(Delayed blog entry from last Friday!)
So its farewell from the Health Clinic Team!
Today was our last official day in the Munsiville clinic. Earlier in the week, we shared our findings and recommendations with the clinic managers and these were well received. The findings were subsequently shared with the rest of the Munsiville clinic staff and our impression is that they were appreciative of our feedback. Indeed as a result of our feedback we have already noticed some changes in the way the clinic operates and in staff behaviours.
As a sign of their appreciation, yesterday we were even presented with some gifts from the staff! (See picture below!) We were each given a pair of traditional African sandals, which we are very grateful for. These gifts are the perfect souvenir of the work that we have done in Munsiville and will be a great way of reminding us of our time here.
This morning we visited the clinic for the final time. As our parting gift, we obtained a white board, which we think will help improve 2-way communication between the managers and the staff. To ensure that the board would be used straight away, one of The Thoughtful Path volunteers kindly fixed the whiteboard on the common room wall meaning it is now ready for use. We also developed posters that have been placed throughout the clinic, the purposes of these are to help improve infection control and encourage behavioral change and better occupational health practices.
The rest of our day was spent compiling and completing our final report this includes a list of the accomplishments that we achieved during our visit.
Our hope is that the findings and recommendations of our report will be fully owned by the staff and managers of the Munsiville clinic and that most importantly that the ‘Bridge’ we have built with ‘The Thoughtful Path’ is built further and flourishes in the coming years.
So its farewell from the Health Clinic Team!
Today was our last official day in the Munsiville clinic. Earlier in the week, we shared our findings and recommendations with the clinic managers and these were well received. The findings were subsequently shared with the rest of the Munsiville clinic staff and our impression is that they were appreciative of our feedback. Indeed as a result of our feedback we have already noticed some changes in the way the clinic operates and in staff behaviours.
As a sign of their appreciation, yesterday we were even presented with some gifts from the staff! (See picture below!) We were each given a pair of traditional African sandals, which we are very grateful for. These gifts are the perfect souvenir of the work that we have done in Munsiville and will be a great way of reminding us of our time here.
This morning we visited the clinic for the final time. As our parting gift, we obtained a white board, which we think will help improve 2-way communication between the managers and the staff. To ensure that the board would be used straight away, one of The Thoughtful Path volunteers kindly fixed the whiteboard on the common room wall meaning it is now ready for use. We also developed posters that have been placed throughout the clinic, the purposes of these are to help improve infection control and encourage behavioral change and better occupational health practices.
The rest of our day was spent compiling and completing our final report this includes a list of the accomplishments that we achieved during our visit.
Our hope is that the findings and recommendations of our report will be fully owned by the staff and managers of the Munsiville clinic and that most importantly that the ‘Bridge’ we have built with ‘The Thoughtful Path’ is built further and flourishes in the coming years.
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