Activities

• Health education
• Water and sanitation
• School health promotion
• Nutrition promotion

The CHEPP has four components: Water and Sanitation; Community Health Education; School Health; and Nutrition.

Water and Sanitation:
In 2007, the majority of fields will implement the activities of the Water and Sanitation component in the second half of the year, due to the high level of hostile military activity during this period.

Community Health Education:
This component, through a variety of meetings, workshops, events, songs and documentaries provides people with knowledge about a range of health issues such as:
- Awareness and prevention of malaria, water-borne diseases, HIV/AIDS and bird flu
- Malnutrition, breastfeeding benefits and local foods high in essential nutrients
- Landmine awareness, risks and education

School Health:
Children receive hygiene education, training and basic supplies. As BPHWT programs are integrated, access to safe drinking water and latrines; nutritional supplements and de-worming medication; medical screening and treatment is also provided to schools and their pupils.

Nutrition:
The BPHWT distributes Vitamin A and de-worming medication to children and, prenatal and postpartum women under the Nutrition component of CHEPP and in the Maternal and Child Health Program, to assist in preventing malnutrition. In the first half of 2007, at least 22,523 people have received preventative doses of Vitamin A, of whom at least 10,410 were post natal mothers and at least 12,113 were children, 12 years of age or younger.