Applications are invited for admission into the Community Health Officer's Course for 2015/16 session, which will commence in August, 2015

 

ENTRY QUALIFICATION 

A.  Holders of Diploma in community Health with not less than two years post- qualifcation experience plus, five (5) credit level passes in SSCE (WASCE, NECO or GCE O/L) at not more than two sittings, which must include: English Language, Mathematics and Biology/Health Science,

 

B.  Community Health Extension WOrkers with five (5) years experience and five (5) Credit level passes in SSCE (WASCE, NECO or GCE O/L) at nor more than two sittings, which must include: English Lang, Mathematics and Biology/Healthcare Science.

 

C. Preference will be given to Community Health Extension Workers that have done the abridgement programme in Schools of Health Technology, for the award of Diploma in Community Health.

 

D. Applicants must be registered with the Community Health Practitioners' Registration Board of Nigeria and posses a valid practive license

 

DURATION OF COURSE 

This is a two (2) years Residential Course leading to the awarf of Higher Diploma in Community Health by the Community Health Practitioners Registration Board of Nigeria and the Lagos University Teaching Hospital

 

 

LOCATION OF COURSE 

Most activites connected with the course, including lectures, will take place at the LUTH primary care Complex at Pakoto (Ifo Local Government Area of Ogun State and the surrounding villages) except when its is necessary for student to go to LUTH, Idi - Araba, Lagos, for lectures

 

METHOD OF APPLICATION 

Application letter with photocopies of credentials and two (2) passport sized photographs should be addressed to 

THE COORDINATOR (CHO PROGRAMME)

INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND PRIMARY CARE 

LAGOS UNIVERSITY TECHING

HOSPITAL 

P.M.B. 12003

LAGOS 

NIGERIA

 

and should be accompanied with the receipt of the application fee of N5,000.00 (five thousand naira). Fees are payable in cash to the Cash Office of the Lagos University Teaching Hosptial, Idi-Araba

 

5. CLOSING DATE OF APPLICATION

Closing date for application is Friday, 12th June, 2015.

Test & Interview will be conducted on 19th June, 2015 in the Lecture Theatre Bloch of the Institute of child Health and Primary Care, LUTH PHC Complex, Pakoto, Ogun State.

 

Further invitation to attend interview will not be issued. Candidates should bring to interview, originals of their credentials, letters if sponsorship from their Local Government/Institution and also Attestation letters from their employers stating that they will practice Primary Health care at the end of the course. Successful applicants will be informed subsequently 

 

Signed

Prof. Chris Bode

AG. Chief Medical Director