Residents are reminded of the Rotary Family Health Days.<\/p>\n
Civil society, big business and the government will team up from April 2 to 4, to promote family health and create awareness of polio, HIV\/Aids, tuberculosis (TB) and non-communicable diseases.<\/p>
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>\n
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>
Rotarians for Family Health and AIDS Prevention (RFHA) is a global Rotarian action group and mobilising partner of Rotary International.<\/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
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