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Role Summary

• A Community Health Officer is responsible for providing preventive, promotive, and basic curative health services within communities.
• They work to improve public health, reduce disease burden, and ensure access to essential healthcare services.

Key Responsibilities

Community Health Services:

• Provide basic medical care and first aid to patients
• Diagnose and treat common illnesses (e.g., malaria, infections, minor injuries)
• Refer complicated cases to higher-level healthcare facilities

Health Education & Promotion

• Educate individuals and communities on hygiene, nutrition, sanitation, and disease prevention
• Promote healthy lifestyles and awareness of common health risks
• Conduct community outreach programs and health talks

Maternal & Child Health:

• Provide antenatal and postnatal care services
• Monitor child growth and development
• Support immunization programs and child health initiatives

Disease Prevention & Control:

• Participate in vaccination campaigns
• Monitor and report outbreaks of diseases
• Assist in public health surveillance and data collection

Community Engagement:

• Work with community leaders and stakeholders
• Mobilize community participation in health programs
• Build trust and strong relationships within the community

Record Keeping & Reporting:

• Maintain accurate patient records and health data
• Prepare and submit reports to health authorities
• Track health trends within the community

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Diploma or degree in Community Health (or related field)
• Registration with relevant professional body (e.g., Community Health Practitioners Registration Board)
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Basic clinical and diagnostic skills
• Ability to work independently and in rural/community settings
• Problem-solving and decision-making skills.

Work Environment:

• Primary healthcare centers
• Rural or semi-urban communities
• Outreach and field-based environments
• Sometimes requires traveling to remote areas.

Personal Attributes:

• Compassionate and patient
• Culturally sensitive and respectful
• Physically fit and adaptable
• Team player with strong leadership ability..

Method of Application 

Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV and Applications to: gradokonnects@gmail.com using the Job Position as subject of the mail.