2nd day of DHO posting with school health team

28/07/2008

on 2nd day of our posting, we followed the school health team to observe the immunization. our groups were divided into 2 teams,'team A' and 'team B'......

TEAM A

we team A followed the nurses to a chinese school(SEKOLAH JENIS KEBANGSAAN PEI SHIN) which is located at Kuala Kedah. we observed how MMR and OPV were given to standard one students.there were total of 27 students received OPV and MMR, whereas only one student of standard six who was absent during the 1st visit received rubella.

TEAM B
Team B went to Sek Haji Mohd Shariff, Kota Setar, to observe DT and OPV vaccination.there were 61 students received those vaccines and only 3 students (previously missed out cases) received rubella. apart from that , deworming were also carried out for pre school students. before the vaccines were given, the nurses did general physical examination and review the consent letter.