Nigeria: Primary Health Care and Health Management (PriHEMAC)
Help ensure that elderly community members are healthy and safe in Oyo State, Nigeria, through partnering with PriHEMAC organization.
Project description
The World Health Organization (WHO) asserts that ‘Healthy Aging’ plays a pivotal role in the attainment of at least 7 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with a focus on ‘fostering good health and wellbeing’ (Goal 3); others are SDGs 1, 2, 8, 10, 11, and 16.
In Nigeria, it is well documented that:
- Many elderly are abused and neglected, both physically and psychologically, by family members and other caregivers.
- Nigeria is one of the worst countries to grow old in since many youths and adults do not take care of their elders
- Many elderly persons are among those with the highest rates of depression in the world
- Those who make policies regarding the elderly do so in their prime age, forgetting that sooner or later, old age with all its complications will creep up on everyone.
With this context in mind, Primary Health Care and Health Management Centre (PriHEMAC) seeks to promote the health status and well-being of susceptible members of the communities with a focus on the elderly (as well as mothers and children). PriHEMAC includes experienced health professionals such as consultants, planners/managers, demographers, sociologists, anthropologists, statisticians, and resource consultants. Core activities include elderly day care services; consultancy, advocacy research and partnership (CARP) activities; and training. PriHeMAC invites UB student to participate in and contribute to related programs and activities.
Compiled by Martin Ogundeji and Gideon Adeniyi, project originators and partners.
Project outcome
Students will collaborate with PriHEMAC on customized projects associated with key programming areas. In addition to supporting institutional capacity building, projects will support the following outcomes:
- cultural competence
- communication
- problem solving
- collaboration
Project details
| Length of commitment | Flexible |
| Start time | Flexible |
| Level of collaboration | All are welcome |
| Benefits | Varied |
| Who is eligible | All students |
Core partners
- Primary Health Care and Health Management Centre (PriHEMAC)
Project mentor
Mara Huber
Associate Dean, Undergraduate Research and Experiential Learning; Director, Experiential Learning Network
Start the project
To apply for one of the limited spaces, send an interest email to ubeln@buffalo.edu with the following information and one of our staff will respond with more information via email :
- Share relevant background information about yourself and why you are interested in a global project.
- Review the list of current global partnerships, list the three you are most interested in working with and explain why for each.
- Explain what you hope to contribute to and gain from a global project.
Note that global partners rely on the contributions associated with ELN student projects and commit their limited time and resources to working with students. Accordingly, different projects will require varying amounts of time and strong commitment and follow through.
Preparation activities
Once you begin the digital badge series, you will have access to all the necessary activities and instructions. Your mentor has indicated they would like you to also complete the specific preparation activities below. Please reference this when you get to Step 2 of the Preparation Phase.
- Examine the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the history of the framework. Then select one SDG to focus on as you work through your project.
- Download and complete this PowerPoint template.