Preamble:
The establishment and
running of schools/colleges of health technology in Nigeria is supported by the
National Health Policy. The philosophy of the national policy on Health is to
provide a holistic and efficient health care system throughout the country
using the primary health care approach. This system entails delivering health
care services by health professionals to the door steps of consumers no matter
their areas of residence.
To achieve this objective it
became imperative that skilled health manpower to run the PHC programme shall
be provided and thus the schools/ colleges of health technology were
commissioned to carryout the responsibility. Certain standards and guidelines
were therefore set out to guide the establishment and running of these
institutions be it public or private. It is expected that those wishing to own
such an institution shall comply strictly with these standards in order to be
recognized.
1. PROPOSED SITE
i. Drainage
The site should have a
natural drainage system and should not be located in a swampy, or water logged
areas or areas prone to coastal or gully erosion, areas infested with vectors
and vermines or areas with any other adverse health conditions.
ii. Accessibility
The site shall be accessible
by road to all visitors, staff and students at any season of the year and at
any time at affordable cost.
iii. Ownership
It is important for
intending owners to show verifiable evidences of the ownership/acquisition of
the property to avoid establishing such an institution in a disputed land.
iv. Peri-meter fencing
The land shall be perimeter
fenced to avoid undue encroachment or trespasses. It shall also guarantee the
safety of lives and properties in the institution.
v. Expansion
The land shall have ample
space for expansion when and where the need arises.
vi. Proximity to social infrastructure
The schools are preferably
located not in the urban towns but in a semi urban areas with relatively
basic social amenities and to avoid undue academic distractions. The
infrastructures include the following
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Electricity
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Potable water supply
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Communication facilities (post office, GSM network)
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Health Facility (Health Center, Hospital etc)
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Banking facilities
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Market (slaughter house)
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Police post
2. ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENT
i. Authority
The prospecting owners shall show evidence of authority to
operate such an establishment by the state government through the state
ministry of Health.
ii. Funding
Enquires are made on the
source and adequacy of funding to avoid the school being grounded financially.
3. STRUCTURES
i. Administrative Block complex
This complex with modern
facilities shall be tastefully furnished and shall house the offices of the following
principal officers.
The Principal/Provost/Rector
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Deputy Provost/Rector/Vice principal
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Heads of academic departments
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Deputy heads of departments
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Registrar
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PRO
This block shall also have an
in-built moderately furnished conference hall for the meetings of the
management and other activities.
ii. Academic staff complex
This complex shall serve as
offices for the academic staff. The staff are not expected to be more than two
(2) in each furnished room with in-built sanitary convenience. The complex shall
have a fairly furnished conference hall as an annex for the meetings and other
activities of the staff.
iii. Non-Academic Staff Complex
This
complex shall house the offices of the non academic heads of departments with
modern facilities and shall be moderately furnished:
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Head of Administration and staff
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Head of finance and staff
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Head of Works and security
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General office etc.
And there shall be an in-built
conference room for their meetings and other activities.
4: LECTURE HALLS
The numbers of fully
equipped lecture halls to be provided are determined by the following factors
a. Number
of proposed courses to be offered.
b. The
duration of such courses for example
i. Environment Health Technology is a
four (4) year training programme and thus requires four (4) fully equipped
lecture halls with a maximum capacity for one hundred (100) students each.
ii. Environment Health Technicians.
b.
Health Information Management Technicians
c.
Community Health Extension Workers (SCHEW)
d.
Pharmacy Technicians
e.
Medical laboratory Technicians
These are three (3) year
programmes and shall therefore have three (3) standard lecture halls with the
seating capacity for one hundred (100) students each for (a,b,c) above and
fifty (50) for (D, and E) above respectively. The capacities are predicated on
the number of in-takes approved by the regulatory boards for every academic
sessions.
5. AUDITORIUM
There
shall be a well equipped and furnished auditorium which may have the capacity
for between 300-500 students. This auditorium shall serve dual roles both as
venue for National/International Examination and for large meetings of the
academic community.
