Lectures and Training in essentials of Emergency Medicine in a rural Health centre in Kenya

Kenya is a developing African country offering much worse access to healthcare in comparison with European countries, mainly in rural areas where there is a greater emphasis on community health workers who provide basic health services. This paper briefly describes 6-day lectures and training in ess...

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Published in:Clinical social work journal / CWS 2023-01, Vol.14 (3), p.72-80
Main Authors: Bydzovsky, Jan, Mulama, Katarina, Kea, Edwin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome
AIDS
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Clinical medicine
CPR
Emergency medical care
Health care policy
Health insurance
HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus
Internships
Laboratories
Malaria
Midwifery
Mortality
Nurses
Paramedics
Pneumonia
Preventive medicine
Public speaking
Rural areas
Smartphones
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Summary:Kenya is a developing African country offering much worse access to healthcare in comparison with European countries, mainly in rural areas where there is a greater emphasis on community health workers who provide basic health services. This paper briefly describes 6-day lectures and training in essentials of emergency medicine that were organised for a rural health centre in Kenyan West Pokot County for its personnel in October 2022. The chosen expert level was similar to that of lectures for Czech student paramedics in a university bachelors' study programme and the training was completed by a final comprehensive test with an overall score of the participants of 46 %. Tliis may serve as a clue for similar education in other low-resource settings.
ISSN:2222-386X
2076-9741
DOI:10.22359/cswhi_14_3_10