Adult Education Perspectives in Primary Health Care Training

摘要

Using adult education perspectives in health worker training is one method ofeffectively teaching clinical and communication skills. Citing examples from the training component of the Africa Child Survival Initiative-Combatting Childhood Communicable Disease (ACSI-CCCD) project, this paper describes how adult education methods can be incorporated into training planning, implementation, and follow-up. Some brief examples from Nigeria, Lesotho, the Central African Republic, Burundi, and Rwanda are included.