspection of the First Aid Box contents.
- Health Education and promotion.
- Distribution of I.E.C. materials
- Dental Screening and treatment.
UPDATE ON SCHOOL HEALTH PROGRAMME FROM 2010 TILL DATE
Please below is the breakdown of update as requested.
| S/N | ITEM | NUMBER | TOTAL |
| 1 | Number of primary schools visited
January 2010- April 2011 April 2011 – July 2012 First term 2012/2013 Second Term 2012/2013 Third Term 2012/2013 First Term 2013 Second Term 2013 Third Term 2013/2014 First Term 2014/2015 |
46 136 16 30 31 20 24 31 26 |
360 |
| 2 | Medical
1. Jan 2011 – April 2011 2. April 2011 – July 2012 3. First term 2012/2013 4. Second Term 2012/2013 5. Third Term 2013 6. First Term 2012/2013 7. Second Term 2014 8. Third Term 2014 9. First Term 2014/2015
1. Jan 2011 – April 2011 2. April 2011 – July 2012 3. First term 2012/2013 4. Second Term 2012/2013 5. Third Term 2013 6. First Term 2013/2014 7. Second Term 2014 8. Third Term 2014 9. First Term 2014/2015
|
15,531 51,242 9,754 21,757 23,887 9789 15,005 18,486 13,279
8,620 31,749 8,118 17,857 17,919 9,162 13,351 17,544 10,892 |
259,176
135,212 |
| 3 | Dental
1. Jan 2011 – April 2011 2. April 2011 – July 2012 3. First term 2012/2013 4. Second Term 2012/2013 5. Third Term 2013 6. First Term 2013/2014 7. Second Term 2014 8.Third Term 2014 9.First Term 2014/2015
Total Treated 1. Jan 2011 – April 2011 1. a. Scaling and Polishing- 1346 2. b. Extraction –836 3. c. Filling–131 4. April 2011 – July 2012 1. d. Scaling and Polishing —3360 2. e. Extraction –2592 3. f. Filling–412
1. First term 2012/2013 1. g. Scaling and Polishing- 446 2. h. Extraction –385 3. i. Filling—87 4.Second Term 2012/2013 1. a. Scaling and Polishing- 581 2. b. Extraction –407 3. c. Filling—127 5. Third Term 2012/2013 6.First Term 2014 7.Second Term 2014 8.Third Term 2014 9.First Term 2014/2015
|
16,589 44,154 8,638 17,797 20456 8215 15785 18383 13279
6364
918
1148 7,326 2,373 3,947 3,749 1,849 |
136,296
29,987 |
| 4 | ENT
1. Jan 2011 – April 2011 2. a. Foreign body – 30 3. b. Ear discharge – 25 4. c. Fungi Infection – 20 5. d. Hearing loss – 10 6. e. Ear wax – 3537 7. f. Pinna Deformity – 1 Third Term 2013 First Term 2013/2014 Second Term 2014 Third Term 2014 First Term 2014/2015
TREATED 1. April 2011 – July 2012
1. First term 2012/2013 2. a. Foreign body – 31 3. b. Ear discharge – 55 4. c. Ear wax – 75
4.Second Term 2012/2013 d. Foreign body – 17 e. Ear discharge – 62 1. f. Ear wax – 468 Third Term 2012/2013 First Term 2013/2014 Second Term 2014 Third Term 2014 First Term 2014/2015
|
3623
10333
5300 1662 1488 1910 1053
1632
5950 1,264 921 1,589 846 743 |
115,036
29,987 |
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