Then Rotary Family Health Days 2016 is a chance for you to get your family’s health sorted one time.
Rotary Family Health Days will be held at 110 sites across South Africa from October 12 to 14.
In Boksburg the campaign will be held in Angelo informal settlement, with the tent to be set up opposite the Exel Garage by the taxi rank, corner Field and Main Reef roads, Lilianton.
Free services offered include:
TB screening and testing
· HIV counselling and testing
· Vitamin A supplementation and healthy lifestyle information
· Immunisation (please remember to bring your child’s immunisation card)
· Health screening (blood pressure, cholesterol, diabetes and others)
· Educational material on Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C on some sites and more.
This is the fourth time that Rotary Family Health Days has brought free screening and health services to communities in South Africa.
The National Department of Health provides logistics for the sites, with support from Rotary volunteers. The aim is to reach 100 000 people.
This year, there is a particular focus on adolescent girls and young women as part of the National Department of Health’s strategic plan.
The campaign will fast track efforts to empower young people, especially adolescent girls and women.
High HIV incidence in young women and girls is compounded by high levels of teenage pregnancy, school dropout and gender-based violence, and occurs in a context where there are limited economic opportunities for young people.
Rotary Family Health Days is a good example of a public-private partnership that benefits communities in need.
Sponsorship for Rotary Family Health Days 2016 is provided by Gilead, the California-based bio-pharmaceutical company.
Media support for awareness of the campaign will be provided by Caxton, the SABC, Independent Newspapers and Media24.
Find out more by calling *120 * 7434# or contacting the helpline on 0800 012 322 for your nearest site details.
You can also go to rfha.org.za for more information.
