Dr. Uzodinma Adirieje’s Updates

MY COUNTRY OF FOCUS: Nigeria

TRANSFORMATIVE INVESTMENT:

Invest in vaccinators and district managers by regularly and systematically building their capacity, strengthening their performance and providing supportive supervision.

IDENTIFIED STRATEGIES FROM ‘GRISP’:

1. Ensure ongoing refresher and in-service training and performance improvement of vaccinators and peripheral managers and supervisors
2. Promote staff motivation
3. Track capacity building and ongoing training needs of staff
4. Develop and disseminate up-to-date pre-service immunization training packages
5. Establish a culture, process and budget for supportive supervision and mentorship throughout the programme
6. Train supervisors in supervisory skills
7. Use remote and individual learning (eLearning)
8. Develop training material using adult learning principles
9. Establish a network of mentoring

PRIORITIZED STRATEGIES:

1. Establish a culture, process and budget for supportive supervision and mentorship throughout the programme
2. Ensure ongoing refresher and in-service training and performance improvement of vaccinators and peripheral managers and supervisors
3. Train supervisors in supervisory skills
4. Establish a network of mentoring

 

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