CPR TRAINING FOR SCHOOLS
Aspire-Transform-Inspire Foundation
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Non-governmental organization (NGO)
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#SDGAction45855
Description
The objective is to educate Ghanaians on CPR and give them practical training on how to perform CPR. The initial phase is aimed at students in secondary schools in the eastern region. To achieve this ATIF will have to train volunteers (mostly unemployed university graduates) who will be able to perform these trainings to students. 20 secondary schools will be selected across the eastern region. Volunteers will be provided with food, transportation and accommodation during training. Professionals trainers will be sourced to carry out these trainings at a selected venue (Hotel) for one week. Once volunteers complete their CPR training and are competent, the next stage will be coordinating the schedules to then offer these training to the secondary school. The project coordinator will liaise with the selected schools and agree dates with them. The trainers will be equipped with laptops, projectors, dummies for practical's and PPE to safely and effectively carry out their training sessions. This project is aimed at the entire country and the first phase will then be repeated in various models which will potentially also lead to employment for the volunteers. ATIF aims at building a training centre in the eastern region and has already acquired a land for the future training centre.
The general population in Ghana do not have knowledge about Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and this unfortunately leads to a lot of preventable deaths when there are accidents or incidents when someone is unconscious or irresponsive. CPR has saved many lives around the world and the lack of its awareness in Ghana has not helped in saving lives. Creating awareness and training to people is a step towards ensuring lives are sustained where possible until medical professionals arrive. Unfortunately, in Ghana medical help either does not arrive at all or arrives very late when there is an incident and this causes people to lose their lives. This means that transferring the CPR knowledge to people is very critical in saving someone's life when there is no medical health arriving. Being able to perform CPR on a person increases the chance of their survival rather than doing nothing or doing the wrong thing. For example, in Ghana people who are unconscious will be placed in a car, at the back of a truck, or in some instances on a wheel burrow and be transported to clinics or hospitals. Most of these people die before arriving to the health facilities. These lives could be potentially be saved if people knew how to administer CRP and check vital signs like airways, and also put people in recovery positions. CPR has saved a lot of lives in so many countries but unfortunately many lives has been lost due to people in countries like Ghana not having the basic knowledge and skills to do this. This action will ensure people's lives are sustained and potentially saved when the need arises for CPR to be administered.
Aspire-Transform-Inspire Foundation
SDGS & Targets
Goal 3
Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages
3.1
3.1.1
Maternal mortality ratio
3.1.2
Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel
3.2
3.2.1
Under-five mortality rate
3.2.2
Neonatal mortality rate
3.3
By 2030, end the epidemics of AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and neglected tropical diseases and combat hepatitis, water-borne diseases and other communicable diseases
3.3.1
Number of new HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex, age and key populations
3.3.2
Tuberculosis incidence per 100,000 population
3.3.3
Malaria incidence per 1,000 population
3.3.4
Hepatitis B incidence per 100,000 population
3.3.5
Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical diseases
3.4
3.4.1
Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes or chronic respiratory disease
3.4.2
Suicide mortality rate
3.5
Strengthen the prevention and treatment of substance abuse, including narcotic drug abuse and harmful use of alcohol
3.5.1
Coverage of treatment interventions (pharmacological, psychosocial and rehabilitation and aftercare services) for substance use disorders
3.5.2
Alcohol per capita consumption (aged 15 years and older) within a calendar year in litres of pure alcohol
3.6
3.6.1
Death rate due to road traffic injuries
3.7
By 2030, ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health-care services, including for family planning, information and education, and the integration of reproductive health into national strategies and programmes
3.7.1
Proportion of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern methods
3.7.2
Adolescent birth rate (aged 10-14 years; aged 15-19 years) per 1,000 women in that age group
3.8
Achieve universal health coverage, including financial risk protection, access to quality essential health-care services and access to safe, effective, quality and affordable essential medicines and vaccines for all
3.8.1
Coverage of essential health services
3.8.2
Proportion of population with large household expenditures on health as a share of total household expenditure or income
3.9
3.9.1
Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution
3.9.2
Mortality rate attributed to unsafe water, unsafe sanitation and lack of hygiene (exposure to unsafe Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for All (WASH) services)
3.9.3
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning
3.a
3.a.1
Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged 15 years and older
3.b
Support the research and development of vaccines and medicines for the communicable and non-communicable diseases that primarily affect developing countries, provide access to affordable essential medicines and vaccines, in accordance with the Doha Declaration on the TRIPS Agreement and Public Health, which affirms the right of developing countries to use to the full the provisions in the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights regarding flexibilities to protect public health, and, in particular, provide access to medicines for all
3.b.1
Proportion of the target population covered by all vaccines included in their national programme
3.b.2
3.b.3
Proportion of health facilities that have a core set of relevant essential medicines available and affordable on a sustainable basis
3.c
3.c.1
Health worker density and distribution
3.d
Strengthen the capacity of all countries, in particular developing countries, for early warning, risk reduction and management of national and global health risks
3.d.1
International Health Regulations (IHR) capacity and health emergency preparedness
3.d.2
Percentage of bloodstream infections due to selected antimicrobial-resistant organisms
SDG 14 targets covered
Deliverables & Timeline
TRAINING OF VOLUNTEERS
TRAINING STUDENTS AT VARIOUS SECONDARY SCHOOLS
MEETING AND EVALUATING TRAINING FEEDBACK
PLANNING ON NEXT PHASE
Resources mobilized
Partnership Progress
| Title | Progress Status | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| CPR TRAINING FOR SCHOOLS - Sat, 02/18/2023 - 16:01 | Financial issues |
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- Africa
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The general population of Ghana
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Chris, Founder