6. MODERN LIBRARY COMPLEX (E-LIBRARY)
The
School shall have an efficient and modern functional library preferably of
E-library standard with modern ICT facilities and with a seating capacity for
up to two hundred students (200). The library shall have modern text books and
relevant academic text materials both for teachers and students including those
materials published by various professionals in the established departments of
the school.
7. COMPUTER
TRAINING HALL
This
complex is important in accrediting all programmes in the school. It shall be
equipped with modern computers and other ICT materials/facilities. The capacity
of the hall shall be for at least fifty (50) students with a computer ratio of at-least
two (2) students per computer.
8. HOSTEL
ACCOMMODATION COMPLEX
There
shall be a well furnished modern hostel complex with capacity for at-least one
hundred students (100) at the ratio of at-least two students per room. Each of
the hostels shall have all necessary modern facilities in addition to a well
furnished common-room. The common room shall serve as a relaxation room for the
students and also for the receiving of visitors.
9. STAFF QUARTERS
As
one of the basic requirements by the various boards as way of increasing
productivity in the school, the management is expected to provide decent and
modern quarters for its staff. The estate shall have all relevant facilities, access
road, water supply, electricity etc.
10 CANTEEN
There
shall be a modern and well equipped canteen that will take care of both the
staff and students.
11. LABORATORY COMPLEX
Most of the courses offered in this
establishment are science based and therefore requires laboratories for
practical experiences. Therefore, there shall be a fully equipped and furnished
laboratory to cover the following courses and departments:
a. General
or Basic laboratory Science (Physics, Chemistry and biology)
b. Environment
Health Laboratory
c. Medical
laboratory science
d. Pharmacy
technician’s laboratory
Each of the blocks shall
have an in-built office for those in-charges. There are approved standard equipments
for each of the laboratories laid down by the various boards.
12. MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH CLINIC
The
complex is very important for the accreditation of almost all courses in the
school especially community health extension workers. It serves as a training
facility. It also serves the public ( host community) as a centre that cater
for the needs of pregnant mothers, infants, children and Ante-natal services
etc. As a complex it houses the following
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Doctors consulting rooms
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Nurses station
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Waiting rooms for patients
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Resting rooms with beds
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Sterilization room
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Treatment room
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Drug stores
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Card room etc
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General stores
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Sizeable hall for mothers health talks etc
The material/equipment for the MCH are usually
prescribed by the boards.
13. MODEL DEMONSTRATION HALL
This is a block annexed to the MCH and is
important for the training of CHEW students. This hall is fully equipped with
several models, teaching aids and materials vital for the practical training of
CHEWS. These equipments are generally prescribed by the community Health Board
for its furnishing. The hall shall have a minimum capacity for fifty (50)
students at a time for an academic interaction.
14. PUBLIC HEALTH MUSEUM
This
complex house several teaching models and equipment needed for the teaching of
EHOs: sanitary engineering, sewage and waste management, pest/ vector control,
pollution etc as required by the board (WAHEB).
15. GENERAL
WORKSHOP
This
complex shall serve as a centre charged with the repair and maintenance of
facilities in the entire school, engineering, plumbing works, repair of broken
down furniture and vehicles, electrical works etc. They could also construct
and sale to the public their products.
16. MANPOWER NEEDS
The
management of the school shall ensure that they employ highly trained
professionals into the various departments as lecturers. This is very important
since the various boards would want their professional colleagues to head and
teach their students. However, guest lecturers who may not be professionals can
be engaged for the non-professional subjects etc. as part-time.
17. TRANSPORT
FACILITIES
The
school shall provide vehicles for the day-to-day running of the school for
under-listed officers.
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The principal/provost/rector
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Deputy provost/rector/principal
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Principal officers
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Two (2) coaster buses for the student’s excursions and training practical.
18. RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AND ACCESSORIES
- Standard football pitch
- Volley ball pitch
- Lawn tennis court
- Basket ball pitch
- Table tennis board
- Ludo games and other in door games facilities etc.
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