Happy Morning to you all, when i saw this contest, I was overjoyed because i saw it as an opportunity to share my work experience with the Steemit family....

I am Franklin Onyekwuluje, a final year student of Federal University Otuoke situated in Bayelsa State Nigeria, I am from Anambra state though I'm based in Bayelsa State where i work with a Health centre (Primary Health Care Otuoke), This is a branch of Government Health Sector working directly under World Health Organization and their main work is to make sure drugs and all form of health supplements, Immunization and vaccination reaches the local community at large...

Components of primary health care

° Educating the public.
° Nutrition.
° Provision of Clean Water.
° Children Health Care and Maternal care.
° Free Immunization.
° Control of Local Disease.
° Treatment Accessibility.
° Provision of drugs.

PRIMARY HEALTH CARE OTUOKE

I've worked with them for a period of 8months and within this period, I've been privileged to be part of 60 programs and have also attended more than 100 seminars... I find it amazing being a part of this programs as they have impacted a lot into me...

Some of the programs we've carried out are Polio, COVID-19, Measles, Yellow Fever, Human papillomavirus
Influenza (flu), meningitis and some awareness programs etc .

Primary health care helps in supporting a peoples’s health needs such as
• Promotion of health
• Prevention of disease
• Treatment of the Sick
• Rehabilitation
• Intensive care and more

people being vaccinated at Primary Health Care Otuoke

One of the major work we do is to give Immunization, vaccination deals with strengthening the immune system and preparing them against an incoming disease or infection. I work as a Junior Lab technologist in the Lab and my work is to run test for pregnancy, check HIV status, check Blood Pressure, check sugar level, run Malaria and Thyphoid test, check urine and cough sample for infection or diseases and prescribe drugs based on my discovery...

How to be eligible for free medical or Health care

First, go to a primary health care centre or hospital in your locality and register... Registration is free but the card is 2.05steem for Children's card, 5.12steem for Adults while the the COVID 19 card is free ... After this You're eligible to come for free medical anytime as far as you're with your card. Vaccines are free and does not require the use of cards apart from COVID-19.

Test results and the duplicate copy

COVID-19 card and children's hospital card

Lactating mothers are constantly adviced to come for check up at least every six months... In Nigeria here people barely visit hospitals except they fall sick or, contact an infection or get pregnant for ladies

Ways of storing vaccines for immunization

We store vaccines using a a a double compartment freezer... Most vaccines cannot be kept in a normal room temperature, they need to be stored in a freezer till when needed and due to lack of constant electrity, most government health sectors make use of a solar Freezer

Vaccines insides the Solar Freezer used for storage

When going out for field work, we make use of a Geostyle in storing the vaccines. Inside a Geostyle, you'll see an Ice Pack which is a refrigerated water in a container, then the vaccine with a foam to absorb heat from sun when working on the road.

Ice packs inside freezer

Ways of disposing wastes during work

When i talk of wastes, I literally mean used syringe and cotton wool... We dispose this using a carton box provided for such and we carry it along with us even when going for a field work.

Carton for disposing wastes like syringe and cotton wool

I love being part of the health system because it has given me the ability to be able to help the poor and rich in my neighborhood through educating them on the need to be vaccinated everytime.