Nurses Program
CLCY understands that Liberia faces big health and sanitation problem that can be catastrophic if proper training is not done for the youths.
CLCY will recruit health care workers from the United States and Canada to provide training on short term trips to Liberia.
CLCY will recruit health care workers from the United States and Canada to provide training on short term trips to Liberia.
Enhancing Healthcare in Liberia: CLCY's Basic Health Education and Training Program
CLCY is committed to improving health outcomes in Liberia by providing crucial Basic Health Education and Training. We focus on empowering healthcare professionals and communities, particularly in remote areas.
Training Healthcare Workers
Our program offers refresher training in basic healthcare for nurses and rural health workers from over 30 remote villages in Liberia. This training takes place at the Change for Liberian Children and Youth (CLCY) training center in Careysburg, Montserrado County. Many of the healthcare workers we support lack prior quality healthcare education, regular refresher opportunities, and even basic literacy skills. To address these gaps, our program emphasizes practical, hands-on training delivered by experienced volunteer physicians and nurses from both the United States and Liberia. The goal is for these trained professionals to return to their villages and share their knowledge with their respective healthcare centers and communities, ultimately combating preventable diseases that are claiming lives in Liberia.
Community Health Education
In addition to training healthcare professionals, CLCY provides health education to students at three public schools in the Careysburg District, Montserrado County. This initiative focuses on equipping students with the knowledge to identify and prevent basic health risks. Key topics include recognizing dehydration, proper handwashing techniques, the importance of washing fruits and vegetables before consumption, and the correct cooking of meat and other dietary products.
We also extend our efforts to the most underprivileged children and youth in rural areas, accessing the poorest neighborhoods to provide vital health development training. A core component of our community education involves promoting the benefits of vital nutrient consumption through local foods. CLCY encourages residents to engage in gardening and consume locally grown produce rather than relying on imported, processed foods. This approach aims to improve health conditions and reduce food costs.
Sanitation and Advanced Skills Training
Addressing pervasive sanitation issues that affect all age groups in Liberia, our programs emphasize practices that lead to improved public health and a reduction in the prevalence of diseases such as diarrhea, cholera, and typhoid.
Furthermore, CLCY provides training to healthcare workers and community youth in basic lifesaving (BLS), cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), and other essential healthcare delivery skills, including aspects of clinical laboratory science (CLS). Our organization operates through the Careysburg Public Clinic, where we have already conducted healthcare workshops, providing basic lifesaving tips to over 100 participants.
CLCY Board member Mr. Flomo Boymah, he works at the Careysburg Clinic |
Little Richard, suffering from infectious disease |