2010 School Health and Nutrition Short Course

On its 6th anniversary, the annual short course Strengthening Contemporary School Health, Nutrition and HIV Prevention Programmes was held for the second time in West Africa, in Accra, Ghana from 8th – 17th June.  

This popular course brought together representatives from Ministries of Education, Health, and Social Welfare, the United Nations agencies and civil society to promote the sharing of good practice, knowledge and experiences in school health and nutrition (SHN) and HIV prevention, both between countries and across sectors. 

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The attached narrative report summarises the debate and knowledge shared between the fifty-six delegates that participated in the 2010 international course from fourteen African countries: Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sudan, Ethiopia, Mali, Burkina Faso, Sao Tome, The Gambia, Liberia and Chad as well as delegates from Bangladesh and Yemen. 

Course facilitators with recognised expertise in SHN and HIV prevention assisted participants to draft country-specific operational log frames and stimulate lively debates and discussions on current and ongoing issues. 

While each year clear feedback on the course’s impact is received, 2010 course re-orientated its evaluation towards a more outcomes-focused methodology. It focused on more explicitly defining the elements of a successful course and translating these into measurable goals and clear indicators to be evaluated six and twelve months post course. The attached evaluation report reflects participants’ views, comments and recommendation that will help us refine and further develop the course. 

Available Documents: Training Material & Course Statistics