HIV / AIDS Programmes In The Clinics / Community:
In all clinics the following services are rendered:
- Pre and post counselling for the above mentioned services
- VCT is offered to all clients
- Blood samples are being collected
- Screening and staging of patients are done to be able to roll out the Ante retroviral programme efficiently and promptly when drugs are available
- Patients are holistically evaluated to identify physical, emotional and social needs
- Health Education are given to all clinics clients regarding HIV / AIDS
- Free Male and Female condoms are available at the clinics
- Trained volunteers of SEBOKA assist in clinics in counseling the clients for VCT
- Staff occasionally visits institutions on invitation for providing health education and VCT.
Home Based Care:
- As a result of the above obtained information, patients are visited at home (when frail or bedridden), or are referred to the relevant stakeholders / institutions
- Assist in birth registration of children
- Ensure that children are placed in schools
- Orphans are placed in a safe environment – in collaboration with social services.
- Ensure the very ill indeed patients qualify for social grants
- Ensure that the elderly / caretaker of children do get a grant
- Ensure clients’ health needs are taken care of
Interventions developed in assisting the programme:
- Community Child Care Forum was established to support the child in need
- Ward councillors in collaboration with Local Aids Council are carrying out a survey to identify the child in need
- Potch Wellness Forum was established to form a network with the various relevant stakeholders
- Food parcels is given to the families / households in dire need
- Clothing, Blankets and other household items are supplied where needed
- Outreach programmes are in place in collaboration with the FBO’s and NGO’s
- Relationships have been established with various Churches that work as a helping hand e.g. (Donating clothes, food, blankets, etc. and sharing their compassion with the community
- Vegetable gardens were developed – eco circles
- Surveys are done by post graduate students regarding the various programmes
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