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ZANE Medical and Nutrition ClinicsUpdated October 2009 NutritionZANE provides two Nutrition clinics. The names of the communities have been omitted for security reasons. Community A The nutrition clinic continues once a month in Community A. The World Food Programme continues to provide food relief to the most vulnerable households and people living with AIDS. The need for ZANE to provide nutritional supplementation apart from infant formula has therefore been greatly reduced and we are able to concentrate on other areas where the needs of the urban poor are not being addressed. Community B Community B, which has a population of approximately 400,000 people, is proving to be a challenging area for the ZANE team. The people are dominated by politically motivated local leadership, dependency cycles and a concomitant poverty mindset. In order to meet some of these challenges, we are working together with the Medicines Sans Frontiers (MSF) organisation which has been present in the area for the past 5 years and has established a clinic which provides HIV care and treatment and a therapeutic feeding scheme for babies and children suffering from malnutrition. Unfortunately the MSF clinic does not have the capacity to meet the medical and nutritional needs of this severely economically challenged community. The MSF team together with ZANE are partnering to provide medical care and nutritional support to as many people as we are able to. The challenge for the ZANE team is to build the relationships with the people through the Community Health Worker network, in order that each individual who receives assistance from us is ministered to body, soul and spirit and that we do not become just another NGO that gives ‘handouts’. Primary Health CareZANE conducts three primary health care clinics. Community A Most people are now being referred to the municipal clinic in Community A by the Community Health Workers (CHWs). The relationship with the local clinic staff and the CHWs is excellent and we are confident that the community is now able to access adequate primary health care. Community B The number of patients attending the ZANE primary care clinic continues to increase each month. As in Community C, much of the disease we see is related to AIDS. The CHWs approached the ZANE team requesting assistance in organising a health education programme with a specific emphasis on HIV/AIDS. The first community health workshop held in August was well attended by the people. One client shared the powerful story of her own struggles with AIDS, and many people approached the medical team requesting help and support as they disclosed the fact that they were also HIV-infected. We will continue to partner with MSF and the CHWs in Community B to bring primary care and health education to this vulnerable community. Community C It has been most gratifying to watch the newly trained CHWs in this community take ownership of the healthcare of their people. The ZANE team holds a weekly primary care clinic and the CHWs bring those people who are in need of medical care. Much of the disease in this community is AIDS-related and in the month of October we will be assisting the community leaders in holding workshops on HIV and AIDS. To make sure that this vital work continues, please donate today. |
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