Civil society, big business and the government will team up from April 2 to 4,to promote family health and create awareness around polio, HIV\/Aids, Tuberculosis (TB) and non-communicable diseases.<\/p>\n
Other services over the three days will include TB symptomatic screening, diabetes and blood pressure screening, measles vaccinations deworming and the dispensing of Vitamin A.<\/p>
This is an initiative of Rotarians For Family Health and Aids Prevention Inc (RFHA), Rotary’s mobilising and implementing partner in the area of disease prevention, including HIV\/Aids.<\/p>\n
Rotarians for Family Health and AIDS Prevention (RFHA) is a global Rotarian action group and mobilising partner of Rotary International.<\/p>
RFHA has received an unprecedented commitment from the Department of Health (DoH), the Coca- Cola Africa Foundation, SABC and Caxton,to support the implementation of the Rotary Family Health Days (RFHDs) programme across the country.<\/p>\n
The programme is Rotary-led, with international support from the CDC (Centres for Disease Control and Prevention) and USAID (agencies of the US government who fund HIV\/Aids programmes).<\/p>\n
The Family Health Days are a comprehensive, holistic offering of free healthcare for parents, children, grandparents, friends and all family members in over 143 sites across the country.<\/p>\n
Approximately 4 000 Rotarians from 225 Rotary clubs will be volunteering between 9am and 4pm daily,and working the sites to assist the medical staff to deliver the services to South Africans.<\/p>\n
It is the vision of RFHA, Rotary leaders and other partners to expand the health event each year to other African countries.<\/p>\n
Community members are welcome to visit the sites for free healthcare during the Family Health Days.<\/p>\n
The Edenvale, Boksburg Lake and Johannesburg East Rotary clubs will be volunteering at the Wannenberg Clinic,during the Family Health Days.<\/p>\n
The clinic is situated at the corner of Mimosa and Pretoria roads,in Primrose.<\/p>\n
For more information about this site contact Lesley Crowe on 072 172 7517.<\/p>\n
The Bedfordview and Knights Pendragon Rotary clubs will be at the Klopper Park Clinic, in Kruin Street, Klopper Park.<\/p>\n
For more information about this site contact John Anticevic on 082 296 4779.<\/p>\n
The Germiston Rotary Club will be assisting at the Rosettenville Clinic in Rose Street, Rosettenville.<\/p>\n
Laura Mansour-Stuart can be contacted on 084 591 0982 for more information.<\/p>\n