Table 2 Summary of activities of a CMD in a typical day in community case management of malaria
Time of the Day | Activity | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
Early Morning | · Check records: | · Balance off previous activities |
· Number of health education sessions to organize | · Outstanding activities in the previous day are attended to | |
· Attend to caregivers who present children | · Identify caregivers who need | |
· Attend to personal activities (farm, trade, other work) | · home visit | |
· May be recalled from work | · Whether to organize health educations and for whom? | |
· Visit by research team | · Opening balance for the day | |
· Records audited, educated and commended for good work, replenish stock | ||
Evening | · Attend to caregivers who present their children | · Outstanding activities in the morning are continued |
· Home visits | · Records audited, educated and commended for good work, replenish stock | |
· Organise health education | ||
· Visit by research team | ||
Night | · Respond to emergencies | · Assist caregivers to nearest facility |
· Visit by research team | · Administer drugs | |
· Offer counselling | ||
· Records audited, educated and commended for good work, replenish stock |