| ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA | SCOPE OF WORK (Pharmaceutical care and Service Delivery) |
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Tier 1 PPMVs (i.e. PPMVs lacking health qualifications and any training | 1. Ability to read and write. 2. Attainment of 21 years of age. 3. Qualified personnel will include those who attempted to obtain a First School Leaving Certificate. 4. Also, in this category are Bachelor’s degree in biological sciences or any other disciplines (outside of health related disciplines | 1. Sell OTC and manage common illnesses. 2. FP services will include condoms, cycle beads, emergency contraceptives, refill of pills but not initiation, counselling, and referrals. 3. However, persons who have training on the use of malaria rapid diagnostic test-kits (m RDT) may use the test kits to test patients for malaria. |
Tier 2 PPMVs (i.e. Health Qualified PPMVs): | 1. Must fulfil the tier 1 eligibility criteria. 2. In addition, must possess degree in Health discipline as recognized by the Pharmacists Council of Nigeria 3. They could be Nurses, Midwives, CHEWs, CHOs | 1. Provide select PHC services in line with the Task shifting and Task sharing policy. 2. Provide tier 1 services as well as use Rapid Diagnostic Test kits (RDTs), administer amoxicillin DT, conduct HIV Self Testing, sell self-injecting contraceptives and refer patients to PHCs and higher level facilities for nutrition counselling and treatment of any other common ailment. 3. They will also be allowed to initiate and administer LARC particularly implants if they have received training on comprehensive FP services in line with the Task Shifting and Task sharing policy. |
Tier 3 PPMVs (i.e. Health Qualified PPMVs | 1. These persons must fulfill the tier 1 eligibility criteria. 2. Must be Pharmacy technician | 1. PPMV operators in this tier will be enabled to provide selected PHC services (in line with the Task shifting and Task sharing policy) 2. They will provide tier 1 services as well as use Rapid Diagnostic Test kits (RDTs), administer amoxicillin DT, conduct HIV Self Testing if trained 3. Sell self-injecting contraceptives and refer patients to PHCs and higher level facilities for nutrition counselling and treatment of any other common ailment |