Community Health & Wellbeing

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While disease, lack of hygiene and minimal resources are clearly problems in much of rural East Africa, the bigger problem is lack of awareness of these issues and the simple steps that could be taken to minimise exposure to risk. Our Community Health and Wellbeing programme exists to provide people with the knowledge and the training they need to make better decisions regarding their health and to work proactively to prevent the spread of diseases such as HIV and AIDS.

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  • WHAT WE DO:
  • Improve knowledge of, access to and quality of health care services for community members, with a specific focus on care, support and treatment for people living with HIV and AIDS, and the marginalised diaspora
  • Improve knowledge of, access to and quality of health care services for community members, with a specific focus on care, support and treatment for people living with HIV and AIDS, and the marginalised diaspora
  • Improve health and wellbeing through increasing access to health care services including HIV, malaria and TB prevention services through awareness creation, education and the provision of basic medication, mosquito nets, nutritional supplements, outreach health clinics and counselling, HIV testing and referrals to partners
  • Provide professional counseling for orphans, people living with AIDS (PLWA) and guardians of orphans and vulnerable children (OVC)
  • Reduce the stigma of HIV/AIDS in the wider community through awareness raising and encouraging PLWA to disclose their status
  • Educate children and their communities in good hygiene practises (dental health, hand washing and jiggers control) and environmental issues
  • Provide a range of family planning education and resources at household level. These include information on birth spacing, breast-feeding, disease prevention and health promotion. Condoms supply and referral to health facilities for further, high-quality family planning support.
  • Train teachers and child welfare counselors to expand the reach of our psychological support
  • Work with local service providers and government departments to provide quality health services
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