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Home Based Care Course

The Home -Based Care Course equips individuals with essential knowledge and skills to provide quality healthcare support to patients in home settings. This training is ideal for family givers, home health aides, community health workers, and anyone responsible for caring for the sick, elderly, or individuals with chronic conditions.

Key topics covered include; Basic nursing care and hygiene, Medication administration and monitoring, Managing chronic illness at home, Handling medical emergencies, Mobility assistance and physical therapy support, Infection prevention and control, Emotional and psychological support for patients and care givers.

The course is designed to enhance the well-being of patients while reducing hospital readmissions, ensuring comfort, and promoting independence in home-based care settings.

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Life Saver International First Aid Course (LIFAC)

The Lifesaver First Aid course (LIFAC) is a specialized St John Ambulance training program designed to empower individuals with life-saving first aid skills. This course acknowledges that first aid can be performed using available materials- such as turning a jacket into a stretcher- while also emphasizing the importance of having a well-equipped first aid kit.

LIFAC follows the principle that anyone can give first aid, making everyone a potential “Lifesaver”.

What sets LIFAC apart?

In addition to the standard first aid topics, LIFAC introduces essential skills for handling:

Medical Conditions: Epileptic seizures, fever, effects of heat and cold, hypothermia, hydration, asthma, and low blood sugar.

Emergency situations: Emergency child birth, miscarriage, and life-threatening infections.

Infectious diseases awareness: Understanding symptoms, prevention, and basic care for conditions such as Cholera, Genital herpes, Gonorrhea, Hepatitis, Malaria, Measles, Meningitis, Polio, Syphilis, Tetanus, Tuberculosis, Typhoid.

HIV/AIDS Awareness. Comprehensive coverage of transmission, prevention, and first aid considerations for those living with HIV /AIDS.

The course is ideal for individuals, workplace caregivers, and community responders who want to enhance their ability to manage emergencies and save lives.

Be a Life saver, Enrol Today

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Plot 29, Buganda Road
P.O. Box 464, Kampala, Uganda

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+256 - 414 - 230 671

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