Report of Visit to the Public Health College and Training Center at Gondar, February 22-25, 1961
Abstract
This report documents the activities of L. M. Henderson, member of the Interdepartmental Committee on Nutrition for National Defense (ICNND), National Institutes of Health, who visited the Public Health College and Training Center in Gondar, Ethiopia, from 22-25 February, 1961. This was a follow-up visit regarding the Nutrition Survey made by the ICNND team in 1958. The visit was made in the company of Ato Abraham Besrat, who was returning to Ethiopia. The possibility of Ato Abraham's services being made available to the school on a regular basis was well received and it was suggested that he give approximately 15 hours of instruction in nutrition to the health officers during the first 2 weeks in July each year, with emphasis on the use of readily available Ethiopian foods to meet the nutritional requirements of adults and children of various ages. This proposed loan of Ato Abraham's services by the college at Alemya was discussed with President Kindell and he expressed a willingness to make such an arrangement if formally requested by the Ministry of Health. As a result of the visit to Alemya it was concluded that a program in food analysis and tests of biological value of proteins can be instituted by Ato Abraham very soon after he arrives at Alemya. To operate most effectively, however, he needs to have a new laboratory furnished with certain basic items of equipment. These items have been discussed with Dr. Kindell and efforts are being made to obtain funds for their purchase from ICNND or NIH. To continue the report on the Gondar trip, the author visited the center at Amba Giorghis, where the building is now completed to the square. A fine water supply is being developed that will provide ample spring water delivered to storage barrels by gravity flow. The health centers at Dabat, Gorgora, and Kella Duba were all visited briefly. This internship training appears to be a wonderful example of the effectiveness of "on the job training."
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 25, 1961
- Accession Number
- ADA453772
Entities
People
- L. M. Henderson