The Loving Hand provides access to health care

The Loving Hand provides access to health care

The Loving Hand Organisation in its work to contribute towards zero vertical HIV infections in Zimbabwe is providing 2 integrated mobile clinics. This month of September 2013, the areas that will benefit from the initiative are on the 18^th , Mazwi , St Peters, Methodist and Robert Sinyoka communities which are peri-urban villages west of Bulawayo and 19^th  Nketa, Mganwini and Mbundana high density suburbs in Bulawayo.  Millions of people die every year from curable diseases because they do not have access to health services within their reach. As such mobile clinics have been seen as an exercise that could help assist in the treatment of such people regardless of how far they are, or who they are.

The targeted areas are situated far away from health care and services providers hence this initiative by the Loving Hand.  For most such areas in Zimbabwe, the mobile clinics are the main health care and services provider hence an integrated approach as planned by Loving Hand is a holistic approach that is way more than handy as it provides more than a single service to these communities that are deeply in need of relevant health services inclusive of the HIV/AIDS components services such as counseling and testing, palliative care and PMTCT as well as family planning, childhood immunization, basic curative medicines and health education. This mission, integrated as it is, is made a success through the availability and passion of partners that include the Zimbabwe National Family Planning Council, World Vision, PSI, Million Memory Project, Ministry of Women Affairs Gender and Development, and the City Council with its partners provide family planning/reproductive health, basic curatives, immunization as well as psychosocial support to the remote communities. 

Loving hand has since trained a number of Community health care workers and facilitators and has worked through and with churches and other partners some listed to try and combat the HIV/AIDS Pandemic and its effects and impacts in and around Bulawayo Province. The work also includes training of trainers and provision of health education to  men, women, boys and girls of child bearing age.

Get more information about the mobile clinics from  The  Loving Hand Organisation on:

Tel: 08644053990
Cell: 0733 753 037

263 773 472 825

Sponsored Walk

Scores take part in Sponsored Walk

More than 100 school children together with members of the civil society  participated in a Bulawayo Junior Council (BJC) Sponsored Walk supported by NANGO and UNICEF on Saturday 07, September 2013.

Participants prepare to embark on the 52 km walk.

 

The sponsored walk which stretched from Ascot Business Centre to Chipangali Wildlife Orphanage and back (a total distance of about 52 kilometres) was a BJC initiative to fundraise for Queen Elizabeth Children's Home.

NANGO supported the initiative because it is motivated by Article 12 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) which compels UN member states to afford children the right to express themselves freely.

The girl-child calls for child-friendly budgeting

 NANGO also believes in supporting child-led initiatives such as junior councils and the Junior Parliament as these platforms are instrumental in producing future  leaders who will be sensitive to the plight and needs of  children. 

Below is a list of stakeholders who supported the Bulawayo Junior Council on Saturday:

 1. NANGO
2. UNICEF
3.  Bulawayo Residents
4.  MARS
5. Zimbabwe Republic Police
6.  Arenel
7. Delta Beverages
8.Chipangali Wildlife Orphanage
9.Alderman Michaela
10.The parents of Junior Councillors

11. Bulawayo City Council

See some of the sponsored walk pictures below:

SUPPORTING THE CAUSE: Bulawayo City Council Public Relations Officer, Mrs Nesisa Mpofu joined the BJC  in the sponsored walk.

Alluta Continua: Participants press towards the finishing line well after sunset.