Academics
Community Health
National Diploma
Overview
ND Community Health at Grandplus College prepares practitioners for Nigeria's primary health care system. You will learn maternal and child health, immunization schedules, community diagnosis, health education, and basic clinic procedures—with supervised postings to PHC centres across Kwara and neighbouring LGAs.
Entry requirements
- Minimum of five O'Level credits including English, Mathematics, Biology, and Chemistry in not more than two sittings (WAEC, NECO, or NABTEB).
- Applicants must be at least sixteen years of age at the time of admission.
What you study
- Primary health care and community diagnosis
- Maternal, newborn, and child health
- Immunization and disease prevention
- Health education and behaviour change communication
- Basic clinic procedures and vital signs
- Epidemiology and biostatistics for community practice
Postings & attachments
- Primary health care centres in Kwara State
- Maternal and child health outreach programmes
- School health and community immunization campaigns
- Six-month SIWES attachment in an approved PHC facility
Career paths
- Community Health Extension Worker (CHEW)
- Primary health centre officer
- NGO and faith-based health outreach roles
- LGA health department field staff
- Health education and promotion officer
