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Capacity Enhancement

Given the lack of health human resource in our country, it is important to have an empowered community that can take care of minor health concerns that may strike in the wee hours of the morning.

How do we go about this? We train healthcare volunteers or HCVs to be our partners in health in the GK site. They are residents of the site who are there practically 24/7. They are being taught health skills and information and, in the hope of further developing the accompanying attitude and orientation to make the best use of these skills and know-how. They are not intended to become little doctors. Rather, they are being equipped with the correct information on how to manage patients with fever, coughs, cold, diarrhea, first-aid, hypertension, sanitation, among other conditions, how to take vital signs, etc PLUS the all-important aspect of when to refer.

This is truly a very concrete step on the way to bringing health in the hands of the people.