Tembisa Hospital staff walk to break the stigma
TEMBISA – The Tembisa Hospital hosted a special fun walk to raise awareness and funds for children with cerebral palsy.
The Tembisa Hospital hosted a special fun walk to raise awareness and much-needed funds surrounding cerebral palsy on 25 October.
The event brought staff from various departments at the hospital to come together to assist in raising funds for the occupational therapy department’s annual cerebral palsy party which brings together mothers and children with the condition on the last Friday in November to socialise and strengthen their community support base.
Occupational therapist Madelé Stroebel said that the hospital hosts a clinic once a week every Wednesday with the parents and children receiving physiotherapy and speech therapy on the day.
Chief physiotherapist at the hospital Amanda Maphumulo said that the fun walk also forms part of the Tembisa Hospital’s participation in the Gauteng Health Department’s Health Employee Value Proposition. The programme was launched in October by MEC of Health Dr Bandile Masuku. Maphumulo said that the programme focuses on the health and well-being of the programme for team building and energising health practitioners.
“The fun walk came about from wanting to raise awareness surrounding cerebral palsy but also to energise our staff.”
The walk began at the hospital and moved up Olifantsfontein Road toward Midrand.
Stroebel added that the walk will raise awareness surrounding the condition, and to break the stigma that surrounds disability in general. Maphumulo added, “We want to the community to know that the Tembisa Hospital cares and want to give support to mothers with children suffering from cerebral palsy.”
Details: Tembisa Hospital 011 923 2000.
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