ECWA SCHOOL OF HEALTH TECHNOLOGY KAGORO(SOLVING CIRCULATION PROBLEM IN INSTITUTIONS OF HEALTH TECHNOLOGY).

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1994-04
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SULE, BOUMANN EPHRAIM
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People in the rural areas have yet to appreciate health as such their desire is for absence of sickness. Their want are for cure from disease, care when sick, relief from hurt and reassurance and help during maternity. The shortage of medical facilities and doctors make it impossible for rural areas to receive enough health care attention. Technology advancement increased the responsibilities of doctors in General Hospitals, clinics and tertiary institutions leaving them with no time to give personal services to patient in the rural areas. When a physician attempts to be both the Engineer and plumber of medicine great harm is done. Because of the quality workload, the physician is unable to provide the qualitative input and leadership required. As a result an Auxiliary, another member of the health team is needed to be able to free the hands of professionals for complex and new situations . This team of Auxiliary can not carry out their task effectively unless they are socialised like scholars in higher institution of learning where they will develop a commitment to inquiry and skill in the use of knowledge as applicable to solution of the practical problem of man The Evangelican Church of West Africa (ECWA) took a step to aid the rural area with medical care and spiritual deliverance by establishing a school that will give effective training to Health Care Auxiliaries. An attempt is made to carryout an architectural design thesis of the' school of Health Technology, The architect contribution is to create a natural and practical environment that encourages, and educates the primary health care Auxiliaries within the framework of guidelines and objective set out for schools of health as fast as possible by solving circulation problem encounter in school of Health Technology.
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A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE POST GRADUATE SCHOOL, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA. IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ARCHITECTURE. DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE , FACULTY OF ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA NIGERIA, APRIL 1994.
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ECWA,, SCHOOL,, HEALTH,, TECHNOLOGY, KAGORO, KAGORO(SOLVING CIRCULATION, PROBLEM,, INSTITUTIONS,, HEALTH,, TECHNOLOGY).
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